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Beginning in Montreal on Nov. 25 and 26, two trains make their festive journeys, traveling through the U.S. and Canada, respectively. Acadian folk-music group Vishtèn will perform at all stops in Quebec, the starting point for both trains.
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While recent funding has supported emergency repairs, GWC estimates that $C40 million of capital investment is required over the next five years to maintain safe operation on the Sudbury – Sault Ste. Marie line.
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The rail industry is watching whether Alberta’s government will allow for more crude oil volumes to travel via freight rail.
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The project cost an estimated C$2.1 billion, making it the largest infrastructure project in Ottawa’s history.
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It is that time of the year when staff members in different major departments within each Class I railroad lay out their expectations for next year’s budgets.
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While extremely cold temperatures are usually a factor that Canadian National (NYSE: CNI) considers when drafting its operational plan for winters, in the 2019-2020 winter season the railway also had to grapple with forecasting volumes amid various trade uncertainties.
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Canadian class I railroads were on hand to discuss the outlook for the industry in separate presentations at the CIBC 18th Annual Eastern Institutional Investor Conference held in Montreal. CIBC is a top-five Canadian bank.
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Development of the project began three years ago and the resulting vehicle completely rethinks Harsco’s previous models.
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A 27-year-old Portage la Prairie man is dead after police believe he was struck by a train.
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G3 Pasqua, located east of Moose Jaw, Sask., is “a valued stakeholder and an integral network component to CP. CP launched its first 8,500-foot High Efficiency Product (HEP) train, comprised of new, highly efficient hoppers cars, at the Pasqua facility in December 2018.”
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SeTrac, a CBTC technology originally developed in the 1970s*, uses wayside-to-onboard telecommunications “for effective traffic management,” Thales noted.
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Canadian National (NYSE: CNI) and Canadian Pacific (NYSE: CP), as well as the Canadian government, are investing millions of dollars in infrastructure improvements to support anticipated volume growth at the ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert.
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CN has signed an agreement to acquire CSX’s 350 km Massena line which runs from Valleyfield in Québec to Woodard in New York state.
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Ontario transport authority Metrolinx has ordered a further 36 double-deck coaches from Bombardier Transportation to bolster GO Transit services in the Toronto area.
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Railcar manufacturer Greenbrier (NYSE: GBX) is unveiling a newly-designed covered hopper railcar that will enable faster grain discharges.
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Transport authority Metrolinx has selected Icomera to roll-out wi-fi and an entertainment system across the GO Transit fleet of 943 rail vehicles and 532 buses in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton areas.
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Canadian National announced yesterday that COSCO Shipping has chosen it to be the exclusive rail provider for COSCO Shipping’s discharge at the Ports of Vancouver, Prince Rupert, Montreal, and Halifax to all currently served CN destinations.
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The Canadian government’s Disaster Mitigation & Adaptation Fund is to provide C$45·8m for the rehabilitation of a section of the provincially-owned railway to Gaspésie in Quebéc.
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The 2019-20 crop year is well underway in Canada, and grain shippers are watching how Canadian National (NYSE: CNI) and Canadian Pacific (NYSE: CP) will manage service levels during another year of potentially high grain volumes, particularly in the winter months when cold weather and competing commodities threaten rail performance.
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Since shortly after World War II, the number of people employed by the railroad industry has trended downward.
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Revenue also increased by 4.9% year-on-year to $C 94.3m ($US 70.6m), helping the operator to achieve its 21st consecutive quarter of growth. It was the 14th successive quarter of ridership improvement.
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The town of Richmond and city of New Richmond in Wisconsin appear to be related, and both are forming a bond by joining together to find an attorney to fight Canadian National Railroad’s plan to purchase a parcel of land on 105th Street in Richmond.
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Québec’s Minister of Transport François Bonnardel announced joint funding to establish tram and bus rapid transit routes in Québec City on August 19.
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Canadian National (NYSE: CNI) is planning to acquire the 220-mile Massena rail line from CSX (NYSE: CSX), both companies said on August 29.
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SNC-Lavalin has long been symbiotic with Trudeau’s Liberal Party, paying out political donations, sometimes legal, sometimes not, and receiving, perhaps in return, a reliable stream of infrastructure contracts, including major rail projects.
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