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![CP files definitive proxy statement regarding shareholder proposal for NS Annual Meeting](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
CP files definitive proxy statement regarding shareholder proposal for NS Annual Meeting
Canadian Pacific (TSX:CP) (NYSE:CP) today filed its definitive proxy statement for its Norfolk Southern Corp. (NS) shareholder resolution asking their board of directors to...
![Register Now! Canadian Rail Summit Early-bird pricing ends April 4](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
Register Now! Canadian Rail Summit Early-bird pricing ends April 4
Early-bird pricing ends April 4 , so be sure to register today for Canada’s leading rail industry event ? your opportunity to network with North America’s transportation...
![Driving through Port Huron on the CN Railway](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
Driving through Port Huron on the CN Railway
Looking out the window of a CN Railway car, Nick Tokarski sees a variety of landscapes slowly roll past him every day... To view the full article please click here.
![Report backs Mayor John Tory’s SmartTrack transit plan](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
Report backs Mayor John Tory’s SmartTrack transit plan
Mayor John Tory’s proposal to pay for the city’s share of his SmartTrack transit plan has received the qualified backing of a new report... To view the full article...
![Via Rail officials, local rail advocates set to meet April 29](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
Via Rail officials, local rail advocates set to meet April 29
More federal funding could be coming down the tracks for Via Rail, but it's not nearly enough to fully restore and grow the passenger rail service, says Sarnia Mayor Mike...
![London (Ontario) looks to LRT](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
London (Ontario) looks to LRT
The city of London, Ontario, whose population is close to 375,000, is considering light rail transit (LRT). The City Council has recently endorsed a staff report...
![Canada’s trade deal with China has opportunity, but experts urge caution](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
Canada’s trade deal with China has opportunity, but experts urge caution
Canada did not dispatch any federal cabinet ministers to China last year for the first time since 1990, the year after the Tiananmen Square massacre. This year promises to...
![Build all that infrastructure with Canadian stuff, like steel, say Steelworkers](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
Build all that infrastructure with Canadian stuff, like steel, say Steelworkers
Loss of jobs and steel production in Hamilton and the threat of bankruptcy at Essar Steel Algoma in Sault Ste. Marie should be priorities, says union... To view the full...
![Federal budget 2016: Ottawa noncommittal on Montreal's public-transit wish list](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
Federal budget 2016: Ottawa noncommittal on Montreal's public-transit wish list
The Liberal government's first budget, tabled Tuesday, allocates about $925 million for public transit infrastructure in Quebec over three years, but where that money will...
![Hamilton Transit Expansion Threatened by Continued Underfunding](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
Hamilton Transit Expansion Threatened by Continued Underfunding
Comparable transit systems across Canada have grown ridership by expanding service frequencies and routes. By contrast, Hamilton City Council in Hamilton has a closed wallet...
![Canadian Rail Summit Early-bird pricing ends April 4](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
Canadian Rail Summit Early-bird pricing ends April 4
Early-bird pricing ends April 4 , so be sure to register today for Canada’s leading rail industry event ? your opportunity to network with North America’s transportation...
![EXTENSION TO APRIL 5 of deadline for comments on Part 6 (Training) of the TDGR](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
EXTENSION TO APRIL 5 of deadline for comments on Part 6 (Training) of the TDGR
The deadline for comments on Part 6 (Training) of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations is being extended to Tuesday April 5, 2016 . Help us update the...