{"id":87565,"date":"2026-10-26T08:00:45","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T12:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=87565"},"modified":"2026-10-25T11:42:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T15:42:00","slug":"ontario-funding-to-establish-ontarios-first-production-facility-for-concrete-railroad-ties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/26\/ontario-funding-to-establish-ontarios-first-production-facility-for-concrete-railroad-ties\/","title":{"rendered":"Ontario Funding to Establish Ontario\u2019s First Production Facility for Concrete Railroad Ties"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The Ontario government is investing $1 million through the\u00a0Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation<\/a>\u00a0(NOHFC) to help RailOne Rainbow Canada Corp. build a new concrete railroad tie factory in North Bay to meet market demand. As part of its plan to protect Ontario, the province is making strategic investments to grow manufacturing capacity in northern Ontario, helping to create good-paying jobs and supporting the production of in-demand products for Canadian and global markets.<\/p>\n

\u201cNorthern Ontario\u2019s resources, know-how and talent make it a natural hub for manufacturing,\u201d said George Pirie, Minister of Northern Economic Development and Growth. \u201cOur government is proud to support the establishment of the RailOne factory, creating good-paying jobs and producing Ontario-made products for rail systems across the province, and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n

RailOne, a joint venture created to manufacture concrete railroad ties in Canada, is using NOHFC funding to refurbish an existing building, purchase manufacturing equipment and conduct marketing activities. This initiative will establish a new manufacturing facility in northern Ontario, creating approximately 19 good-paying jobs and enabling the company to competitively offer a durable and long-lasting product for heavy-haul, high-speed and urban transit projects.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur government is taking action to build and grow the manufacturing sector in North Bay,\u201d said Vic Fedeli, Member of Provincial Parliament for Nipissing. \u201cToday\u2019s $1 million investment in RailOne Rainbow Canada Corp. is driving economic growth in the region. This funding has helped establish Ontario\u2019s first facility to manufacture concrete ties for transit projects and reduced transportation costs by producing them in Northern Ontario rather than importing them from overseas.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are excited to make North Bay home for our new company, RailOne Rainbow Canada Corp., where our two businesses have joined forces to set up a state-of-the-art production facility. We appreciate NOHFC\u2019s support for phase one of our operation, which will almost double our local workforce. Concrete ties are a clean, creosote-free, low-maintenance, environmentally friendly alternative. With great highway and rail access, we are ideally situated to serve Canada\u2019s concrete rail tie needs from coast to coast!\u201d \u2013 Boris Naneff, Managing Director, RailOne Rainbow Canada Corp.<\/p>\n

\u201cRailOne is bringing 70 years of concrete technology for railway tracks from Germany to Canada. They\u2019re developing a robust Canadian railway supply chain for passenger transit, high speed rail and heavy haul logistics.\u201d \u2013 Saurav Mittal, CEO, RailOne Rainbow Canada Corp.<\/p>\n

The Ontario government is prioritizing investments through the NOHFC that protect northern industries and jobs, mitigate the impacts of U.S. tariffs and trade disruptions and secure new opportunities for the long-term prosperity of northern Ontario. The renewed focus is boosting competitiveness and ensuring the North remains a leader in Ontario\u2019s economy. This new direction is in addition to the province\u2019s increased investment, bringing the NOHFC\u2019s annual budget to a total of $110 million. Together, these initiatives will benefit communities of all sizes, both rural and urban, including Indigenous communities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Ontario government is investing $1 million through the\u00a0Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation\u00a0(NOHFC) to help RailOne Rainbow Canada Corp. build a new concrete railroad tie factory in North Bay to meet market demand. As part of its plan to protect Ontario, the province is making strategic investments to grow manufacturing capacity in northern Ontario, helping …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":87566,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[76],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-87565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-northern-ontario"],"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87565","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=87565"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87565\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":87567,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87565\/revisions\/87567"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/87566"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=87565"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=87565"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=87565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}