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This page presents developments that relate to issues examined by CARS.
Carlo Patrick to join Herzog Services, Inc
Carlo Patrick will join Herzog Services, Inc., as vice president effective March 21, 2016... To view the full article please click here.
ELD Rules for Rail – Webinar
Gain a full understanding of how to meet compliance with get a complete rail-specific overview of the FMCSA’s ELD Mandate. Learn how to avoid penalties for your hy-rail...
Vancouver to Prince George rail should return, says Lillooet
The District of Lillooet is lobbying higher levels of government to bring back passenger train service between Vancouver and Prince George... To view the full article please...
David Ferryman, Vice-President System Engineering, CN confirmed to speak at Canadian Rail Summit! Exhibition Space Sold-Out!
CARS is pleased to announce that David Ferryman, Vice-President System Engineering, CN is confirmed to speak at the opening plenary session of the 2016 Canadian Rail...
Transport Minister at Commons Transport Committee
On March 9, the Hon. Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport appeared before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities. To view...
House of Commons Committee Items Update
Finance (FINA) News Release: House Finance Committee Tables Its Pre-Budget Consultations Report in Advance of the 2016 Budget Report: Final Report of the House of...
Government of Canada conducts train derailment exercise to improve collaboration and response capabilities
MAPLE RIDGE, BC, March 12, 2016 /CNW/ - On March 12 and 13, 2016, Transport Canada and Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC), an agency of the Department of...
VIA Rail reopens waiting room at La Pocatière train station in Canada
VIA Rail Canada (VIA Rail) and the municipality of Ste-Anne-De-La-Pocatière have reopened the waiting room of the La Pocatière train station, following modernisation...
Report on Via Rail troubling
Removing federal subsidies for passenger train service between Toronto and Vancouver would literally take Via Rail off the rails in that part of the country, veteran rail...
Why light rail transit is needed on the Arbutus Corridor
The landmark decision made by the City of Vancouver to purchase the Arbutus Corridor from Canadian Pacific for the purpose of retaining it as a transportation greenway can...
CP+NS: STB declaratory order proceedings under way
On March 2, 2016, Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (CPRL)[1] filed a petition requesting that the Board issue a declaratory order on two issues... To read full article click...
Trudeau succeeds in putting Canada on Washington’s radar
It was the BFF summit. And if the agenda was policy-lite, President Barack Obama’s welcome to the White House for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was heavy on goodwill,...