Posted 17 hours ago by bevans
The lack of pipeline capacity is prompting Canadian oil sands producers to boost their use of railroads to get their product to market, Cenovus CEO Alex Pourbaix told BNN in an interview Wednesday.
Posted 17 hours ago by bevans
It was preordained that Keith Creel would become the 17th head of Canadian Pacific Railway.
Posted 6 days ago by Railpage System User
Construction company Aecon and British engineering and construction firm Keltbray Group have signed a memorandum of understanding with a view to developing a joint venture to bid for rail electrification contracts in Canada.
Posted one week ago by bevans
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.’s profit fell 18 per cent in the first quarter, as expenses rose amid a winter that tested the resiliency of the North American rail network.
Posted one week ago by Railpage System User
National passenger operator VIA Rail formally launched the process to procure a new fleet of trainsets for the Québec City – Windsor corridor when it issued a request for qualifications on April 16.
Posted one week ago by bevans
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. said a new labor agreement with thousands of train conductors and other workers remains elusive, less than a week before the deadline for the start of a strike that could cripple its network.
Posted 2 weeks ago by newsbot
District of Squamish is crunching numbers on how much whistle cessation could cost
Posted 2 weeks ago by Railpage System User
VIA Rail has awarded Cad Railway Industries a C$46m contract to upgrade 25 coaches used on The Canadian service between Toronto and Vancouver.
Posted 2 weeks ago by bevans
While politicians bicker about the long-planned Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, crude oil and diluted bitumen shipments by rail continue to increase in B.C.
Posted 2 weeks ago by bevans
The federal government says softwood lumber shipments from British Columbia to the United States plunged 20 per cent in March from a year ago amid railway transportation problems.
Posted 2 weeks ago by bevans
Trains may seem pretty mundane in the 21st century when compared with jet aircraft.
Posted 2 weeks ago by bevans
Canada’s trade deficit in February jumped to C$2.69 billion ($2.10 billion) from C$1.94 billion in January as rail transport problems slashed exports of wheat and canola, Statistics Canada said on Thursday.
Posted 3 weeks ago by Railpage System User
National passenger operator VIA Rail has awarded Bombardier Transportation a C$54m contract to upgrade 17 coaches used on long-distance services to bring them into line with current and planned accessibility standards.
Posted 3 weeks ago by bevans
It’s too close to spring and planting time for a special order to the railways to move more grain to achieve much, Prairie farmers have told the Commons agriculture committee.
Posted 4 weeks ago by bevans
Drones were used to map a 42-mile section of the nation’s first high-speed rail project in an active, urbanized transit corridor. Use of UAVs in place of traditional surveying brought down project costs and timelines.
Posted 4 weeks ago by bevans
Spending plan also includes new money for hospitals, schools, broadband internet
Posted 4 weeks ago by bevans
An investigation has concluded that a split rail ultimately led to the derailment of a freight train carrying potash in southwestern Saskatchewan last fall.
Posted 4 weeks ago by bevans
A study into the potential introduction of hydrogen fuel cell trains as an alternative to electrification of part of Toronto’s Go Transit commuter rail network recommends further development of the concept
Posted 4 weeks ago by bevans
All the loading capacity in the world isn't sufficient if rail companies don't provide enough locomotives, conductors and track space to transport oil
Posted last month by bevans
The Transportation Safety Board is calling for more safety mechanisms to avoid runaway rail cars.
Posted last month by bevans
Poor rail service is hurting value-added agriculture too.
Posted last month by bevans
A report into a runaway railway car that rumbled through part of Saskatoon says not enough is being done to reduce such uncontrolled movements.
Posted last month by bevans
The Motley Fool has been advising investors on "How to Profit From the Re-Emergence of Canada's Crude-by-Rail Strategy." But what makes transporting Canadian crude oil by rail attractive to investors?
Posted last month by bevans
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says it’s mind-boggling that grain shipments have been delayed again by rail backlogs this year.
Posted last month by bevans
Canadian oil has found a new route to Asia: It’s moving by rail through Washington to a shipping terminal in Portland.
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