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PM Justin Trudeau and Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson discuss transit, housing, and more
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the first sitting Canadian prime minister to visit Vancouver City Hall since his father did in 1973, participated in a news conference with...
Canada's Trudeau has final say on CP-NS merger
Rail industry cogitation focuses so far on Canadian Pacific's (CP) prospects for securing Surface Transportation Board (STB) approval for its—at first friendly and now...
Register Now! Canadian Rail Summit-May 11-13, 2016
Registration is now open for the Canadian Rail Summit 2016 – Canada’s leading rail event! When: May 11-13, 2016 Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre Explore...
Wabtec signs PTC contracts with Metra, Parsons Transportation Group
Wabtec Corporation signed contracts worth approximately $45 million to provide equipment and services for a Positive Train Control (PTC) system for Chicago's Metra commuter...
Canadian oil firms stand to gain from U.S. lifting ban on crude exports
Canadian oil producers should benefit from more favourable pricing over the long term as the United States moves to scrap a four-decade ban on crude oil exports, although...
Canadian Pacific sweetens bid to acquire Norfolk Southern
The latest offer will give NS shareholders the opportunity to receive $32.86 in cash and 0.451 share of stock in the new combined company for each NS share. The new offer...
Finance Minister Bill Morneau seeks advice to boost economy
TORONTO—Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau says the new Liberal government will seek advice from experts in Canada and abroad on how to boost economic growth... To view...
Overpass, or underpass, in the cards for Steeles Avenue in Scarborough
Change may finally be coming to one of the more congested stretches of Steeles Avenue in Scarborough... To view the full article please click here.
Report finds comparable safety records for railways and pipelines moving crude oil
OTTAWA, Dec.15, 2015 /CNW Telbec/ - Railways and pipelines are equally safe means of transporting crude oil, according to a report comparing safety data for each mode... To...
Greenbrier new business: 1,800 railcars, $170 million
The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. on Dec. 15, 2015 announced that, since Sept. 1, 2015, the beginning of its fiscal year, it has received orders for approximately 1,800 railcar...
Calgary's Green Line LRT fund tripled to $1.5B after council vote
Calgary has boosted its commitment to the Green Line of the LRT by more than a billion dollars... To view the full article please click here.
First MP54AC testing on GO Transit
GO Transit’s first MP54AC Tier 4-compliant diesel-electric locomotive from the MotivePower Inc. (MPI) Division of Wabtec has been delivered and underwent testing on the...