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"City ready to reconsider 120% hike to transit passes for seniors, mayor says"
"The steep increase was floated last week as part of the city's 2025 draft budget, which proposes raising most OC Transpo fares by about about five per cent to help plug...
"Montreal REM light-rail cost rises to $9.4 billion"
"The increase in costs is attributable to inflation, delays caused by the pandemic, the condition of the underground vault on McGill College Avenue and the..." (The Canadian...
"Government announces plans for high-speed train connecting major cities: 'A transformation in mobility'"
"The project, when completed, will allow Canadians and visitors to travel between the two cities in a scant three hours, as opposed to the five-and-a-half hours the trip...
"CPKC’s hydrogen fuelling stations for locomotives now up and running, railway says"
"The stations are part of CPKC’s hydrogen locomotive program, through which the railway company is retrofitting a number of diesel locomotives with hydrogen fuel cells..."...
"CPKC Holiday Train tour to kick off November 21"
"The train will begin its 2024 journey on November 21, starting in Beaconsfield, Quebec, and ending four weeks later on December 20 in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia,...
"Montreal tables $7.28 billion budget for 2025, property taxes increasing by 2.2 per cent"
"The City of Montreal tabled its $7.28 billion operating budget for 2025 on Wednesday, including a 2.2 per cent average increase for ..." (Rowe, 2024) Click here for the full...
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"CPKC’s hydrogen fuelling stations for locomotives now up and running, railway says"
"The stations are part of CPKC’s hydrogen locomotive program, through which the railway company is retrofitting a number of diesel locomotives with hydrogen fuel cells so...
Current Rail/Transit Bids
For a few of the current rail/transit bids, please click the links below: RFP 2024 030 - New North Bay Locomotive Sand Tower RQQ-2024-CMBS-856 - Detailed Measured Inspections...
"CME survey results show that North American manufacturers support USMCA"
"According to the survey, 94 per cent of manufacturers rely to some extent on intra-North American trade of raw materials, intermediate goods, and finished products,...
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Join us in shaping the future of the railway industry! At CARS, we believe our members are at the heart of everything we do. We're excited to invite you to explore the...
"Canadian railways seek solutions to frequent labor disruptions"
"CN and CPKC have seen significant growth in their international intermodal traffic for more than a decade as Canadian ports have become gateways to..." (Stephens, 2024)...