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| 2001 Archives |
December 19, 2001 |
Operations |
| New Medical Fitness Rules Established for Railway Personnel | |
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Transport Minister David Collenette today announced implementation of The Railway Medical Rules for Positions Critical to Safe Railway Operations. The rules establish a new medical assessment process and define medical fitness requirements for locomotive engineers, conductors, assistant conductors, yard foremen, rail traffic controllers, or any other positions deemed critical to safety...
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December 17, 2001 |
RAC Press Release |
| Rail Traffic Up, Industry Holds the Line on Expenses | |
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The Canadian railway industry's workload grew by a significant 6.8 per cent last year to 221 billion revenue ton miles, up from 207 billion RTM in 1999 and a 30.6 per cent surge from a decade earlier...
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December 11, 2001 |
RAC Press Release |
| Budget Ignores Rail as Option to Border and Other Infrastructure Challenges | |
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The Railway Association of Canada’s President and CEO Bill Rowat said today’s federal budget is a “missed opportunity” and shows a lack of vision by failing to address the highway and border congestion challenges facing Canadians...
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December 10, 2001 |
Miscellaneous |
| Transport Canada launches a new section in their Website entitled: Freight Transportation: Participation in voluntary climate change initiatives to reduce GHG | |
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The freight transportation measure is aimed at reducing GHG emissions by soliciting the freight transportation industry’s participation in voluntary climate-change initiatives, increasing fuel efficiency and environmental training and awareness amongst freight operators and shippers, and demonstrating and encouraging the take-up of innovative environmental technologies and efficient best practices within the freight transport sector.
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November 28, 2001 |
RAC Press Release |
| Canadian Trucking Alliance Misinterpreted Report | |
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The Railway Association of Canada says the Canadian Trucking Alliance has misinterpreted, by accident or design, a consultant’s report for Environment Canada to suggest truck emissions rates are lower than locomotives...
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November 5, 2001 |
RAC Press Release |
| Changes in Railway Association of Canada Board of Directors | |
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Robert J. Ritchie, President and Chief Executive Officer of Canadian Pacific Railway, was elected Chairman of the Railway Association of Canada at the RAC’s recent annual general meeting in Calgary. Paul M. Tellier, President and Chief Executive Officer of Canadian National Railway, was elected Vice-Chairman...
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October 31, 2001 |
RAC Press Release |
| Rail Can Do More | |
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The railway industry and its supporters will be in the nation's capital today to deliver the message to Parliamentarians and federal officials that Canada’s railways can do more to help governments reduce road and border congestion, and to contribute to the Canadian economy...
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October 19, 2001 |
RAC News |
| Eighth Plenary Session | |
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The Railway Association of Canada (RAC) is pleased to participate in the eighth annual NAFTA Land Transportation Standards Subcommittee (LTSS) and Transportation Consultative Group meetings. The RAC represents 56 freight and passenger railways operating in Canada, including Class 1’s, 40 short lines and a number of passenger and commuter operators. Our membership has almost doubled since 1996 when changes in federal legislation facilitated the creation of short lines and regional railways...
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Document(s): Click here to download the document in PDF (38 KB) Click here to download the spanish translation of the document in PDF (45 KB) |
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October 15, 2001 |
Member News |
| RAC Welcomes O-Train | |
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The City of Ottawa successfully launched their new commute rail service today; Dubbed the "O-Train". the eight kilometre pilot project uses state-of-the-art "Talent" equipment manufactured in Germany by Bombardier (Model Talent BR643 DMU). On behalf of the rail industry, the RAC says congratulations and best of luck to OC Transpo! |
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October 9, 2001 |
RAC News |
| RAC Statement on Rail Security in Canada | |
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On behalf of its 56 member railways, the Railway Association of Canada wants to assure Canadians that the security of its people and goods is of the utmost importance and has been and will continue to be a top priority in the weeks and months ahead.
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October 5, 2001 |
Miscellaneous |
| Trends in Freight Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions 1990 to 1999 | |
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According to a recent publication by Natural Resources Canada (Energy Efficiency Trends in Canada 1990 to 1999) annual energy use in freight transport increased 30.5 per cent between 1990 and 1999, but nearly all of this increase was due to the trucking sector where energy consumed by large trucks as a group increased 61.6 per cent. Energy used by the rail freight sector declined six per cent with large trucks using up to 9.2 times as much energy as rail (per tonne-kilometre)...
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October 3, 2001 |
RAC Press Release |
| Railways Drive Down Locomotive Emissions | |
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Mike Lowenger, Vice-President of Operations & Regulatory Affairs for the Railway Association of Canada, said NOx emissions were 6.8 per cent below their voluntary cap for the year (1999), and carbon dioxide (CO˛) declined by more than five per cent each year since 1997...
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September 7, 2001 |
Miscellaneous |
| Collenette ‘keen’ to get freight off roads | |
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Transport Minister David Collenette is pursuing ways to ease heavy truck traffic and is now reviewing proposals to shift freight from highway to rail - including a CN plan that would divert three million truck loads, reduce emissions by nine megatonnes, and save up to-$500 million in highway repairs every year...
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September 7, 2001 |
Member News |
| Canadian National's Acquisition of Wisconsin Central Wins Unanimous Approval of U.S. Surface Transportation Board | |
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Canadian National Railway Company (CN) (NYSE: CNI; TSE: CNR) and Wisconsin Central Transportation Corporation (WC) (NASDAQ: WCLX) welcome today's unanimous Surface Transportation Board (STB) decision approving CN's acquisition of WC...
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September 5, 2001 |
Miscellaneous |
| $2B plan to get trucks off 401 | |
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A $2-billion proposal that would get one million trucks a year off Highway 401 and onto flatbed railway cars is being considered by the federal government...
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August 22, 2001 |
RAC News |
| Remarks by Hon. David Collenette P.C., M.P | |
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Federal Transport Minister Collenette's comments to CFRB radio in Toronto on August 21st, affirm the RAC's main messages and the advocacy strategy we have waged over the last six months...
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July 30, 2001 |
Miscellaneous |
| Tax Cut Fact Sheet | |
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The business tax measures introduced by the B.C. government on July 30th in their mini-budget includes some elements that will indirectly benefit the rail industry. In particular, the cut in corporate capital taxes on non-financial institutions should leverage new investment in capital equipment. Secondly, the decision to eliminate the seven percent tax on bunker fuel, used to run large ships, should benefit the Port of Vancouver, and by implication, the rail network which services the port.
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July 10, 2001 |
RAC Press Release |
| Railways Carry A Heavy Tax Load | |
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Canada’s railways carry a far heavier tax load than their competitors and many of the industries the railways serve. The finding was released today in an independent report by the professional services firm, KPMG LLP...
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June 28, 2001 |
Miscellaneous |
| Curbing Sprawl To Fight Climate Change | |
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If governments do not act quickly to discourage the building of cities for cars, the international effort to control global warming will become much more difficult, reports a new study by the Worldwatch Institute,...
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June 28, 2001 |
RAC News |
| RAC Makes The News | |
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From an article in the Toronto Star: "..Both federal and provincial governments would do well to engage the Railway Association of Canada in helping meet Ontario's commercial transport needs..."
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June 1, 2001 |
RAC News |
| New RAC Video Available - Fast Track to the Future 2001 | |
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As an essential part of Canada’s transportation infrastructure, the country’s freight and passenger railways are the backbone of the nation’s competitiveness and prosperity. That’s also the message in a new 20-minute video, produced by the Railway Association of Canada, and available in English or French at no charge...
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May 29, 2001 |
Member News |
| Ottawa Central Expands Service and Facilities | |
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Short line railway Ottawa Central, Rideau Bulk and Canadian Pacific Railway opened a new warehousing and distribution centre today that will help relieve highway congestion in the Ottawa area...
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April 30, 2001 |
Miscellaneous |
| WESTAC's 2001 Annual Meeting | |
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Speaker presentations are available for download on WESTAC's site. Click here If you would like to receive text remarks or hard copies of presentations please contact the WESTAC office. |
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April 11, 2001 |
RAC Press Release |
| Rail Can Carry More of the North-South Traffic Load, Reduce Road and Border Congestion | |
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More than one million carloads of freight and containers cross the Canada-U.S. border by rail each year, reducing road and gateway congestion, fuel consumption and pollution....
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April 11, 2001 |
RAC News |
| A Transportation Blueprint for the Next Decade and Beyond | |
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A Transportation Blueprint for the Next Decade and Beyond Speaking at the Vancouver Board of Trade on April 11, 2001, Transport Minister David Collenette elaborated his vision for a 'Transportation Blueprint for the Next Decade and Beyond' . In particular, the section "Developing the Blueprint" on page 6 outlines the government's strategy to address the concerns of stakeholders. There are numerous references within his text that appear to have been drawn from the WESTAC presentation made by President, William Rowat on April 10, 2001. The RAC provided a copy of Mr. Rowat's presentation to Minister Collenette in advance of the WESTAC meeting. Coinciding with the two presentations was the release from the Railway Association of Canada of the well-received Background Research Paper entitled "Developing a Continental Transportation Policy for Canada's Future". RAC is excited to be an influential player in the formulation of the vision for transportation policy in Canada and to find our work embedded in government speeches. All our hard work is paying off! Letter to Bill Rowat from Hon. David M. Collenette, P.C., M.P |
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Document(s): Click here to download the research paper in PDF (6.3MB) |
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April 10, 2001 |
RAC Press Release |
| Change is Necessary, Possible and Within Canada’s Reach | |
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Bill Rowat, President and CEO of the Railway Association of Canada, said today the policy changes needed to develop a forward-looking transportation policy for Canada are within Canadian control and reach...
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April 1, 2001 |
RAC News |
| Operation and Regulatory Affairs Appointments | |
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Mike Regimbal, the new Director, Regulatory Affairs and Policy Liaison, will coordinate industry regulatory positions, proposals and related submissions, and also work closely with the RAC's Policy Group. Andy Ash, the new Manager, Dangerous Goods, will provide leadership, direction and support to the RAC's team of Dangerous Goods Specialists in Canada.
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April 1, 2001 |
RAC News |
| Canada Transportation Act Review | |
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The Value Proposition for Transit Investment, Subsidy and Federal Involvement Draft Report Submitted by: HLB Decision Economics Inc. Ottawa, Ontario |
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April 1, 2001 |
Dangerous Goods News |
| Potential use of Abandoned Rail Corridors for Regional Rail Purposes | |
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The central question to this paper is: Is it important to conserve existing rail corridors for possible future use as commuter rail lines? |
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March 15, 2001 |
RAC Press Release |
| Truck-Rail Environmental Impact Is No Contest | |
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Bill Rowat, President and CEO of the Railway Association of Canada, said today the railways are already the most fuel-efficient mode of surface transport, and will get even better through advances in technology, productivity and futuristic public policies.
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January 18, 2001 |
RAC Press Release |
| Public Safety Officer Named | |
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...Operation Lifesaver, the government-community-industry initiative dedicated to saving lives along Canada railways, has a new National Director, Dan Di Tota.
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January 16, 2001 |
RAC News |
| Railway Trends 2001 | |
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Welcome to Railway Trends 2001, the 10-year statistical and financial overview of Canada’s railway industry published by the Railway Association of Canada. The RAC represents virtually all the railways operating in Canada today ...
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Document(s): Click here to download the document in PDF (536 KB) |
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| Summer 2010 Edition of Interchange | |
| Railway Emergency Response Training Complete | |
| Locomotive Emissions Monitoring Program 2008 | |
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Mr. Paul Goyette Director, Communications and Public Affairs Phone: (613) 564-8097 |
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