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Broken rail led to January 2015 train derailment and propane release near Nipigon, Ontario
Gatineau, Quebec, 31 August 2016 – In its investigation report (R15H0005) released today, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) determined that the complete...
Ontario Invests $19.5 Million in Sudbury Infrastructure
Ontario is providing Sudbury with up to $19.5 million in formula-based funding over three years to upgrade and expand local community infrastructure through the Ontario...
Government of Canada delivers more than $7.8 million to Yukon for community infrastructure projects
Investing in infrastructure is vital to strengthening the middle class and growing the economy for years to come. Modern, efficient community infrastructure contributes to a...
Ontario Allocates $3.2 Billion for Infrastructure Projects
Ontario has dedicated $3.2 billion from the sale of Hydro One shares in 2015 to the Trillium Trust, a fund for infrastructure projects that will help create jobs and...
Alstom to provide Amtrak with its new generation of high-speed train
Alstom and Amtrak announced today that they have signed a contract for Alstom to design and build 28 new high-speed trains, which will run on the Northeast Corridor (NEC)...
Flywheel technology could create new savings for light rail transit
Two engineering professors have examined the use of flywheel technology to store energy generated when light rail transit trains decelerate and stop. Trains such as the LRT...
VIA Rail link between Perth, Smiths Falls could become reality by 2019
A new, electric VIA Rail corridor starting in Peterborough could connect Perth and Smiths Falls. Perth Mayor John Fenik revealed at the very end of the Tuesday, Aug. 30...
Marie, Schumacher appointed to key roles at WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff
Two experienced rail transit professionals, Joseph Marie and Dave Schumacher, have been named by WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff to key management positions... To view the full...
EU-Canada Trade Talks Falter, Boding Ill for Bigger Deals
The European Union and Canada were expected this fall to ratify one of the biggest and most complex trade deals in recent years... To view the full article please click...
PC ministers get an earful
Churchill residents and businesses had a chance Monday to express frustrations about the vulnerability of the transportation links to their northern community when Manitoba...
Why China needs to talk trade with Canada
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is on a mission to improve ties with China, on his first official visit to the country, but it might not be just traditional commodities that...
CP voices support for expanding LVVR
Canadian Pacific announced Aug. 25, 2016 that it “welcomes the release of the full proceedings from the Canadian Transportation Safety Board's (TSB) recent Transportation...