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November 26, 2014

RAC responds to TSB’s 2014 Watchlist

While federally-regulated railway companies are mandated to have safety management systems (SMS) in place, in its latest Watchlist, the TSB called on Transport Canada (TC)...

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November 7, 2014

Canadian Railway Hall of Fame accepting nominations

The Canadian Railway Hall of Fame (CRHF) is currently accepting nominations to recognize individuals, communities and technologies that have been instrumental in building Canada’s freight...

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October 29, 2014

RAC supports government response to Lac-Mégantic report

The Railway Association of Canada (RAC) supports new rail safety measures announced today by Transport Minister Lisa Raitt in response to the Transportation Safety Board...

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October 10, 2014

Update on rail tank car safety

Canada’s railways believe that more stringent tank car standards are essential to improving the safety of transporting dangerous goods by rail. In addition, the Railway...

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October 8, 2014

RAC expresses its sympathy for the victims of the Lac-Mégantic incident

The Railway Association of Canada (RAC) again expressed its deep sympathies for the victims of the Lac-Mégantic, Que. derailment today, as the Quebec coroner released...

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October 6, 2014

RAC Dangerous Goods Team completes Dangerous Goods Training

On Friday, October 3, the RAC Dangerous Goods Team completed the delivery of its 40-hour Railway Emergency Response course at the Justice Institute of British...

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September 22, 2014

City of Montreal wins Merrill Henderson Award for its leadership in community-railway proximity awareness

The City of Montreal has been selected as the first-ever recipient of the Merrill Henderson Award for its proactive approach in identifying and planning for...

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September 19, 2014

CN President Claude Mongeau to address Canadian Rail Summit & RSI/CMA 2014

The Railway Association of Canada, the Canadian Association of Railway Suppliers, and the U.S.-based Railway Supply Institute and Coordinated Mechanical Associations invite the media to...

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August 19, 2014

RAC to review TSB’s Lac-Mégantic report

The Railway Association of Canada (RAC) is studying the Transportation Safety Board of Canada’s (TSB) report into the July 6, 2013 derailment in Lac-Mégantic, Que....

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August 7, 2014

15 Years For the RAC Dangerous Goods Team

In June 2014, the RAC Dangerous Goods Team (DGT) turned a young 15 years old. Since June 1999, the DGT has serviced RAC members in...

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July 16, 2014

RSI/CMA 2014 & Canadian Rail Summit Exhibits Expected to Sell Out

Exhibit space is 85 per cent sold for RSI/CMA 2014 and the Canadian Rail Summit (CRS), the upcoming trade show and conference highlighting the U.S....

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July 6, 2014

RAC comments on one-year anniversary of Lac-Mégantic accident

Today, the Railway Association of Canada (RAC) is reflecting on the one-year anniversary of the terrible tragedy in Lac-Mégantic, Que. The Canadian railway industry wishes...

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