The TTC is pursuing a sole-source contract with train-builder Alstom to deliver new subway cars for Toronto's subway system, the city announced Friday.

The bulk of the new cars will run on Line 2. Alstom has facilities in both Thunder Bay and Kingston, Ont.

In a news release issued Friday morning, officials said both the federal and provincial governments, alongside the city, gave the TTC the go-ahead to pursue a single-source contract "in the face of U.S. tariffs and economic uncertainty" in order to support Ontario workers.

"Torontonians need fast and reliable transit. With our Line 2 subway cars coming to the end of their lifespan, we're partnering with Provincial and Federal governments to buy new trains to keep TTC riders moving," Mayor Olivia Chow said in a statement.

"Together,

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