September 6, 2022 | Canada, Headlines, Transport Canada
(Source: Progressive Railroading, September 2, 2022) Transport Canada this week announced the next phase of the High Frequency Rail project, which will explore options to increase the frequency of passenger-rail service, improve on-time performance and shorten travel...
August 25, 2022 | Canada, CN, Derailment, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Railway Age, August 24, 2022) The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is calling for Transport Canada and the Canadian rail industry to expedite the implementation of automated train control systems and to develop and implement formal crew resource...
August 24, 2022 | Canada, Headlines, Railroad Safety
(Source: Railway Age, August 23, 2022) In accordance with subsection 13(3) of the Canadian Transportation Accident Investigation and Safety Board Act, Canada’s Transportation Safety Board (TSB) has submitted its Annual Report to Parliament for the period covering...
August 18, 2022 | Canada, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: S&P Global Platts, August 12, 2022) Canadian crude oil production has exceeded pre-pandemic levels and is poised to hit new records above 5.2 million b/d by the end of 2022, opening up a crude-by-rail arbitrage until pipeline capacity catches up. Canadian...
August 9, 2022 | 2-man Crews, Canada, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Progressive Railroading, August 9, 2022) Canada’s Minister of Transport Omar Alghabra yesterday announced details of a new public consultation on hydrology and measures to mitigate the potential impacts of the Lac-Megantic rail bypass project in Quebec....
August 3, 2022 | Amtrak, Canada, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, August 2, 2022) Amtrak construction crews begin work to reactivate five Gulf Coast stations, with a groundbreaking event in Bay St. Louis, Miss. Also, NJ Transit and federal and state officials break ground on new Portal North Bridge, and...
August 2, 2022 | Canada, CN, CP, Headlines, Railroad Safety, Transport Canada
(Source: Freight Waves, July 28, 2022) Transport Canada is now requiring railway companies to submit winter operating plans for their equipment, including how the railways will manage the maintenance of air brakes in very cold temperatures, as part of a broader effort...
July 27, 2022 | Canada, CP, Fatality, Headlines, Railroad Safety, Transport Canada
(Source: Progressive Railroading, July 26, 2022) Transport Canada yesterday announced the launch of new rail safety measures that align with the Transportation Safety Board of Canada’s (TSB) recommendations issued in response to the 2019 derailment of a Canadian...
July 8, 2022 | Canada, Headlines, Unions, VIA Rail
(Source: Railway Age, July 7, 2022) As negotiations continue in Montreal, members of Unifor, Canada’s largest union on the private sector and representing VIA Rail’s on-board service personnel, chefs, sales agents and customer staff, issued a strike mandate ahead of...
July 8, 2022 | Canada, CN, CP, Headlines, Transport Canada
(Source: Transport Canada press release, July 5, 2022) OTTAWA — The Government of Canada is taking action to further improve the safety and security of Canada’s rail system, especially in light of the impacts of climate change and severe weather on railway operations....
