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Associate Member Profile | A&B Rail Services Ltd
A&B Rail Services Ltd. is a railway solutions company that goes the extra mile when it comes to Indigenous participation and partnership. The nature of its business means A&B works in Canada’s largest urban environments and in many remote and Northern communities. Sustainability
Member Profile | Keewatin Railway Company
Keewatin Railway Company (KRC) recently marked a milestone anniversary. Fifteen years ago, in the spring of 2006, KRC began operations as a lifeline to several northern Manitoba communities that both built and relied upon rail, and whose futures were very uncertain in the time leading up to KRC’s creation. Sustainability
Small Saskatchewan Town a Testing Ground for Rail Innovation
Unity, Saskatchewan (population 2600) is like many towns that dot the landscape of the Canadian Prairies. It’s located at the intersection of two highways. It’s also at the junction of two rail lines. The telecommunications tower at Unity’s rail station is serving as a test site for a concept seeking to support the continuous improvement process of rail reliability and efficiency. In this case, the focus is to improve advanced rail communications in rural and remote Canada. Innovation
Associate Member Profile | Wabtec
Wabtec is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services for the freight and transit rail sectors. Offering “transportation solutions that move and improve the world,” Wabtec has more than 27,000 employees working in more than 50 countries. The company calls its employees “architects of the future.” And innovation is at the core of a value system aimed at “raising the bar for safety, quality, talent, and value.” Innovation
Member Profile | Essex Terminal Railway
An innovative approach to track inspections by Essex Terminal Railway (ETR) is proving not only that a picture is worth a thousand words, but also that visual reports can save time, money, and even lives. Innovation
Member Profile | Metrolinx
RAC member Metrolinx is undertaking the largest transportation investment in Ontario’s history to get you where you need to go better, faster, easier, while also operating GO Transit, UP Express and PRESTO. In April 2019, the Ontario government announced the creation of the Ontario Line, a new subway route. Investment
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President's Message
The Railway Association of Canada’s President and CEO shares his thoughts about rail safety, public policy, and commonly held myths about Canada’s rail industry.
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Canada’s Railway Industry: On Track Towards Lower Emissions
Canada’s railways continued to make progress towards their greenhouse gas (GHG) emission targets, according to the latest Locomotive Emissions Monitoring (LEM) report. Released today by the Railway Association of Canada (RAC), the report documents emissions of GHGs and criteria air contaminants (CACs) from locomotives operating in Canada in 2018. “Sustainability is a key pillar of […]
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RAC applauds Federal funding announcement for the Rail Safety Improvement Program
Today, the Minister of Transport, the Honourable Omar Alghabra, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport, Soraya Martinez Ferrada, Member of Parliament for Guelph, Lloyd Longfield, and Member of Parliament for Milton, Adam Van Koeverden, announced more than $21 million in funding for new projects under the Rail Safety Improvement Program – Infrastructure, Technology and Research to enhance rail safety in Canada.
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