The region's commissioner of transportation and environmental services says the bill for repairs will come in under $20,000

Some good news for the region, following last week's crash involving an ION train in Kitchener.

Thomas Schmidt is the Commissioner of Transportation and Environmental Services for the Region of Waterloo. He tells The Mike Farwell Show on 570 NEWS repairs to the train went well and were done quickly.

"I don't have the exact number," he said, "But it's going to come in at less than $20,000 of repair work."

The preliminary damage estimate from the region came in at around $30,000.

Schmidt says to repair the fibreglass panel on the front of the locomotive, they had to get some of the parts from Kingston.

He expects the train could be back on the track testing Wednesday.

The driver of the minivan involved was charged with several offenses related to the crash, including failing to stop for a red light.