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NYCT preps for Brooklyn station overhaul
MTA New York City Transit (NYCT) later this week will close the Bay Ridge Avenue R Line train station in Brooklyn in preparation for a modernization project. To read full...
CN posts 'solid' Q1 results, increases outlook for 2017
CN raised its outlook for the year after reporting "solid" first-quarter results that included increases in revenue, earnings and volumes, the Class I's executives announced...
U.S. imposes duty of up to 24 per cent on Canadian lumber; Ottawa vows to fight
WASHINGTON—The United States has fired the opening shot in a latest softwood-lumber war against Canada, with the Trump administration announcing its first batch of duties...
Buy American Executive Order Means Renewed Obligations for Government Contractors
On April 18, President Trump signed the “Presidential Executive Order on Buy American and Hire American” (the Order), which declares the Executive branch’s policy to...
Government of Canada launches Rail Safety Week and, announces investments in Rail Safety
Today, The Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport, launched Rail Safety Week and announced 131 new projects and initiatives that will keep Canadians safe, contribute...
California High-Speed Rail Authority announces executive transition
After five years of service for the California High-Speed Rail Authority Chief Executive Officer Jeff Morales announced that he will step down from his position early this...
CTA to renovate historic Quincy Station, add accessibility and modernize
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) President Dorval R. Carter, Jr. announced the beginning of a major project to renovate the historic Quincy Loop...
Metra, Union Pacific break ground on UP West Line track project
Metra and Union Pacific Railroad (UP) joined state, county and local officials and members of the community in Maywood, Ill. to break ground on a $100-million project to...
Seven countries sign China-Europe rail freight agreement
CHINA Railway Corporation (CRC) says that itself and railway authorities from Belarus, Germany, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Poland and Russia have signed an agreement to deepen...
Government of Canada launches Rail Safety Week and, announces investments in Rail Safety
MONTREAL , April 24, 2017 /CNW Telbec/ - With over 44,000 kilometres of track across the country, and approximately 14,000 public and 9,000 private grade crossings, everyone...
Virtual reality tool teaches Canadians about dangers of taking on trains - See more at: http://www.timescolonist.com/virtual-reality-tool-teaches-canadians-about-dangers-of-taking-on-trains-1.16733753#sthash.OWCcZcd1.dpuf
MONTREAL — Rail safety advocates are using virtual reality to highlight just how dangerous it can be to cross or trespass near train tracks. - To read full article click...
Knocked off balance by Trump, Canada prepares for ‘all eventualities’ on trade
The Canadian government is preparing for “all eventualities” in the wake of tough talk on trade from U.S. President Donald Trump last week, says the parliamentary...