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"5 things to know for Thursday, May 14, 2020"
"Canada has had more than 72,000 cases of COVID-19, with nearly 32,000 cases still active. Here’s what else you need to know..." Click here for full article
"Free ride on GRT ends June 1"
"Region of Waterloo council approved the decision ..." Click here for full article
"Railway history on display at new Ingenium Centre"
"Canadian railway history made a rare appearance today at the Canada Science and Technology Museum. Ingenium’s steam locomotive, the CP 1201, and Governor General’s rail cars...
"Ottawa to create bridge financing for big companies, including airlines and energy, that need help in crisis"
"The bridge lending facility will be for all companies, except those in the financial sector, with an annual revenue of about..." Click here for the full article. Reference:...
"Confederation Line out of service for maintenance work"
"In a memo to Council on April 29, Transportation Services General Manager John Manconi said Rideau Transit Group requested access to O-Train Line 1 to allow them the...
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
“Ontario eases lockdown: Nurseries, hardware shops and curbside pickups the first businesses to reopen”
“Ontario will allow non-essential retail stores to open for...” Click here for full article
"CP Rail moves record 2.8 million tonnes of grain in April"
"Canadian Pacific Railway says it moved the most grain last month in the company’s 139-year history...." Click here for full article
"Sask. increases infrastructure investment by $2B to aid economic recovery"
"The investment is a two-year capital plan, with a total investment of $7.5 billion..." 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
"Why public transit might not look quite the way you remember it when Ontario reopens"
"The gradual reopening of Canada's economy will not mean business as usual for the country's ..." Click here for full article
"TransLink, BC Transit set to resume fare collection June 1"
"TransLink, which serves the Metro Vancouver region, says temporary plexiglass and vinyl barriers are being added ..." Click here for full article