Your Ticket to Learning About Rail
Canada’s railways don’t just transport people and products―they drive our nation’s economy. Click below to learn about the importance of passenger and freight railways, and find out how they innovate, ensure safety, security and sustainability, and invest to help people and goods get where they need to go.
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
Member Profile | Tshiuetin Rail Transportation, Inc.
Tshiuetin Rail Transportation, Inc. is a Railway Association of Canada member that is making history with every trip. Created by the First Nations of Uashat Mak Mani-Utenam, Matimekush-Lac John and Kawawachikamach, Tshiuetin is the first railway in Canada to be entirely Indigenous-owned. Tshiuetin offers critical rail services between Sept-Îles, Québec, Emeril Junction, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Schefferville, Québec. James Berubé is the Director of Operations for Tshiuetin. Innovation
Associate Member Profile | BCIT School of Transportation’s Railway Training
While BCIT is one of three providers of post-secondary railway training in Canada, the school is the only one with its own certified, operational railway. It is also the first to divide the Railway Association of Canada (RAC)’s rail curriculum into three distinct courses for part-time study. Innovation
Associate Member Profile | Drain-All Ltd.
Drain-All is headquartered in Ottawa with operating facilities in both Ottawa and Napanee, Ontario. Yet, as a trusted member of the Canadian Emergency Response Contractors Alliance, crews are sometimes called to go further afield – on their own or to support other contractors. Sustainability
Member Profile | Cando Rail & Terminals Ltd.
When it comes to sustainability, ‘can-do’ isn’t just a name, it’s an ethos. Brandon-based Cando Rail Services got its start as a rail salvage company and found success in making all that was old new again. In 1978, Cando’s co-founder, Gord Peters, quit an oilfield job when he and partner Rick Hammond found a neat niche: ripping old rail track out of abandoned lines across rural Canada, and repurposing it in environmentally responsible ways. Sustainability
Member Profile | CadRI
Moving the Economy
Member Profile | SFP Pointe-Noire
Safety and Security
The Power of Data is Saving Fuel for the Rail Industry
The rail industry has long been one of the most fuel-efficient methods of transportation for both freight and passenger service. The ongoing investment in clean and green technology has continued to push the rail industry above others, such as vehicle and air travel, as the least polluting mode of transportation. Innovation
Canada’s railways as recovery partners post COVID-19
Moving the Economy
Enabling Canada's World-Class Supply Chain
The record investments in infrastructure and equipment earmarked in 2020 are enabling railways to better serve their customers by enhancing the safety, efficiency and resiliency of the rail network. Moving the Economy
Safety Always Boards First on Canada’s Railways
Canada's railways are the safest in North America. We're committed to safety, and our record shows it. Click to learn more. Safety and Security
Rail is Green Transportation
Railways move people and goods, while doing good. They reduce traffic on our highways, save energy and help to curb greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution. Click to learn more. Sustainability