Alstom Canada will build new subway trains for Toronto Transit Commission’s Line 2, with much of the work to be done in Thunder Bay.

The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) announced on Friday that a competitive process for the trains has been cancelled after the federal government, Ontario government and City of Toronto gave the green light for the TTC to pursue a $2.3-billion single-source contract.

Justin Roberts, president of Unifor Local 1075, confirmed that the Thunder Bay Alstom plant will be getting the contract and building the cars here. However, he says some components and parts may have to be manufactured at another plant in Ontario.

“It sounds to me, that it could be pretty close to the same style build we had last time, ” Roberts said, referring to the TTC rocket-car contract

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