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23 January 2012 - Locomotive Emissions Monitoring Program Update
The Locomotive Emissions Monitoring (LEM) data filing for 2009 has been completed in accordance with the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed on May 15, 2007, between the Railway Association of Canada (RAC), Environment Canada and Transport Canada. In meeting the CAC commitments under the MOU, the railways have... MORE >
9 January 2012 - Canadian Rail: Gearing Up in the West
Bruce Burrows, RAC Vice President, Public and Corporate Affairs, made a presentation at the Wheat Growers’42nd anniversary convention in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Read more... MORE >
6 January 2012 - RAC Dangerous Goods Team 2012 Rates
One of the DG team’s prime activities is to promote and continually improve the safe handling of dangerous goods in order to ensure that rail transportation continues to be the safest and most efficient mode of transport. The RAC DG team conducts training programs for railway employees in areas of transporting dangerous goods and railway security. 2012 rates... MORE >
With the upturn in economic activity and a return to pre-recession traffic volumes, the rail sector has turned its focus on the need to backfill a wave of soon-to-be baby boomer retirees. Canada's major Class 1 railways have a need for a planned 3,500 additional jobs this year and 15,000 new employees within five years across the country in high priority locomotive conductor, rail car and diesel mechanic, and rail traffic controller positions.
While rail has an excellent track record of hiring people with the right aptitudes and developing them into skilled employees, much has changed since Rail was last on a major hiring campaign, and the sector is not alone in having to address an aging workforce. 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 >
