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This page presents developments that relate to issues examined by CARS.
Current Rail/Transit Bids
For current rail/transit bids, please click the link below: https://www.merx.com/English/NonMember.asp?WCE=Show&TAB=1&PORTAL=MERX&State=1&hcode=tAF08b5PaGBuUkl43CRDCg%3d%3d
"‘Metrolinx utilizes UV light to help customers kill germs"
"The safety of customers is a top priority, so throughout the pandemic, Metrolinx has implemented more..." (Metrolinx, 2021) Click here for full article References:...
"‘CN ‘Pre-Files’ With STB"
"CN claims that it and KCS combined would be fifth-largest among Class I railroads, out of ..." (Vantuono, 2021) Click here for full article References: Vantuono, William C....
"‘Mayors of Ottawa, Gatineau at odds over tramway office"
"Monday's budget calls for the creation of two new offices, one to study and plan a proposed tramway loop connecting..." (Panico, 2021) Click here for full article...
Current Rail/Transit Bids
For current rail/transit bids, please click the link below: https://www.merx.com/English/NonMember.asp?WCE=Show&TAB=1&PORTAL=MERX&State=1&hcode=tAF08b5PaGBuUkl43CRDCg%3d%3d
"REM station at Trudeau Airport receives C$500 million in federal and provincial financing"
"The planned REM network will nearly double Montréal’s metro network at full build out of its 67 km (41.6 miles) with..." (Wanek-Libman, 2021) Click here for full article...
"Brampton, Ontario; St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador secure joint funding for transit projects"
"The government of Canada, along with two provincial governments and local municipalities, have committed more than..." (Wanek-Libman, 2021) Click here for full article...
"RB Group Orders 3,600 Container Flat Cars from UWC"
"This model has a length of 80ft and a load capacity of 74.5t. Each flat car can accommodate containers measuring..." (Sapién, 2021) Click here for full article References:...
"‘No further action’ on rail relocation possible: Saskatoon administration"
"The report is a response to what was likely the last — and most radical — option to have Canadian Pacific Railway (CP Rail) or Canadian National (CN) either share..." (Dove,...
Current Rail/Transit Bids
For current rail/transit bids, please click the link below: https://www.merx.com/English/NonMember.asp?WCE=Show&TAB=1&PORTAL=MERX&State=1&hcode=tAF08b5PaGBuUkl43CRDCg%3d%3d
Fun Fact Friday
In honour of National Wear Your Pajamas To Work Day, here is today's fashionable fun fact for you! Did you know that... "In the early 1900s, a fashion designer named Paul...
"First visit to US by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth included brief stop in Williamsport"
"Thousands of residents came out to get a glimpse of the royal train of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of England and Canada when it passed through..." (VIBERT-KENNEDY,...