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Quebec: Pension fund turns passenger rail operator
Proposing a radical new business model, Quebec’s huge public pension fund announced April 22, 2016 that it will directly undertake construction and continuing operation of...
Canada extends grain transportation rules one year
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Canada's new Liberal government on Friday extended by one year rules put in place in 2014 to speed movement of grain by rail, after an...
Parsons adds Abruzzo as rail bridge leader
Parsons has hired Joseph Abruzzo as its railroad bridge practice leader, where he will be responsible for directing the pursuit and execution of railroad bridge projects...
Media Advisory - Operation Lifesaver
OTTAWA , April 21, 2016 /CNW/ - Operation Lifesaver is pleased to announce Rail Safety Week 2016 . Hundreds of rail safety events will be taking place across Canada between...
Edmonton city administration maps out future of LRT
The future of Edmonton's LRT network has been fully mapped out by city administration, but it will be a long time before you can catch one of those trains... To read full...
National News: Joint statement by European Commissioner for Trade and Canada's Minister of International Trade on Canada-EU trade agreement
The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of International Trade, and Cecilia Malmström, European Commissioner for Trade, met this week in Brussels, Belgium, to discuss...
NRE acquires HK Engine Components, LLC
NRE Hagerstown, an affiliate of NRE, on April 15, 2016 announced that it has finalized the acquisition of the assets of HK Engine Components, LLC (HKEC), a Hagerstown,...
VIA Rail Canada receives award for commitment to risk management
MONTRÉAL, April 20, 2016 /CNW Telbec/ - VIA Rail Canada (VIA Rail) was rewarded for its commitment to risk management at the Global Risk Awards, held in London, England on...
CETA a ‘gold standard’ agreement, Freeland tells EU committee
Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland delivered a straightforward message to the European Parliament’s trade committee in Brussels on Wednesday: progressives who support trade...
Amendments to the Railway Safety Administrative Monetary Penalties Regulations-New Grade Crossings Regulations
The purpose of this message is to advise you that the Railway Safety Administrative Monetary Penalties Regulations , which came into force April 1, 2015, have been amended...
TSB questions federal response to Ottawa bus-train crash recommendations
The chair of the Transportation Safety Board of Canada says she's concerned the federal transportation ministry's responses to safety recommendations made after the fatal...