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Via CEO promises better service, more trains
Belleville residents will be able to travel to Toronto or Ottawa and back for a business day or an evening of entertainment event with additional runs on newly...
Statement - Minister of Environment and Climate Change marks Canada's Ratification of the Paris Agreement
GATINEAU, QC, Oct. 5, 2016 /CNW/ - Environment and Climate Change Minister, Catherine McKenna, released the following statement on the occasion of Canada ratifying the Paris...
Signs of renewed life in the freight car market
Obtaining an accurate read on the current freight car market is like trying to fine-tune a multiple-carburetor setup on a classic performance car. Adjust one setting, and...
Risk-averse Canadian attitude holding manufacturers back, report says
TORONTO—Canadians aren’t known for rushing in. Facing a long list of unknowns, the country’s businesses often take a slow, more cautious approach to growth... To view...
The French Government and Alstom present a plan to maintain the railway and industrial activities on Belfort site
Christophe Sirugue, Minister of State for the Industry and Henri Poupart-Lafarge, Alstom Chairman and CEO, presented today in Belfort a plan to maintain the railway and...
Farm groups say they can’t get grain transport meeting with transport minister
The Canadian Federation of Agriculture says the federal government isn’t paying enough attention to concerns from farmers about a report that calls for major changes to...
Release of Ontario's 2015-16 Financial Statements
Public Accounts are part of the Ontario government's annual fiscal cycle and are a legislative requirement under the Financial Administration Act. The President of the...
One-day rail crossing safety blitz in Brampton, and across North America
CN police officers conducted a one-day blitz Wednesday at some of the busiest rail crossings in Canada and the U.S. Wednesday, including a crossing in a fast-growing part of...
Federal spending hits a new high under liberal government, says PBO
OTTAWA—Federal spending under the Liberal government kicked off the fiscal year by hitting its highest mark in at least six years, says a new analysis by the budget...
Bombardier Wins Fleet Maintenance Contract in California
BERLIN, GERMANY--(Marketwired - Oct. 1, 2016) - Rail technology leader Bombardier Transportation announced today that it has signed a new contract with the Southern...
Additional Speakers added to the 2016 NRD Conference agenda!
We are pleased to announce that the following speakers have been added to the National Railway Day Conference agenda! Ryan Ratledge, Chief Operating Officer, Central Maine...
Moncton lands new rail car manufacturing plant
News of a major influx of jobs for Moncton spilled out not from a government announcement but an exclusive report by Radio-Canada on Thursday, with an American-based company...