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Four shortlisted for Indian EMU contract
INDIAN Railways (IR) has shortlisted four bidders for contract to build a factory to manufacture EMU cars at at a new Rs 10bn ($US 149m) production facility at Kachrapara in...
Minister Garneau welcomes Transportation Safety Board study on locomotive voice and video recorders
The Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport, issued the following statement today on the Transportation Safety Board of Canada's report regarding onboard locomotive...
EU Looks to Seal Canada Trade Deal
BRUSSELS—European Union trade ministers are gathering in Bratislava Thursday for a meeting EU officials hope will strengthen support for the bloc’s planned trade pact...
Nearly triple the number of subway trains shut down by TTC because of extreme heat
When James Ross takes the TTC to work in the morning, he’ll inevitably walk onto a Toronto subway car without air conditioning.... To view the full article please click...
Climate Leadership Plan to position Alberta for success in global innovation race
As part of Alberta’s Climate Leadership Plan, the Government of Alberta will make historic investments in research and innovation that will reduce emissions. To help guide...
Union urges feds to take over Churchill port
OTTAWA — The union representing workers at the Port of Churchill wants the federal government to turn the port into a transportation authority and expand and diversify its...
CP responds to TSB report on LVVR implementation, calls on Minister of Transport to do more
Canadian Pacific (TSX: CP) (NYSE: CP) today joins the Transportation Safety Board (TSB) in calling for the Minister of Transport to implement Locomotive Voice and Video...
Speakers added to 2016 National Railway Day Conference Agenda
Early-bird pricing ends on September 30th so be sure to register today for the 3rd Annual National Railway Day Conference taking place on November 1st in our Nation’s...
Herzog dons a Red Hat in a private Cloud
Herzog Technologies Inc. (HTI) on Sept. 19, 2016 launched a Cloud-based PTC (positive train control) system using technology from Red Hat, Inc., a provider of open-source...
Surrey Board of Trade calls for Free Trade Agreement between Canada and India
The Surrey Board of Trade wants the government to step up negotiations between Canada and India to achieve a Free Trade Agreement... To view the full article please click...
'Take advantage of the timing': Hull-Aylmer MP wants Gatineau to jump on Ottawa tramway idea
The timing has never been better to invest in a tramway running between Ottawa and Gatineau, according to Hull-Aylmer MP Greg Fergus, who also wants to see that tramway...
TSB calls for implementation of voice and video recorders on locomotives in Canada
Gatineau, Quebec, 19 September 2016 – The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) today released the report on its safety study, Expanding the use of locomotive voice...