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![IMPORTANT!!! CARS AGM TIME CHANGE!!!](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
IMPORTANT!!! CARS AGM TIME CHANGE!!!
** Please note that the time for CARS Annual General Meeting will now take place at 3:30PM ( not 4:00pm) on June 18, at the Four Points by Sheraton, 6257 Airport Rd, in the...
![Rail freight traffic increases in Kenya](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
Rail freight traffic increases in Kenya
RIFT Valley Railways (RVR), the concessionaire operating the 1160km Kenya Uganda Railway, managed to increase freight traffic by 24.3% last year... To read full article...
![Analysts backtracking on rail profit forecasts as freight volumes slump](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
Analysts backtracking on rail profit forecasts as freight volumes slump
A deepening slump in railways’ energy shipments has analysts and even the companies themselves revising forecasts for profits, share prices and freight volumes... To read...
![Ontario carbon cap and trade could impact steel producers](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
Ontario carbon cap and trade could impact steel producers
The Liberal government is sketchy on details so far, promising to reveal more in the fall but the intent hasn't come as a surprise... To read full article click here.
![Canadian economy contracts for the third consecutive month](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
Canadian economy contracts for the third consecutive month
The impact of falling oil prices and a weaker-than-expected US economy are weighing more heavily on the Canadian economy than initially expected. .. To read full article...
![IMPORTANT - CARS AGM TIME CHANGE!!!](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
IMPORTANT - CARS AGM TIME CHANGE!!!
** Please note that the time for CARS Annual General Meeting will now take place at 3:30PM ( not 4:00pm) on June 18, at the Four Points by Sheraton, 6257 Airport Rd, in the...
![Premier Kathleen Wynne Announces Mission to India](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
Premier Kathleen Wynne Announces Mission to India
Premier Kathleen Wynne will lead a mission to India in early 2016 to foster more opportunities for trade and investment and promote Ontario's expertise in sustainable...
![Kathy Keeney joins ASLRRA](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
Kathy Keeney joins ASLRRA
The American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) has appointed long-time ASLRRA contractor and exhibition manager Kathy Keeney as Vice President,...
![Media Advisory - Official opening of Port of Saguenay rail link and intermodal rail yard](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
Media Advisory - Official opening of Port of Saguenay rail link and intermodal rail yard
SAGUENAY, QC, May 28, 2015 /CNW Telbec/ - The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of the Economic...
![Aéroports de Montréal wants to integrate LRT proposals into single system](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
Aéroports de Montréal wants to integrate LRT proposals into single system
Aéroports de Montréal (ADM) presented a proposal to Québec's Committee on Public Finance that would integrate the light-rail systems of the South Shore and West...
![The Union Pearson Express: Toronto's refined ride](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
The Union Pearson Express: Toronto's refined ride
You are a global businessperson, a member of the airline super-elite, well-shod and tightly scheduled. You have landed at Pearson International Airport and have business in...
![Parsons names Walker to key eastern U.S. post](ajax/?comaction=thumbnail&sizex=600&file=5ddc41dd8f58d.jpg)
Parsons names Walker to key eastern U.S. post
Parsons Corp. has appointed of Jannet M. Walker as Vice President and Deputy Eastern Sector Manager of the company’s Rail and Transit Systems Division. She will be based...