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![Canadian manufacturing growth inches higher](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
Canadian manufacturing growth inches higher
The pace of growth in Canadian manufacturing inched higher in July, data showed on Tuesday, as rising new orders and overall output offset a drag from export orders... To...
![CMQ, Railway Age's 2016 Regional Railroad of the Year, begins receiving new locomotives](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
CMQ, Railway Age's 2016 Regional Railroad of the Year, begins receiving new locomotives
On Friday, July 29, Central Maine & Quebec Railway (CMQ) took delivery of its first of eight rebuilt Electro-Motive Division (EMD) GP38-3 locomotive, #3812, in the...
![Canada's railways release new video to promote free national emergency response training program](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
Canada's railways release new video to promote free national emergency response training program
OTTAWA, Aug. 3, 2016 /CNW/ - Canada's railways today released a new promotional video about TRANSCAER® – the Transportation Community Awareness and Emergency Response...
![Political meddling is putting Canada’s rail network at risk — right when we need it most](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
Political meddling is putting Canada’s rail network at risk — right when we need it most
Western Canadian farmers should prepare for 10 years of surging economic growth, thanks to a predicted spike in European and Asian-bound exports, says the Conference Board...
![Loram completes acquisition of RVEL](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
Loram completes acquisition of RVEL
Loram, Maintenance of Way (Loram) has completed the acquisition of RVEL, a rolling engineering and operating company based in Derby, UK... To view the full article please...
![Diplomatica: Ukrainian ambassador excited about trade deal opportunities](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
Diplomatica: Ukrainian ambassador excited about trade deal opportunities
Ukrainian Ambassador Andriy Shevchenko says Ukraine’s newly minted free-trade agreement with Canada gives his country a lot of credibility as a would-be trader with other...
![Bombardier Signs $428 Million Deal for Metrolinx Rail Cars](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
Bombardier Signs $428 Million Deal for Metrolinx Rail Cars
THUNDER BAY – Bombardier Transportation announced today that Metrolinx, the Province of Ontario’s regional transportation agency for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton...
![Hyperloop concept spurs “Innovation Train” on Deutsche Bahn](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
Hyperloop concept spurs “Innovation Train” on Deutsche Bahn
An idea to move people and goods on land at the speed of sound may help passenger railway travel more efficient.... To view the full article please click here.
![LRT tunnel work to resume for 1st time since Rideau Street sinkhole](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
LRT tunnel work to resume for 1st time since Rideau Street sinkhole
Work on Ottawa's light rail transit system is expected to resume this weekend underneath Rideau Street for the first time since a watermain break in June created an enormous...
![Transportation stakeholders not wooed by consultation promise](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
Transportation stakeholders not wooed by consultation promise
The Liberals promised to be a more transparent and accountable government. They promised public consultations on major policy decisions — consultations that would give...
![The Future of Transportation in Canada: Developing a Long-term Agenda for Transportation](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
The Future of Transportation in Canada: Developing a Long-term Agenda for Transportation
About the consultation On April 27, 2016, the Minister of Transport began consulting Canadians, stakeholders, and provinces and territories to hear their views and discuss...
![Crude-by-rail shipments on steady decline month-over-month in 2016: StatsCan](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
Crude-by-rail shipments on steady decline month-over-month in 2016: StatsCan
CALGARY — Shipments of crude-by-rail have shown a steady decline this year and railway executives see little hope of a quick turnaround... To view the full article please...