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Calgary to order more Mask LRVs from Siemens
CALGARY Council’s priorities and finance committee voted on March 21 to acquire six additional S200 LRVs for the city’s CTrain light rail network. To read full article...
New Podcast Provides Insight into Grain Transportation - Ready for Download
WINNIPEG , March 22, 2017 /CNW/ - CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI ) this week launched "Grain Insight", a radio podcast that provides producers, communities and the agricultural...
NAFTA changes could jeopardize $3.5 million in daily trade volume
NAFTA changes could jeopardize $3.5 million in daily trade volume... To read full article click here.
Highlights from the 2017 federal budget
OTTAWA—Highlights from the 2017 federal budget tabled Wednesday by Finance Minister Bill Morneau:.. To read full article click here.
European big data research initiative gets underway
THE European Union’s (EU) Transforming Transport big data research project, which was launched in January and runs through to June 30 2019, is preparing to launch a rail...
Trump budget proposes cuts to urban transport grants
USA: In a blueprint for its proposed Financial Year 2018 budget, the Trump administration is planning to cut funding for the Department of Transportation to $16bn, a 13%...
Shortline prospecting
Shortline railway companies are creating new opportunities for farm commodities, and for farmers too... To read full article click here.
Full Service Railway Contractor Expands Online Presence
Remcan Projects LP, a full service contractor for the railway industry, today announced the launch of a new website to better demonstrate their services to railway track...
Expansion at Prince Rupert, B.C. port aims to boost crop exports
Ray-Mont Logistics is building a container loading operation near Prince Rupert, to facilitate overseas shipping of Canadian crops; the port's container terminal.. To read...
Canada sends ‘Buy American’ letter to U.S., hints at ‘vis-a-vis’ trade obligations
The letter from Canada's Ambassador to the U.S. says that imposing local content requirements on private companies is "unprecedented" and "it drives up prices, results in...
Canadian Pacific, intermodal union in pact
Canadian Pacific and the United Steelworkers Local 1976 reached a tentative five-year labor agreement covering approximately 600 administrative support and intermodal...
House railroad subcommittee hearing to focus on emerging technology
The House Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee tomorrow will host a roundtable discussion on the impact of emerging railroad technologies on industry...