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U.S. presence ‘welcome’ at TPP talks despite Trump withdrawing from trade deal: Canadian minister

U.S. presence ‘welcome’ at TPP talks despite Trump withdrawing from trade deal: Canadian minister

OTTAWA — Canada’s trade minister pitched a “progressive” approach at a meeting Wednesday with his counterparts from the other Trans-Pacific Partnership countries,...

Rail freight traffic—including coal—registers another gain

Rail freight traffic—including coal—registers another gain

The Association of American Railroads (AAR), in reporting U.S. rail traffic for the week ending March 11, 2017, noted that total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 510,638...

Rail supplier news from Wabtec, NRE, HNTB and Cando Rail

Rail supplier news from Wabtec, NRE, HNTB and Cando Rail

Wabtec Corp has acquired Aero Transportation Products (ATP), a manufacturer of engineered freight-car components. ATP, which has annual sales of about $40 million, makes...

CARS Annual General Meeting 2017

CARS Annual General Meeting 2017

The Annual General Meeting of the Canadian Association of Railway Suppliers will be held in Montreal, on June 6th, 2017 beginning at 4:30pm at HOTEL BONAVENTURE MONTREAL ,...

APTA makes case for including transit in Trump's infrastructure plan

APTA makes case for including transit in Trump's infrastructure plan

Including public transit in President Donald Trump's $1 trillion infrastructure plan would help create and sustain millions of U.S. jobs, the American Public Transportation...

NRE lands ConnDOT locomotive contract

NRE lands ConnDOT locomotive contract

The Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT) on March 6 awarded NRE a five-year contract to overhaul six EMD GP40-2H locomotives that are part of the state’s...

Deadline Friday for feedback on route of proposed LRT extension

Deadline Friday for feedback on route of proposed LRT extension

If you want your thoughts on where the Ion light rail transit system should go when it extends into Cambridge to be part of the public record, you’d better get them in...

Dittmann, Hincke appointed to Canada's transportation safety panel

Dittmann, Hincke appointed to Canada's transportation safety panel

Canada's government yesterday announced two appointments to its Transportation Safety Board (TSB). To read full article click here

Trump’s trade pick urged by U.S. Senate to get tough with Canada

Trump’s trade pick urged by U.S. Senate to get tough with Canada

WASHINGTON—In a possible preview of upcoming NAFTA negotiations, U.S. lawmakers Tuesday urged a get-tough approach with Canada in several areas, including the...

Watco debuts new Jaxport railroad

Watco debuts new Jaxport railroad

The Jacksonville Port Terminal Railroad (JXPT) officially began services on March 8. To read full article click here

Caltrain electrification proponents lobby Capitol Hill

Caltrain electrification proponents lobby Capitol Hill

Companies whose employees depend on Caltrain to get to and from work in the Bay Area joined agency representatives in Washington, D.C., this past week to advocate for...

Airline-inspired train seat launched

Airline-inspired train seat launched

SEATS: Transcal has launched its Aerolite train seat, which is intended to be ‘lighter, slimmer and more comfortable’ than other options. The manufacturer says the...