{"id":11695,"date":"2026-07-29T14:29:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T14:29:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lets-canada.com\/en\/?p=11695"},"modified":"2026-07-29T14:29:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T14:29:41","slug":"via-rail-45-hybrid-locomotives-canada-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lets-canada.com\/fr\/via-rail-45-hybrid-locomotives-canada-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"45 locomotives pour VIA Rail : quand les voyageurs verront-ils un effet?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mise \u00e0 jour le 29 juillet 2026 \u00e0 8 h 05, heure du Pacifique. Les \u00e9tapes d\u2019achat et le service ferroviaire restent soumis aux derniers avis de Transports Canada et de VIA Rail.<\/strong> Ottawa annonce 1,95 milliard de dollars pour renouveler les locomotives des liaisons longue distance, r\u00e9gionales et \u00e9loign\u00e9es de VIA Rail. Il faut surtout distinguer ce qui est achet\u00e9, le travail r\u00e9alis\u00e9 au Canada et le moment o\u00f9 un voyageur pourrait en ressentir l\u2019effet.<\/p>\n

Il s\u2019agit d\u2019un investissement industriel et ferroviaire important, mais pas d\u2019une promesse de r\u00e9duire les retards d\u00e8s demain. L\u2019annonce ne donne aucune date de livraison ou de mise en service et ne modifie ni les d\u00e9parts, ni les tarifs, ni les horaires actuels.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Illustration \u00e9ditoriale originale de Let\u2019s Canada : sc\u00e8ne conceptuelle, et non photo d\u2019actualit\u00e9 ni livr\u00e9e d\u00e9finitive.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Une enveloppe de 1,6 milliard finance 45 locomotives hybrides batterie-diesel de Stadler, dont au plus 36 seront assembl\u00e9es au stade final au Canada. Une autre somme de 357 millions financera \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al une installation d\u2019assemblage et d\u2019entretien construite par Pomerleau. Le gouvernement estime l\u2019activit\u00e9 \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9quivalent de 1 200 emplois \u00e0 temps plein. Les batteries devraient provenir du site ABB de Saint-Laurent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Annonce<\/th>\nConfirm\u00e9<\/th>\nNon confirm\u00e9<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Investissement<\/td>\n1,95 milliard de dollars<\/td>\nAucun effet direct annonc\u00e9 sur les tarifs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Locomotives<\/td>\n45 unit\u00e9s hybrides batterie-diesel<\/td>\nAucune date de livraison ou de mise en service<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Assemblage canadien<\/td>\nJusqu\u2019\u00e0 36 unit\u00e9s assembl\u00e9es au stade final au Canada<\/td>\nCela ne signifie pas que toutes les pi\u00e8ces sont canadiennes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Site montr\u00e9alais<\/td>\n357 millions pour l\u2019assemblage et l\u2019entretien<\/td>\nAucune date d\u2019am\u00e9lioration visible pour les voyageurs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Une locomotive n\u2019est pas un train complet : elle assure la traction, alors que les voitures sont des actifs distincts. VIA Rail m\u00e8ne aussi un programme de 150 millions sur cinq ans pour moderniser 56 voitures-lits Chateau et Manor du Canadien et de l\u2019Oc\u00e9an. Le remplacement plus large des voitures longue distance, r\u00e9gionales et \u00e9loign\u00e9es est envisag\u00e9 sur la prochaine d\u00e9cennie. La commande ne r\u00e8gle donc pas \u00e0 elle seule l\u2019\u00e2ge des voitures, la congestion des voies ou les contraintes d\u2019horaire.<\/p>\n

Selon la note de Transports Canada, ces liaisons traversent huit provinces, plus de 400 collectivit\u00e9s et environ 12 500 kilom\u00e8tres. Quatre-vingt-treize communaut\u00e9s autochtones ne disposent d\u2019aucun autre transport public terrestre. Environ 75 % du parc a plus de 65 ans, contre une dur\u00e9e de vie habituelle de 35 \u00e0 40 ans, et ces liaisons ont accueilli environ 198 000 voyageurs en 2024.<\/p>\n

\u00c0 court terme, il reste prudent de v\u00e9rifier les avis de VIA Rail et de pr\u00e9voir une marge pour les correspondances. VIA Rail a d\u00e9clar\u00e9 environ 4,4 millions de voyageurs en 2025 et la r\u00e9ception des 32 nouvelles rames du corridor Qu\u00e9bec\u2013Windsor, tout en \u00e9voquant des d\u00e9fis d\u2019exploitation. Le mat\u00e9riel doit encore \u00eatre test\u00e9, d\u00e9ploy\u00e9 et int\u00e9gr\u00e9 avant de produire des gains r\u00e9guliers.<\/p>\n

Pour organiser un voyage, consultez notre espace sur les attractions et itin\u00e9raires<\/a>, la carte du Canada<\/a> et le guide du Canada Strong Pass 2026<\/a>. Cet article de service public ne contient aucun lien d\u2019affiliation.<\/p>\n

Les chiffres proviennent de l\u2019annonce de Transports Canada<\/a>, de la page du parc de VIA Rail<\/a>, de ses r\u00e9sultats 2025<\/a>, de l\u2019annonce sur les voitures-lits<\/a> et de la note d\u2019achat LDRR<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Le Canada investit 1,95 milliard dans 45 locomotives hybrides et un site montr\u00e9alais. Voici ce qui est confirm\u00e9 et ce qui ne l\u2019est pas.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":11694,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lc_last_content_reviewed_at":"2026-07-29","_lc_last_fact_checked_at":"2026-07-29","_lc_fact_check_status":"verified","_lc_source_grade":"A","_lc_source_titles":"Transport Canada locomotive investment announcement; VIA Rail train fleet; VIA Rail 2025 results; VIA Rail sleeper-car modernization; Transport Canada LDRR procurement brief","_lc_source_publish_dates":"2026-07-29; current; 2026-03-31; 2026-06-09; 2026","_lc_source_accessed_at":"2026-07-29T08:05:00-07:00","_lc_claims_checked":"Investment total and split, locomotive count and propulsion, Canadian final assembly, Montreal facility, estimated employment, battery supplier, current fleet context, sleeper-car modernization, route reach, Indigenous-community dependence, fleet age, 2024 and 2025 ridership.","_lc_claims_corrected":"Did not imply that final assembly means all-Canadian content; separated locomotive procurement from passenger-coach replacement; did not claim a delivery date, immediate reliability gain, new service, fare change or timetable change.","_lc_unresolved_claims":"","_lc_correction_note_required":"0","_lc_reviewer_notes":"All central facts checked against five accessible Transport Canada or VIA Rail primary sources on July 29, 2026. Delivery timing is explicitly identified as not announced.","_lc_fact_check_source_urls":["https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/transport-canada\/news\/2026\/07\/passenger-rail-locomotive-assembly-returns-to-canada-through-a-195-billion-government-of-canada-investment.html","https:\/\/corpo.viarail.ca\/en\/projects-infrastructure\/train-fleet","https:\/\/media.viarail.ca\/index.php\/en\/press-releases\/2026\/rail-delivers-stable-ridership-and-revenue-growth-amid-operational-challenges","https:\/\/media.viarail.ca\/en\/press-releases\/2026\/rail-invests-150-million-modernize-sleeper-cars-enhancing-passenger-experience-and-supporting-canadian-jobs","https:\/\/tc.canada.ca\/en\/binder\/4-pic-via-s-long-distance-regional-remote-fleet-procurement"],"_lc_affiliate_widget_allowed":"","_lc_affiliate_widget_type":"","_lc_affiliate_widget_reason":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[159,267,561],"lc_primary_section":[],"lc_location":[],"lc_topic":[],"lc_freshness":[],"class_list":["post-11695","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-canada-news","tag-159","tag-267","tag-561"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lets-canada.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11695","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lets-canada.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lets-canada.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lets-canada.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11695"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lets-canada.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11695\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11696,"href":"https:\/\/lets-canada.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11695\/revisions\/11696"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lets-canada.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11694"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lets-canada.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11695"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lets-canada.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11695"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lets-canada.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11695"},{"taxonomy":"lc_primary_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lets-canada.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lc_primary_section?post=11695"},{"taxonomy":"lc_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lets-canada.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lc_location?post=11695"},{"taxonomy":"lc_topic","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lets-canada.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lc_topic?post=11695"},{"taxonomy":"lc_freshness","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lets-canada.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lc_freshness?post=11695"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}