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Canada signs Landmark Free Trade Agreement with Ukraine
The Government of Canada remains committed to working with Ukrainian government and business leaders to deepen the commercial ties between our countries and create jobs,...
Media Advisory: Meeting of the Canadian Transportation Agency and the US Surface Transportation Board
July 11, 2016 GATINEAU, Quebec – Today, Scott Streiner, Chair and CEO of the Canadian Transportation Agency hosted Daniel Elliott, Chairman of the United States...
Siemens Mask LRVs enter service in Calgary
CALGARY Transit's new fleet of Siemens S200 high-floor LRVs entered service on the city's CTrain light rail network on July 5 in time for the annual Calgary Stampede.... To...
Greenbrier posts solid fiscal third quarter
The Greenbrier Companies, Inc., reported financial results for its third fiscal quarter ended May 31, 2016 that indicate continued strong performance, despite a railcar...
LRT tunneling not resumed one month after Rideau sinkhole
One month after a watermain break caused a massive sinkhole on Rideau Street, work on the last 50 metres of the downtown light rail tunnel remains at a standstill... To view...
CP: Moving grain with an Item 6
Canadian Pacific’s Crowsnest Subdivision is busy with grain trains as prairie elevators are cleared to accept the coming harvest. CP has been pairing trains through the...
Business to get a boost as provinces expected to announce trade agreement
OTTAWA—Ontario’s economic development minister says he fully expects the provinces and the federal government to agree on a long-awaited proposal that aims to ease...
Railways on side with emission limits
Canada’s two largest railway companies appear to be on board with Ottawa’s plan to limit polluting emissions for railway locomotives. To read more click here.
Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador Sign Agreement for Water and Transit Infrastructure Funding
Investing in local infrastructure helps ensure that families have high-quality municipal water and wastewater systems they can rely on and that parents can get home from...
Decision time for EU-Canada trade
In turbulent political times, both in Europe and on our side of the Atlantic, headlines are too often dominated by division and disagreement, never more so than since last...
SAVE THE DATE! National Railway Day Conference
Mark your calendar for our next Annual National Railway Day Conference taking place on November 1st in our Nation’s Capital at the Chateau Laurier. This year’s theme...
Railway Association of Canada acknowledges three-year anniversary of Lac-Mégantic incident
OTTAWA, July 6, 2016 – The Railway Association of Canada (RAC) and its members are reflecting on the tragic incident that occurred three years ago today in Lac-Mégantic,...