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This page presents developments that relate to issues examined by CARS.
Calgary Transit adds public Wi-fi to six downtown CTrain stations
Calgary Transit has expanded public Wi-Fi to six additional CTrain stations within the downtown corridor, the agency announced yesterday... To view the full article please...
Harsco wins two New York track renewal contracts
HARSCO Rail's track maintenance business unit has won two separate contracts worth around $US 10m to renew track in the New York area... To view the full article please...
Canada needs to move quickly on trade deals to help counteract shocks to economy: study
OTTAWA — With the federal budget only weeks away, a new study is urging the government to quickly ratify trade agreements with Europe and Pacific nations and refocus...
Chamber calling for delay on TPP deal
Until it’s clear who is the new U.S. president and whether that person will accept the Trans-Pacific Partnership as is, the local Chamber of Commerce president says Canada...
Canada on track for $150B in budget deficits over five years, says TD report
OTTAWA—A new analysis by one of Canada’s biggest banks says the federal government could run $150 billion in budget deficits over the next five years... To view the full...
CP files with STB for declaratory order
Canadian Pacific, still in hot pursuit of Norfolk Southern, has filed a petition with the Surface Transportation Board seeking an expedited declaratory order for a proposed...
Prototype MP54AC delivered to Metrolinx, GO Transit
Wabtec Corp. subsidiary MotivePower has delivered a prototype MP54AC diesel-electric locomotive to Metrolinx, the regional transportation authority for the Greater Toronto...
Fabiola MacIntyre to speak at CARS/CP Meeting- Calgary
CARS is pleased to announce that Fabiola MacIntyre, Manager, Green Line, City of Calgary will be joining Thomas Lambrecht, Vice President Mechanical, CP to address our...
Mayor says there's no political will to look at ending area rating transit
A citizens' jury on transit recommends the city look at scrapping suburban area rating for transit in Hamilton. But some local politicians say they're not prepared to do...
BNSF posts 10 percent net income gain in 2015
BNSF Railway Co. closed out 2015 with a 5 percent decrease in total annual revenue, but a 10 percent increase in net income compared with 2014's results, the Class I...
Canada’s economy beat low expectations in Q4 2015: Statistics Canada
OTTAWA—The economy exceeded low expectations to grow at an annual rate of 0.8 per cent in the final three months of 2015, Statistics Canada said... To view the full...
UTLX retrofitting DOT-111s, CPC-1232s at new Ohio plant
Union Tank Car Company’s Repair Business Unit has established a tank car remanufacturing facility in Marion, Ohio, the company announced March 1, 2016. The new plant was...