Latest Canada News
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Toronto to Get 60 New Flexity Trams
Alstom has signed a contract with the Toronto Transit Commission for the supply of 60 five-car Flexity trams (streetcars).
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A Look at Edmonton's Valley Line Southeast
A look at Edmonton's Valley Line Southeast, which is due to open in 2021. 2021 will also see the start of phase 2 construction.
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Bombardier Wins Finch West Light Rail Transit Contract in Toronto
Bombardier will maintain the rail vehicle fleet and wayside track and overhead line assets for a Toronto light rail project for 30 years.
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Vancouver SkyTrain to Get 41 New Metro Vehicles
TransLink has ordered 205 rail cars – 41 five-car metro trains – for Vancouver's SkyTrain from manufacturer Bombardier Transportation.
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Infrastructure Slope Protection Prevents Earthwork Failure
Propex GeoSolutions used its ARMORMAX technology to protect a drainage channel in Reinland, Manitoba to prevent flooding and degradation.
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Handheld Nautiz X6 Certified on Major Canadian Cellular Carrier
Handheld Group announced that its popular handheld, the Nautiz X6, is certified to operate on three different Canadian cellular carriers.
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The Policy Update North America
An in-brief look at current rail policy in the United States issued by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), ASLRRA and more.
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Toronto Transit Commission Retires Articulated Streetcars
The Toronto Transit Commission is retiring its remaining streetcars on 2 September to replace them with accessible, low-floor vehicles.
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Industry Insider Week 17 – 8 Must-Read Rail News Stories
The Railway-News Industry Insider week 17: a summary of the global rail news, including new rolling stock orders from Hungary and Canada.
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Stadler Wins Contract for Ottawa Trillium Line Trains
After the city of Ottawa's announcement in 2018 to buy trains from Stadler, the contract for the Trillium Line trains has now been signed.
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Industry Insider Week 14 – 8 Must-Read Rail News Stories
Global railway news summary: our Industry Insider week 14, with rail news from Australia, Canada, Germany, France, Italy and the UK.
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Alstom Presents Its Metropolis Vehicle for the Montréal REM
Alstom has revealed the design for the new Metropolis trainsets for the Montreal REM – Réseau Express Metropolitain.
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9 Must-Read Rail News Stories – Industry Insider for Week 8
The Railway-News Industry Insider for week 8: all the latest rail news, from the Trump Administration's plans to defund CHSR to new locomoti…
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Suppliers Needed for VIA Rail Fleet Replacement Programme
VIA Rail (Canada) has selected Siemens Canada to manufacture its new fleet for the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. Siemens is now looking for …
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13 Must-Read Rail News Stories – Industry Insider for Weeks 1 and 2
We are back with the Railway-News Industry Insider for weeks 1 and 2 (1–11 January 2019): the railway industry's latest news, covering North…
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Alstom Wins Another Contract for Rocky Mountaineer SilverLeaf Modernisation
Canadian rail company Rocky Mountaineer has selected Alstom to rebuild two further SilverLeaf cars. The SilverLeaf modernisation contract in…
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10 Must-Read Rail News Stories for Week 49
The Railway-News Industry Insider week 49: all the important railway news from the week 3–7 December 2018, covering rolling stock, infrastru…
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SYSTRA Canada Chosen to Design Quebec Tramway
Quebec City and the provincial capital's transport network (RTC) have selected SYSTRA to assist and advise them in designing the Quebec tram…
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Alstom-Bombardier Consortium to Supply 153 AZUR Metro Cars to Montreal
A Bombardier and Alstom consortium has signed an amended version to a previous contract signed in October 2010. This contract is for the con…
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Canada: Early Prohibition of Unjacketed Tank-Cars for Transportation of Dangerous Goods
The Railway Association of Canada (RAC) has welcomed the federal government’s decision, Protective Direction No. 39, to accelerate the prohi…
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Canadian National Orders 60 Further Locomotives from GE Transportation
Canadian National Railway Ltd have ordered 60 locomotives from GE Transportation (GE).The units in the order include GE’s Tier 4 Evolution™ …
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Vancouver: TransLink Solicits Expressions of Interest for LRT Line
TransLink is soliciting expressions of interest (EoIs) from contractors for the delivery of the Surrey-Newton-Guildford Light Rail Transit p…
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Canadian National Commends Customers and Suppliers for Sustainability
Canadian National Railway Company (CN) has commended 40 of its customers and suppliers for their work to improve sustainability in their ind…
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Canadian National Announces $315 Million Investment in Ontario Operations
Canadian National Railway has announced plans to invest approximately $315 million in its operations across Ontario. The funds are part of t…