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Chicago-Toronto Service (Amtrak-VIA)

Sector: Power Generation (CCGT) • Location: Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Source: Dodge USA

Project
Pre-Design

The mayor of Windsor, Ontario, released a fact sheet to local media last week which outlines a $44 million plan to convert a daily Wolverine Corridor Amtrak round trip and a Southwest Ontario VIA Rail Canada round-trip from Toronto into a Chicago-Toronto train. The $44 million unconfirmed is whether this amount is in U.S. or Canadian dollars would presumably be spent on substantial track upgrades,

Status
Prospective
Sector
Power Generation (CCGT), Rail, Mass Transit, Government, Commercial
Location
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Dodge USA

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The project “Chicago-Toronto Service (Amtrak-VIA)” is an infrastructure initiative in the Power Generation (CCGT) sector, located in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Dodge USA.

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2026-07-22

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The mayor of Windsor, Ontario, released a fact sheet to local media last week which outlines a $44 million plan to convert a daily Wolverine Corridor Amtrak round trip and a Southwest Ontario VIA Rail Canada round-trip from Toronto into a Chicago-Toronto train. The $44 million unconfirmed is whether this amount is in U.S. or Canadian dollars would presumably be spent on substantial track upgrades, signaling, and powered switches to facilitate a faster trip for the passenger train. Even so, Am...

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Canada

State

Ontario

City

Windsor

Source

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Dodge USA

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Sector

Power Generation (CCGT), Rail, Mass Transit, Government, Commercial

Article published date

2024-02-22

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