Posted 19 hours ago by Railpage System User
February marked the 12th consecutive month that Canadian railway CN (NYSE: CNI) reached a monthly record for grain volumes, the company said Tuesday.
Posted 22 hours ago by Railpage System User
Canadian Minister of Environment and Climate Change Jonathan Wilkinson gave the go-ahead to the proposed port expansion in a March 1 Environmental Assessment Decision Statement issued to MPA. It follows a five-year environmental analysis by the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada.
Posted yesterday by Railpage System User
The move beat the previous February record set in 2019 by 7%, according to CN. The railroad also reported “breaking records” with more than 700,000 metric tonnes of grain moving from western Canada via containers, in addition to volumes shipped from eastern Canada.
Posted yesterday by Railpage System User
CANADA’s Auditor General released a report on February 25 criticising Transport Canada for its overall effectiveness overseeing rail safety and for failing to address all the recommendations to improve safety in its 2013 report.
Posted 2 days ago by Railpage System User
The Auditor General’s report comes close to eight years after the tragic July 2013 Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, runaway wreck of a crude oil unit train that killed 47 and destroyed most of the town’s downtown business district. Its previous audit, however, was conducted several months prior to Lac-Mégantic.
Posted one week ago by Railpage System User
Creating the CN Indigenous Advisory Council (IAC).
Posted one week ago by Railpage System User
Peterborough County council voted to send a letter calling on federal transport minister Omar Alghabra to back the $4.4-billion Via Rail High-Frequency line proposal.
Posted one week ago by Railpage System User
Canadian railways are an important part of its national transportation network, which is why the Government of Canada is focused on the reliable transportation of dangerous goods by rail in colder weather, and the protection of both railway workers and those living near Canada’s rail corridors.
Posted one week ago by Railpage System User
The changes are the result of Ministerial Orders that were implemented in 2020 to address risk factors for derailments caused by rail infrastructure, especially during winter operations.
Posted one week ago by Railpage System User
The Canadian government has revised key provisions governing rail safety, focusing particularly on track inspections and the transport of hazardous materials during winter operations.
Posted one week ago by Railpage System User
TRANSLINK, which operates Vancouver’s Skytrain metro system, has awarded Thales a contract to supply 82 SelTrac Vehicle On-Board Controllers (VOBCs), a key component of CBTC signalling used on the Expo and Millennium lines, for installation on 41 new trains on order from Bombardier.
Posted 2 weeks ago by Railpage System User
Arctic air is pouring into most of the lower 48 states, extending as far south as Texas and even Mexico.
Posted 2 weeks ago by Railpage System User
VOBCs will be installed on 41 new automated rapid transit trains to increase capacity on the Expo and Millennium lines, which are already equipped with the Thales SelTrac CBTC (communications-based train control) system.
Posted 2 weeks ago by Railpage System User
Canadian Pacific Railway says an investigation is underway after one of its freight trains derailed in the Crowsnest Pass late Friday afternoon.
Posted 2 weeks ago by Railpage System User
The crash killed a conductor trainee who was trapped on the footboard of the locomotive.
Posted 2 weeks ago by Railpage System User
Bitter cold and strong winter storms could impact rail operations over the next several days, according to service advisories from several U.S. Class I railroads.
Posted 2 weeks ago by Railpage System User
A Canadian National Railway (NYSE: CNI) freight train derailed about 8 a.m. Monday at an intersection with Metra UP-W tracks in West Chicago, according to Metra spokesman Michael Gillis.
Posted 2 weeks ago by Railpage System User
Work on the rail bridge over Holly Acres road is progressing.
Posted 2 weeks ago by Railpage System User
No visible changes or work to date at Bayshore Station.
Posted 2 weeks ago by Railpage System User
No progress at Moodie station. One thing observed is that there is no bus stop D but there is a stop E.
Posted 2 weeks ago by Railpage System User
As part of the GO Expansion program, completion of the second of two tunnels under Highways 401 and 409 brings the Kitchener corridor another step closer to bidirectional, all-day rail service.
Posted 2 weeks ago by Railpage System User
Otis, which describes itself as “the world’s leading company for elevator and escalator manufacturing, installation and service,” will supply hundreds of elevators and escalators for six light rail projects in Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa. Among them are nearly 100 units for all three of Ottawa’s Stage 2 LRT extensions.
Posted 2 weeks ago by Railpage System User
Earth Rangers will help the Class I railroad bring that program to the families and children of its railroaders, according to CN President and CEO JJ Ruest.
Posted 2 weeks ago by Railpage System User
The CBC is reporting that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today announced a major funding initiative for the country’s transit systems.
Posted 3 weeks ago by Railpage System User
[Metrolinx](http://www.metrolinx.com/) and its contractors continue construction of the [**Hurontario light rail transit** line](http://www.metrolinx.com/en/greaterregion/projects/hurontario-lrt.aspx) in Mississauga and Brampton.
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