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Register Now!!! 2016 Canadian Rail Summit
Exhibit space is 90% sold out! Registration is now open for the Canadian Rail Summit 2016 – Canada’s leading rail event! When: May 11-13, 2016 Location: Metro Toronto...
Minister Garneau tables the Canada Transportation Act Review Report
February 25, 2016 – Ottawa – Transport Canada The Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport, issued the following statement today. “As Minister of Transport, I am...
Ontario budget 2016: full text
In its latest budget, Ontario’s Liberal government says it is on track to eliminate a $5.7-billion deficit in the next fiscal year largely thanks to managing program...
Ottawa should scrap railway grain revenue cap: study
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Ottawa should phase out over seven years its cap on the amount of revenue railways can earn transporting grain, a study for the Canadian...
Alberta to Alaska bitumen railway feasible: Study
A study released by the University of Calgary Van Horne Institute suggests that it is feasible to build a railway to transport bitumen between Alberta and Alaska... To view...
Canadian dollar jumps to 2016 high near 74¢ US
The Canadian dollar gained nearly a cent on Thursday, rising to its highest level of the year on signs that oil prices may be starting to stabilize... To view the full...
UK Trade & Investment Canada - Sourcing UK Products
Are you looking to expand your product offering in Canada or need a new source of supply? UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) Canada work with UK-based businesses to ensure their...
Canada’s railways announce new Parliamentary Rail Caucus
The Railway Association of Canada has created a Parliamentary Rail Caucus to be chaired by Sherry Romanado, Liberal Member of Parliament for Longueuil-Charles-LeMoyne,...
Via tests passenger cars for proposed southern Ontario runs
Dozens of additional passenger train runs should be operating in southern Ontario later this year as Via Rail Canada continues its push to increase the frequency of trips in...
Thales wins €61m Spanish maintenance contract
SPAIN's track authority Adif has awarded a €61m contract to Thales to maintain signalling and train control equipment on the Madrid - Cordoba -Seville, La Sagra - Toledo...
NYAB: “Safety glasses and smiles”
New York Air Brake LLC, part of the Knorr Bremse Group, is commemorating Engineers Week 2016, Feb. 21-27, through a lineup of events “that reaches out to future engineers...
OnTrackNorthAmerica, Impact Infrastructure, Inc. form strategic partnership
Nonprofit transportation consultancy OnTrackNorthAmerica (OTNA) has entered a strategic partnership agreement with Impact Infrastructure, Inc. “to bring triple bottom line...