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Hadenfeldt named Loram VP Sales & Marketing

Hadenfeldt named Loram VP Sales & Marketing

Loram Maintenance of Way, Inc. has appointed Katie Hadenfeldt Vice President Sales & Marketing, with responsibility for all aspects of LORAM’S contract services sales and...

Philippe Couillard hoping more spending can ease Liberal woes

Philippe Couillard hoping more spending can ease Liberal woes

These are tough times to be a Quebec Liberal. A series of scandals has overshadowed its mid-mandate budget and tainted the party's image ahead of a byelection on Monday......

Fed memo says ratifying TPP could be bad but not signing may be worse

Fed memo says ratifying TPP could be bad but not signing may be worse

OTTAWA—On the day Canada agreed to the controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership, an internal federal analysis warned the deal threatened to water down the country’s...

Canadian Pacific abandons efforts to buy Norfolk Southern

Canadian Pacific abandons efforts to buy Norfolk Southern

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. said on Monday it had scrapped efforts to buy Norfolk Southern Corp, almost six months after it launched its unsolicited $28-billion bid for...

U.S. Army opposes CP Rail’s proposed Norfolk Southern takeover due to national security concerns

U.S. Army opposes CP Rail’s proposed Norfolk Southern takeover due to national security concerns

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. has attracted a powerful opponent to its proposed takeover of Norfolk Southern Corp. — the U.S. Army... To read full article click here.

Rail, ports in Canada’s West need cash injections

Rail, ports in Canada’s West need cash injections

Big investments in both rail and marine infrastructure will be required to accommodate an acceleration in commodities shipments, particularly oil, over the next decade, says...

Surrey's slice of $450 million transit funding pie to be revealed in coming months

Surrey's slice of $450 million transit funding pie to be revealed in coming months

SURREY — Surrey residents will have to "stay tuned" to find out what slice the city will get from a $460 million federal funding pie allotted for public transit plans in...

Confirmed Speakers for Canadian Rail Summit Toronto

Confirmed Speakers for Canadian Rail Summit Toronto

CARS is pleased to announce two new speakers for the Canadian Rail Summit scheduled to take place in Toronto at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre from May 11 - 13, 2016....

Here’s how pre-LRT funding will be spent this year in Cambridge

Here’s how pre-LRT funding will be spent this year in Cambridge

WATERLOO REGION – Regional council is continuing in its efforts to support projects in Cambridge designed to prepare this city for the eventual implementation of light...

Manitoba election: NDP promises roads, rail relocation, rapid transit

Manitoba election: NDP promises roads, rail relocation, rapid transit

The NDP promises to "transform Winnipeg" by completing an inner ring road, moving out rail lines and expanding rapid transit, leader Greg Selinger announced Wednesday...

ZTR Control Systems Transforms the Axle Generator

ZTR Control Systems Transforms the Axle Generator

March 29, 2016 - MINNEAPOLIS, MN & LONDON, ON— During the lifetime of a locomotive, an axle generator can be replaced time and time again. Debris that chips away at, and...

Ottawa traffic study to steer clear of road tolls

Ottawa traffic study to steer clear of road tolls

A proposed traffic study that originally included consideration of tolls and other forms of "road pricing" in its scope will focus instead on the broader causes of — and...