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Canadian Pacific, CN exceed grain revenue entitlements for 2014-15 crop year
Canadian Pacific and CN exceeded their Western grain revenue entitlements for the 2014-2015 crop year and must repay those amounts plus penalties, the Canadian...
CN campaign raises C$1.8 million for charities
Canadian National Railway (CN) announced Dec. 17, 2015 that the 2016 CN Employees' and Pensioners' Community Fund (the Fund) campaign raised a record C$1,857,920 for...
U.S. economy grew 2 per cent in Q3, slightly slower than forecast
WASHINGTON—The U.S. economy grew at a slightly slower pace over the summer than the government had previously estimated. Most economists foresee a slight acceleration in...
Bombardier nets US$28.4M Rotterdam rail order
BERLIN—Bombardier Inc.’s Transportation division is adding to its FLEXITY light rail vehicle sales tally with a 26.1 euro, or US$28.4 million, order from the Rotterdam...
Bombardier, Alstom consortium wins major US$3.6B Belgian Railways contract
BERLIN—Bombardier Inc. and Alstom are about to take to the Belgian rails in a big way... To view the full article please click here.
Canadian Pacific: Merger would benefit Chicago during holiday shutdown
Canadian Pacific officials today used the Christmas holiday period to promote their belief that CP's proposed takeover of Norfolk Southern Corp. would benefit the...
OmniTRAX Canada to sell Manitoba assets
A group of Northern Manitoba First Nations have agreed to acquire Manitoba assets from OmniTRAX Canada... To view the full article please click here.
Metrolinx unveils new fare payment system on TTC streetcars
Metrolinx announced yesterday that it has activated the PRESTO electronic fare payment system on more than 100 of the Toronto Transit Commission's (TTC) legacy streetcars......
CN counts 1,500 first-responder signups for rail-car safety app
More than 1,500 first responders along CN's network have downloaded the AskRail mobile app to access real-time information about the contents of rail cars in their...
AMT looking for rolling stock supplier, operations and maintenance contractor
Montreal’s Agence Metropolitaine de Transport (AMT) on Dec. 17, 2015 launched an international call for tenders to acquire new commuter railcars and award a contract for...
Liberal Amarjeet Sohi — from bus driver to $60-billion infrastructure chief
Amarjeet Sohi believes his unusual career path makes him well-suited to head the federal ministry that will dole out billions of dollars for infrastructure projects in...
Canada seen dawdling on ratification of key Pacific trade deal
Canada is set to hold back on ratifying a key Asia-Pacific trade treaty, a move that would assuage critics but might hamper Washington's bid to build domestic support for...