One hundred years after the Railway Association of Canada (RAC) was created, RAC today unveiled a new website (railcandev.wpengine.com) highlighting the Canadian rail industry’s role in safely and efficiently moving people, goods and the economy now and into the future.
Michael Bourque, President and CEO of the Railway Association of Canada (RAC), today delivered opening remarks about rail safety as part of the International Level Crossing Awareness Day (ILCAD) conference in Montreal.
Every year, dozens of Canadians are killed or injured when they put themselves in unsafe situations at roadway-railway crossings.
The Railway Association of Canada (RAC) is reviewing the Transportation Modernization Act tabled today by Transport Minister Marc Garneau.
The Railway Association of Canada (RAC) welcomes the upcoming Railway Safety Act (RSA) review, officially launched today by Transport Minister Marc Garneau.
During Rail Safety Week (April 24-30, 2017), the Railway Association of Canada (RAC) would like to remind Canadians of our country’s most pressing public-rail safety issue: unsafe behaviour around trains and railway tracks.
The Railway Association of Canada (RAC) is today commemorating the centennial of the Battle of Vimy Ridge and acknowledging the contribution of Canada’s railway industry during the First World War effort. RAC is marking this pivotal event as part of its 100thanniversary celebrations happening throughout 2017.
One hundred and fifty years after Confederation launched the idea of a railway that would unite the country, the Railway Association of Canada (RAC) today unveiled the Canadian Rail Atlas, which allows visitors to explore that nation-building line and much more. RAC developed the Atlas as part of its 100th anniversary celebrations happening throughout 2017.
Canada’s railways are on track to meet their greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets by 2015, 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 2013 and 2014.
The Railway Association of Canada (RAC) is pleased that the federal government’s new rail safety program addresses the two most pressing public safety issues associated with rail operations in Canada: trespassing on railway property and accidents at grade crossings.