Latest News
This page presents developments that relate to issues examined by CARS.
CARS Member Feature Videos
Start your new year off with a new marketing video! Contact Manager of Member Relations and Events, Hayley Heaslip to have a video spotlight created about your company! Did...
"APTA EXPO Presents Perfect Time to Explore Sustainable Transport"
"Three years after the lockdowns of 2020, it’s great to see the public transportation sector return in such numbers for this..." (Railway-News, 2023) Click here for the full...
"RELAM at Railway Interchange 2023"
"Vice President of Leasing Christo Nielsen, Chief Operating Officer Danny Brown, Midwest Fleet Manager Daniel Daugherty, and Wiskerchen Truck & Equipment LLC Vice President...
"NTSB: How Not to Blow a Gasket"
"The National Transportation Safety Board has released findings and safety recommendations on DOT-117 tank cars that address the performance of gaskets employed in sealing...
"Taking an ‘Inclusive Approach’ to Procurement"
"Traditionally, this has meant using suppliers that are at least 51% owned and operated by an underrepresented or underserved..." (Luczak, 2023) Click here for the full...
Current Rail/Transit Bids
For a few of the current rail/transit bids, please click the links below: Forest Railway Pedestrian Bridge Professional services-Engineering Rolling stock Research...
National Railway Day 2023: Registration Open - Hotel Rate Ending Soon!
The CARS Team invites you to National Railway Day 2023 , on November 7th, 2023, at the Fairmont Château Laurier , in Ottawa, Ontario! Join us for # NRD23 where you can...
Sylvia Newell Speaking Today at RSI Education Conference during Railway Interchange
CARS is excited to share that Sylvia Newell will be speaking at the Railway Supply Institute’s upcoming education conference hosted at Railway Interchange, taking place...
"CN On Track to Lower Carbon Intensity"
"Through a close partnership with Progress Rail, a Caterpillar company and one of the largest manufacturers of freight locomotives worldwide, the testing by CN and Chevron...
CARS Member Feature Videos
Start your new year off with a new marketing video! Contact Manager of Member Relations and Events, Hayley Heaslip to have a video spotlight created about your company! Did...
"FRA awards UIUC $5 million to establish National University Rail Center of Excellence"
"The NURail CoE will appropriate its resources towards research areas encompassing a wide range of critical topics. Potential research topics may include the development of...
"CPKC’s Coby Bullard Headlines Railway Interchange"
"Railway Interchange kicked off Oct. 2 with Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) Senior Vice President Coby Bullard covering his railroad’s April 14, 2023, merger to form...