The Trains

Bombardier-Alstom MPM-10 - Azur

The MPM-10, which is commonly known as Azur due to winning a name the train contest on the STM's website, is a type of subway car in the Montreal Metro, and they were built by a consortium of Bombardier and Alstom. Bombardier built its share in La Pocatière, part of…

Bombardier Transportation MR-73

The MR-73 is a type of subway car in the Montreal Metro, and Bombardier built them in La Pocatière, part of the Kamouraska Regional County Municipality in Quebec.They came from a need to have more rolling stock to transport passengers to the Olympic Games in 1976.When the MR-73 was first…

Canadian Vickers MR-63

The MR-63 was a type of subway car in the Montreal Metro, and they were built by Canadian Vickers in the neighborhood of Viauville in Montreal.The inspiration for these cars came from Jean Drapeau, who was mayor of Montreal when he saw the MP-59 cars in the Paris metro. The…