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Rail industry weakened by low oil prices
LOUISVILLE, Ky., Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Leasing rates for rail cars slated to carry crude... To read full article click here.
CARS Supplier Meet and Greet Suite December 4, 2015
The 81 st Annual Toronto Railway Club Dinner is being held on Friday, December 4 , at 7:00 p.m . at the Fairmont Royal York in Toronto. CARS, along with select member...
Via Rail considering new regional routes in Atlantic Canada
Via Rail is considering new regional routes to service Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, with a daily run between Moncton and Halifax... To view the full article please click...
Bigger deficits on the horizon for new Trudeau government, says PBO
OTTAWA—The federal budget watchdog is predicting the Trudeau government will have to contend with bigger-than-expected baseline deficits in the coming years as it rolls...
How the Korea-China FTA could complicate TPP for Canada
While Canada and South Korea’s own free trade agreement (FTA) went into effect in January, the countries’ decision to go to the big FTA ball with different dance...
GE, Alstom land $5.6 billion deals to supply Indian railway
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - General Electric GE.N and Alstom ALSO.PA have won contracts worth a combined $5.6 billion to supply India's railways with new locomotives, as the vast...
SNC wins contract to build Ethiopian potash mine and processing facility
MONTREAL—SNC-Lavalin has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction management contract for a potash mine and processing facility in northeastern...
Siemens to deliver new crop of diesel-electric locomotives to three states
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), and the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) have ordered a total...
RSI urgent call to action: Kill those double 33-foot trailer trucks!
Today, Nov. 10, 2015, the U.S. Senate is scheduled to vote on an amendment for a procedural motion that would provide instructions to the Senate conferees on the Highway...
Effective December 1, New Lobbyists’ Code Will Restrict Dealings with Canada’s Federal Government and Agencies
Effective December 1, the new Canadian Lobbyists' Code of Conduct will significantly restrict the activities of lobbyists and others seeking to influence federal decision...
RSI batting 1.000 on H.R. 3763
H.R. 3763, the Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act, the six-year transportation bill passed on Nov. 5, 2015 by the U.S. House of Representatives,...
Global trade slowdown points to world recession danger, watchdog group warns
PARIS – A slow-down in international trade could be a harbinger of a new recession for the world’s leading economies, a leading global policy organization warned...