We invite you to use the Railway Association of Canada's Rail Freight Greenhouse Gas Calculator MORE >
30 April 2012 - Rising Accidents and Fatalities as Public-Rail Safety Week Begins
• For the first three months of 2012, in year-over-year (YoY) comparison, accidents increased 25 per cent, serious injuries increased 88 per cent, and fatalities increased 20 per cent
• Ontario, Manitoba, and British Columbia see marked rise in incidents
• Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec and Northwest Territories remain unchanged with very low incident rates
• Saskatchewan and Alberta see general declines in crossing accidents yet increase in fatalities
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16 April 2012 - RAC Appoints Michael Bourque as President and CEO
The board of directors of the Railway Association of Canada (RAC) today announced the appointment of Michael Bourque as president and chief executive officer of the association. MORE >
2 April 2012 - Barrie-Collingwood Railway Hosts TransCAER®
On Saturday, March 31 the Barrie Collingwood Railway (BCRY) was visited by 52 firefighters with their fire trucks, equipment and a dangerous goods response team. It wasn’t a major railway incident, but a community outreach training program called TransCAER for First Responders. MORE >
The Canada of the future will be served by a highly integrated logistics network that includes shipping, ports, terminals, railways, trucking and others: one that is capable of delivering goods efficiently, allowing industries to compete globally. The future will see a greater use of technology to track goods, cross borders and guarantee security in ways that we can only imagine. Governments play a role in safety and security, with overarching regulatory and legislative frameworks. However, to realize this future, business needs to innovate... MORE >
There is growing interest to develop a document that positions the freight and passenger rail industry 20 years into the future. The project is entitled Rail 2030. The intent of this initiative is to investigate possible future scenario frameworks and develop recommendations, in partnership with government... MORE >
