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![Ahead of federal budget, Morneau says world should follow Canada’s tax-the-rich plan](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
Ahead of federal budget, Morneau says world should follow Canada’s tax-the-rich plan
Finance Minister Bill Morneau is telling his G20 colleagues that taxing the rich is good economics, just days before he releases a second budget that must keep Canada...
![U.S. presence ‘welcome’ at TPP talks despite Trump withdrawing from trade deal: Canadian minister](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
U.S. presence ‘welcome’ at TPP talks despite Trump withdrawing from trade deal: Canadian minister
OTTAWA — Canada’s trade minister pitched a “progressive” approach at a meeting Wednesday with his counterparts from the other Trans-Pacific Partnership countries,...
![Rail freight traffic—including coal—registers another gain](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
Rail freight traffic—including coal—registers another gain
The Association of American Railroads (AAR), in reporting U.S. rail traffic for the week ending March 11, 2017, noted that total U.S. weekly rail traffic was 510,638...
![Rail supplier news from Wabtec, NRE, HNTB and Cando Rail](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
Rail supplier news from Wabtec, NRE, HNTB and Cando Rail
Wabtec Corp has acquired Aero Transportation Products (ATP), a manufacturer of engineered freight-car components. ATP, which has annual sales of about $40 million, makes...
![CARS Annual General Meeting 2017](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
CARS Annual General Meeting 2017
The Annual General Meeting of the Canadian Association of Railway Suppliers will be held in Montreal, on June 6th, 2017 beginning at 4:30pm at HOTEL BONAVENTURE MONTREAL ,...
![APTA makes case for including transit in Trump's infrastructure plan](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
APTA makes case for including transit in Trump's infrastructure plan
Including public transit in President Donald Trump's $1 trillion infrastructure plan would help create and sustain millions of U.S. jobs, the American Public Transportation...
![NRE lands ConnDOT locomotive contract](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
NRE lands ConnDOT locomotive contract
The Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT) on March 6 awarded NRE a five-year contract to overhaul six EMD GP40-2H locomotives that are part of the state’s...
![Deadline Friday for feedback on route of proposed LRT extension](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
Deadline Friday for feedback on route of proposed LRT extension
If you want your thoughts on where the Ion light rail transit system should go when it extends into Cambridge to be part of the public record, you’d better get them in...
![Dittmann, Hincke appointed to Canada's transportation safety panel](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
Dittmann, Hincke appointed to Canada's transportation safety panel
Canada's government yesterday announced two appointments to its Transportation Safety Board (TSB). To read full article click here
![Trump’s trade pick urged by U.S. Senate to get tough with Canada](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
Trump’s trade pick urged by U.S. Senate to get tough with Canada
WASHINGTON—In a possible preview of upcoming NAFTA negotiations, U.S. lawmakers Tuesday urged a get-tough approach with Canada in several areas, including the...
![Watco debuts new Jaxport railroad](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
Watco debuts new Jaxport railroad
The Jacksonville Port Terminal Railroad (JXPT) officially began services on March 8. To read full article click here
![Caltrain electrification proponents lobby Capitol Hill](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
Caltrain electrification proponents lobby Capitol Hill
Companies whose employees depend on Caltrain to get to and from work in the Bay Area joined agency representatives in Washington, D.C., this past week to advocate for...