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TSB reiterates call for ‘more robust tank cars’ on freight trains hauling flammable liquids
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is reiterating its call for railways to ship flammable liquids in “more robust tank cars” after an accident near Edmonton that...
Uijeongbu light rail company goes bankrupt
The local court pronounced the Uijeongbu Light Rail Transit Company officially bankrupt on Friday, after the company ran up about 367.6 billion won ($327.9 million) in debt...
Trudeau Treads Carefully With Trump as Nafta Clock Ticks
Justin Trudeau really didn’t want to talk about Donald Trump. After three days together at a pair of meetings in Europe, the Canadian prime minister spent a press...
Deal reached to avert strike at Canadian Rail
Canadian National Railway Co on Monday said it had reached a tentative agreement with a union representing 3,000 conductors, ahead of a looming strike deadline at Canada's...
Canada’s Best Jobs: Locomotive Engineer
What makes a job one of Canada’s Best? Healthy demand for talent, a growing workforce, and a generous salary with room to move up To read full article click here
TRC to tender for MRT, LRT projects this year
KUALA LUMPUR: TRC Synergy Bhd will tender for Mass Rapid Transit Corp (MRT) and Light Rail Transit (LRT) packages this year to boost contribution from its property segment,...
Justin Trudeau, Donald Trump leave G7 Summit at a crossroads
While Canada and the United States don’t always see eye to eye, they very rarely go head to head. On issues of climate change and trade however, not only are these two...
Transport Canada mandates video recorders on trains
Union representing railway workers blasts legislation by Transport Canada To read full article click here
CN Rail union says plans strike for Tuesday as contract talks falter
May 28 A union representing Canadian National Railway Co conductors said it plans to strike on Tuesday morning after the railroad announced new work rules in the midst of...
Andrew Scheer elected new Conservative leader
Former House Speaker edges out presumptive front-runner Maxime Bernier on final ballot To read full article click here
Sound Transit rejects Trump’s proposal for cuts to light rail funding
A $500 million federal grant application to help fund Sound Transit’s extension of light rail from Angle Lake in SeaTac to Federal Way could be in jeopardy under a Trump...
Freight traffic still bouncing back
Rail freight traffic continued its recovery, as volume rose consistently during 2017’s first 20 weeks and registered a solid gain for the week ending May 20, the...