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This page presents developments that relate to issues examined by CARS.
Chinese engineers endorse plans for $2-billion rail line to Ring of Fire
A team of Chinese engineers is endorsing a planned rail line to Northern Ontario’s Ring of Fire and says the project could open the door to Chinese bids on other Canadian...
Glenn joins Wells Fargo Rail as CCO
William Glenn, a 14-year rail industry veteran, has joined railcar and locomotive leasing company Wells Fargo Rail as Chief Commercial Officer. Glenn will be responsible for...
CP reports record Q1 results
CALGARY, April 20, 2016 /PRNewswire/ - Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (TSX: CP) (NYSE: CP) today announced its lowest-ever first-quarter operating ratio of 58.9 percent...
GATX, Amtrak host railcar safety training sessions
GATX Corporation , in partnership with Amtrak and the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, hosted railcar safety training sessions using its TankTrainer™ and...
Another CP merger effort possible but would require a track of more tact
Canadian Pacific Railway might still make another play to acquire a Class I railroad. But if chief executive E. Hunter Harrison wants to succeed where he has failed twice...
Green Line tunnel under Bow River and downtown seen as best option for new LRT route
The best route for the north-central portion of Calgary's next major LRT expansion would be to tunnel from 20th Avenue North, beneath the Bow River and all the way under...
Wabtec signs $30 million contract to provide PTC for NICTD
Wabtec Corporation announced April 14, 2016 that it has signed a contract worth about $30 million to provide equipment and services for a Positive Train Control (PTC) system...
Harsco awarded multi-year contract for UK rail grinding services
Global industrial company Harsco Corporation announced April 13, 2016 that its Harsco Rail track maintenance business has been awarded a multi-year contract in the UK valued...
Via Rail's $4B plan for Quebec-Ontario route opts for 'frequency' over speed
Via Rail will ask the federal government by year's end to climb aboard a plan to run new "high-frequency," electric-hybrid trains in the busy Windsor-Quebec City...
Canada's Freeland Says Trade Deal With EU a ‘Great Deal’
Chrystia Freeland, Canada’s International Trade Minister, discusses details of the Canada-EU pact, CETA (the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement) with Bloomberg’s...
AECOM awarded LRT contract by Metrolinx, Canada
Infrastructure firm AECOM has been selected to provide technical advisory services on the Hurontario light rail transit (LRT) projects in Mississauga and Brampton and the...