Ontario plant workers worry as feds still won't commit TTC subway train replacement money

Ontario plant workers worry as feds still won’t commit TTC subway train replacement money.

For decades the plant has been responsible for the streetcars, subway trains and GO Transit train cars that many in the Greater Toronto Area depend on to get around.

Thunder Bay plant is currently finishing two contracts: One to provide new streetcars for the TTC and a second to refurbish some of GO Transit’s fleet of double-decker passenger cars.

The City of Toronto set aside one-third of the funding for 55 trains and under a so-called “ Ontario-Toronto new deal” unveiled in late 2023 by Premier Doug Ford and Olivia Chow , the provincial government committed to paying $758 million .

The Ontario government will also be paying 100 per cent of the cost for 15 trains to allow for expanded service as part of its Scarborough and Yonge North subway extension projects.

A spokesperson for Ontario Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria said they have been calling for the Trudeau government to put the money forward.

The Canada Public Transit Fund will provide $3 billion annually for transit projects across Canada .

The program isn’t set to start distributing money until the 2026-2027 fiscal year.