"French rail company Alstom has been awarded a five-year, $1.3-billion contract extension to operate and maintain the GO and UP express trains, after plans to give a 23-year deal to a consortium fell apart last year. Deutsche Bahn, Germany's national rail company, and Canadian construction company Aecon Group were originally supposed to take over the operations and maintenance of Metrolinx's main rail lines on Jan. 1, 2025 as part of the multibillion-dollar GO expansion project, but the handover never took place..." (Andy Takagi, 2026)
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Takagi, Andy. (2026, March 20th) Metrolinx and Ontario Government extend Alstom's GO train contract for $1.3 billion. Available from the Toronto Star: https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/metrolinx-and-ontario-government-extend-alstoms-go-train-contract-for-13b/article_b596399f-b7b5-4b7c-8895-0b786a73b0f3.html