Cummins Westport receives first Canadian order

Cummins Westport Inc. announced that the city of Hamilton, Ontario placed the first order in Canada for the C Gas Plus natural gas engine. The city's transit agency, Hamilton Street Railway Company, ordered 20 buses powered by Cummins Westport's low-emissions 280-horsepower C Gas Plus engine. The 8.3-liter engines will be installed in 40-foot low-floor transit buses manufactured by New Flyer Industries Ltd. of Winnipeg, Manitoba. The buses will be delivered by May 2003 and will be used to retire older buses operating in the fleet.