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Canada and Mexico pitching united front ahead of crucial NAFTA talks
WASHINGTON -- It appears Canada and Mexico have averted a fight among amigos ahead of crucial talks to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement To read full...
CARS Member Workshop May 5th Toronto
C ARS is happy to invite you to a Members Workshop featuring speakers from CAI, PNC and ECE Global Where: Novotel Toronto Centre | 45 The Esplanade | Toronto, Ontario | M5E...
Regional of the Year: Conrail; Short Line of the Year: North Shore Railroad
On Tuesday, April 25, 2017, at the morning general session during the ASLRRA Connections Convention, Railway Age will present its 2017 Short Line and Regional Railroads of...
MTA OKs $492 million contract for Canarsie Tunnel repairs
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority 's (MTA) board yesterday approved a contract that will shorten the repair time for the Hurricane Sandy-damaged Canarsie Tunnel. To...
Loco ‘designed, engineered and manufactured in Africa’ unveiled
SOUTH AFRICA: What national freight group Transnet says is the ‘first locomotive to be designed, engineered and manufactured in Africa’ was unveiled by South Africa’s...
Canada posted a surprise trade deficit for February
OTTAWA—Canada posted a trade deficit for February, defying the expectations of economists who had predicted a surplus. To read full article click here
Ontario scraps gas plant, will build battery to power new light rail project
TORONTO—Facing fierce community opposition, the Ontario government has shelved a planned natural gas power plant designed to provide back-up power to a Toronto light rail...
CARS Member Workshop May 5th
CARS is happy to invite you to a Members Workshop featuring speakers from CAI, PNC and ECE Global To read more click here
STB proposes rules for rail rate cases
The Surface Transportation Board (STB) late last week proposed rule changes to "help improve and expedite" cases involving litigation over rail rates. To read full article...
ACI sides with railroads against reregulation: Report
The American Consumer Institute (ACI), a 501c(3) non-profit educational organization with no direct ties to the U.S. freight railroad industry, is speaking out against what...
First Vectron locomotives delivered to TX Logistik
SIEMENS has delivered the first two of 10 new Vectron multi-system locomotives to Alpha Trains which are being leased to TX Logistik, Germany, to transport freight between...
Kenya allocates more funds to standard-gauge project
THE Kenyan government has announced more than $US 730m in new funding for the first and second phases of the 592km Mombasa - Nairobi - Naivasha Standard-Gauge Railway (SGR)...