The Railway Association of Canada (RAC) is pleased to announce the publication of the 2015 edition of Rail Trends, the association’s annual report on the performance of Canada’s railway industry.
Rail Trends contains a rolling 10-year review of statistics, reflecting multiple aspects of railway performance: from safety and fuel efficiency, to infrastructure investment and productivity.
Canada’s railways are well positioned to meet their greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets, according to the latest Locomotive Emissions Monitoring (LEM) Program report released today by the Railway Association of Canada (RAC). The report documents emissions of GHGs and criteria air contaminants (CAC) from locomotives operating in Canada between 2012 and 2013.
Railways and pipelines are equally safe means of transporting crude oil, according to a report comparing safety data for each mode. The report – Canadian Crude Oil Transportation: Comparing the Safety of Pipelines and Railways – was published by consultant group Oliver Wyman last month, and was commissioned by the Railway Association of Canada (RAC).
The Railway Association of Canada (RAC) today recognized five of its members for their outstanding contributions to rail safety and environmental stewardship. RAC’s Safety and Environment Awards recognize Canadian railways that have displayed outstanding leadership in the areas of safety and environmental stewardship, and are working to ensure that Canada’s rail network remains among the safest and most sustainable in the world.
Canada’s railways unveiled a French version of their AskRailTM app today, now providing emergency responders with real-time information about a train’s railcar contents in both official languages.
Through AskRail’s mobile interface, developed by the Association of American Railroads and its members, including CN and CP, emergency responders across North America are able to see the contents of a railcar through a simple search, view railway emergency contact information, and reference resources to support incident response.
Media are invited to attend a training session for northern Ontario emergency responders on how to safely respond to a transportation incident involving flammable liquids.
For more than a century, towns and cities have been built around rail tracks and Canadians have relied on railways to ensure the efficient movement of goods and people. Today, 75 million passengers and close to 70 per cent of all intercity freight and half of Canada’s exports are moved by rail – all while producing less than 4 per cent of transportation-related greenhouse gases. Railways transport everything from the cars we drive, to the food we eat and the fuel we use to heat our homes, making Canada’s freight rail system crucial to our lives and our economy. Is it hard then to understand why Maclean’s would suggest that “gone…are the days when the railroads touched our daily lives.”
The Railway Association of Canada (RAC) today acknowledges the tragic accident that occurred two years ago in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec. Canada’s railway industry remains deeply committed to making sure that a tragedy like this never happens again. Since the accident in Lac-Mégantic, RAC and Transport Canada have both taken several measures to improve rail safety in Canada.
Railway Association of Canada (RAC) members welcome changes to Canada’s Railway Safety Management System (SMS) regulations, which came into effect on April 1, 2015. Canada’s railway industry worked collaboratively with Transport Canada on these revisions, which enhance an effective line of safety defence.
The Railway Association of Canada Dangerous Goods Team has completed its first of three 40-hour railway emergency response training courses at the Justice Institute of British Columbia (JIBC) in Maple Ridge, B.C.