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OTTAWA — The Canadian government has announced plans to require its own version of positive train control, which it is calling Enhanced Train Control. Transport Canada has published a Notice of Intent to implement the safety system, which is intended to ensure trains comply with trackside signaling and speed limits and avoid collisions. In the […]
GATINEAU, Quebec — Failure of a key component caused a coupler to fall from a rail car, triggering a 22-car derailment in New Brunswick in January 2021, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada said in a report issued Tuesday. The board also cautioned that if design of such components is not reassessed based on changes […]
OTTAWA — The Canadian government will create a Supply Chain Task Force to address issues that have developed during the COVID-19 pandemic, and will make C$50 million available for projects to address congestion at ports following a national Supply Chain Summit held Monday. Transport Minister Omar Alghabra and five other government ministers hosted the summit, […]
TORONTO — The Toronto Railway Museum will host an online lecture “Trains in the Movies: Behind the Scenes of ‘Iron Road’” on Feb. 17. Producer Anne Tait will be the featured speaker for the event, set for 7-8:30 p.m. EST, on the movie Iron Road, described as “the building of the Canadian Pacific’s transcontinental route, […]
EDMONTON, Alberta — An effort has begun to relaunch rail service between Edmonton and Calgary, Alberta, a route last served by RDCs in 1985, the Edmonton Journal reports. The Alberta Regional Rail proposal estimates it would cost about $2.2 billion to upgrade infrastructure on the 185-mile route between the cities, improving existing Canadian Pacific right-of-way, […]
MONTREAL — The head of Montreal’s transit agency, the Société de transport de Montréal, has announced his resignation effective April 4, calling for changes in the current structure of the transit system. The Montreal Gazette reports that Luc Tremblay, the STM director general, announced his resignation last week, decried problems with the authority overseeing transit […]
Canadian National shocked the railroad world this week with the selection of Tracy Robinson, a Canadian energy executive and former Canadian Pacific official, as its next CEO. The surprise came mostly from the fact that she is not a marquee name in railroad circles and has been out of the industry for eight years. But […]
MONTREAL — Commuter rail operator Exo has ordered 10 Siemens Charger locomotives to replace its older locomotives with more fuel-efficient and environmentally friendly motive power. “We are excited to partner with Exo and look forward to working with them to modernize their fleet with the latest in sustainable and intelligent rail technology. Our industry leading […]
MONTREAL — The organization building the REM de l’Est rail transit project has reached agreement with Canadian National to purchase a section of right-of-way, allowing it to relocate part of its route away from a major commercial corridor. CDPQ Infra, the public-works contracting arm of public pension organization Caisse dépôt et placement du Québec, said […]
Watco short line railroads will begin operating former Canadian National branches in the Badger State, the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, and Ontario in the next week. On Jan. 29, Watco will begin operations on the 328.5-mile Fox Valley & Lake Superior in Wisconsin, as well as the 142.6 miles of trackage on the Upper Peninsula […]
CALGARY — Canadian Pacific has released a short video on its social media channels showing the first of its three hydrogen fuel-cell locomotives converted from diesels. You can see it here on Facebook, and here on Twitter. The railroad says the locomotive, built from a former SD40-2F and dubbed the H20EL (for “Hydrogen Zero-Emissions Locomotive”) […]
LAC-MÉGANTIC, Quebec — In the latest step in the process of building a new rail bypass around Lac-Mégantic and neighboring communities, Transport Canada will begin public consultation on the project as of today (Jan. 21, 2022). Through Feb. 4, residents are invited to comment in writing on the bypass plan, including comments on “the main […]
