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This page presents developments that relate to issues examined by CARS.
"CN Rail encourages safety near crossings"
"In higher traffic areas, a motorist will find a “lights and bell crossing”, which will tell drivers they need to stop for..." (Whibbs, 2021) Click here for full article Ref...
"Bridgestone Canada opens Ontario distribution centre"
"Bridgestone says its investment of close to $65 million will allow it to reduce transportation costs and shorten..." (Inside Logistics Online Staff, 2021) Click here for...
"Trudeau shuffles cabinet, names Alghabra transport minister"
"A mechanical engineer by trade, Alghabra also has worked in various roles with General Electric Canada, Enbala Power and..." (Progressive Railroading, 2021) Click here for...
"Reading & Northern brings No. 2102 nearer to operation with steam test"
"The big Northern, built by the Reading at its home-city shops in 1945, is one of four of the..." (Hartley, 2021) Click here for full article References: Hartley, Scott A....
Current Rail/Transit Bids
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"Digest: Stimulus money should allow DC Metro to avoid service cuts, layoffs"
" The Washington Post reports Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority board members are expected to roll back the proposed cuts at a meeting later this week, and...
"Wabtec's FLXdrive battery-electric locomotive begins revenue tests on BNSF"
"The red and gray FLXdrive locomotive, Wabtec 3000, is spliced between a pair of conventional Wabtec Tier 4 locomotives for... (Stephens, 2021) Click here for full article...
"Sound Transit estimates three rail and facility projects could see cumulative cost increases of up to $6.2 billion"
"In a memo outlining the cost increased to Sound Transit CEO Peter Rogoff, Farley noted that the agency remains on... (Wanek-Libman, 2021) Click here for full article...
"USDOT awards $41 million to improve transportation design and access"
"The projects will enable communities to showcase innovative business partnerships, technologies and practices that promote... (U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), 2021)...
"Loram Acquires Montana Hydraulics Assets"
"Montana Hydraulics’ railroad division provides technicians to perform field services for ballast cars, hydraulic dump cars, and air dump cars as well a... (Vantuono, 2021) C...
"Canada’s big-city transit systems say service will be (mostly) back to normal in 2021 — even if ridership isn’t"
"Ridership and fare revenue remain at a fraction of pre-crisis levels, but thanks to billions of dollars in federal and provincial aid cities are... (Spurr, 2021) Click here...
"Bank of Canada business survey turns positive for first time since pandemic began"
"The survey, conducted ahead of many tougher restrictions aimed at curbing surging COVID-19 infections, found that... (Gordon, 2021) Click here for full article References:...