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This page presents developments that relate to issues examined by CARS.
Engineering NEC HSR safety
During late 2015, Amtrak conducted Vehicle Track Interaction (VTI) testing over a number of selected test sites in New England and New Jersey. This testing constituted a...
NAFTA in play: What’s at stake for Canada-U.S. trade
With the future of the North American free-trade agreement up in the air, Ottawa is scrambling to ensure that trade with the United States is not seriously disrupted. To...
TTC denies report Andy Byford is leaving for Australia job
TORONTO - Andy Byford isn’t leaving Toronto to head Down Under To read full article click here
MTA board OKs $7.8 million contract for cameras on Metro-North's M7 cars
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority 's (MTA) board late last week approved a $7.8 million contract with Bombardier Transportation to install onboard cameras on MTA...
World rail freight news round-up
Finnish private operator Fennia Rail has ordered two Class 774.7F EffiShunter 1600 Co-Co diesel-electric locomotives from CZ Loko for delivery this year. They will be...
NAFTA Under Trump
From Ross Perot ’s 1992 claim that the North American Free Trade Agreement would generate a “great sucking sound” as jobs moved from the US to Mexico to President...
Government supports project that could make CO2 a viable commercial resource
Supporting clean technology will create good, middle-class jobs, improve the environmental performance of Canada's oil and gas sector and help address climate change. To...
U.S. Homeland Security secretary to visit Ottawa Friday: Garneau Transport minister told CBC’s The House John F. Kelly to meet with cabinet ministers, have one-on-one talks
The United States Secretary of Homeland Security will visit Canada’s capital this coming Friday and meet with cabinet ministers, Transportation Minister Marc Garneau told...
CN cited for corporate social responsibility
The Alberta Chamber of Commerce has presented CN the Alberta Business Award of Distinction in the Indigenous Relations–Best Practices category To read full article click...
Pesa and Bombardier sign ERTMS framework
POLAND: Bombardier Transportation has signed a five-year framework agreement to supply rolling stock manufacturer Pesa Bydgoszcz with its EBI Cab 2000 automatic train...
For RMS, Orange EV T-Series is green
Rail Management Services LLC (RMS), one of the largest rail intermodal terminal operators in the U.S., is expanding use of electric trucks following a successful pilot...
Wabtec lands $97 million TEXRail C&S contract
Wabtec Corp. has signed a $97 million contract to provide signaling and communication services for TEXRail , a new, 27-mile, double-track Fort Worth Transportation...