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Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail Transit Receives Gold Award for Project Financing at 18th Annual CCPPP Awards for Innovation and Excellence in P3s
TORONTO, Oct. 28, 2015 /CNW/ - The Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships (CCPPP) is proud to announce that the Eglinton Crosstown Light Rail project has won gold...
Brampton will seek Liberal money to help back new LRT plan
On the day Brampton council said no to a fully funded $1.6 billion provincial LRT project, staff and councillors began thinking about what has to be done to get an alternate...
Ontario can expect a ‘massive’ return on its $130B infrastructure investment, report
TORONTO—The 2015 Ontario budget confirmed $130 billion in provincial spending on infrastructure. With such a significant investment, power systems, roads, transit and a...
Railroads get PTC reprieve through Congressional stopgap measure
The rail industry’s frenzied push to extend the Congressionally imposed deadline for implementing Positive Train Control—one of the largest unfunded mandates ever...
Halifax Transit boss quits to head Edmonton’s transit system
Eddie Robar is swapping buses and ferries for buses and light-rail transit. The director of Halifax Transit has been hired as head of Edmonton’s transit system... To...
Council's 'activist agenda' a boon to economy, mayor says
Mayor Jim Watson served up a hefty portion of optimism during his lunchtime address at Ottawa’s Economic Outlook forum on Tuesday, praising council for a “can-do”...
Harsco Rail appoints new VP, International
Worldwide railway maintenance and construction company Harsco Rail, a division of Harsco Corporation, announced Oct. 27, 2015 the senior leadership appointment of Andre...
ZTR Control Systems Proud of Engineering Manager’s Award
MINNEAPOLIS, MN and LONDON, ON— ZTR Control Systems has been a trusted source for innovative, reliable and cost effective technologies for the locomotive industry around...
Canadian National Railway Co beats expectations as profit rises 18%
MONTREAL — Canadian National Railway beat expectations as its net profit surged 18 per cent in the third quarter on higher revenues... To view the full article please...
GCT Canada breaks ground on rail yard reconfiguration project
GCT Canada, the operator of Canada's flagship container terminal located in Port Metro Vancouver, has broken ground on its GCT Deltaport Intermodal Yard Reconfiguration...
CN makes available new 'Fact Book'
CN has posted its 2015 Investor Fact Book — Building for the Future — on the company's website... To view the full article please click here.
Brampton faces turmoil ahead of LRT vote
If there is any consensus in Brampton about Tuesday’s historic vote on the future of a $1.6 billion LRT, it’s that the issue has divided city council and many in the...