Transport Canada Allocates C$5.4MM for Rail Resiliency
Transport Canada is distributing up to C$5.4 million to 20 infrastructure projects country-wide that it says will make railroads “more resilient to extreme weather risks.”
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Lac-Mégantic Bypass Land Acquisitions Proving Problematic
Nearly 10 years after Lac-Mégantic, the crude-oil train wreck that claimed 47 lives and led to new tank car regulations in Canada and the U.S., problems persist in the efforts to build
Authorities Call for Better Oversight Along Canada’s Provincially Regulated Railways
With the release of investigation documents surrounding a 2019 accident in which a GO Transit train struck two people at a public crossing in Ontario, officials from the Transportation Safety Board of Canada are expressing concerns about the safety oversight of provincially regulated railways.
Transport Canada to Address Climate Change Impacts on Rail
Transport Canada has launched its first climate change-focused call for proposals to help ensure “railway infrastructure is resilient to extreme weather events.”
Lac-Mégantic bypass work continues
Nine years after the July 13, 2013 crude oil train runaway wreck at Lac-Mégantic, Quebec that claimed 47 lives and destroyed much of the village’s downtown, the Government of Canada and Transport Canada continue preliminary work on building a bypass rail line.
Transport Canada announces new rail safety measures
This week, the Canadian Minister of Transport, the Honourable Omar Alghabra, announced that the Government of Canada is taking new actions to improve rail safety, in alignment with the Transportation Safety Board of Canada’s recommendations regarding the derailment in Field, British Columbia, in 2019.
Bells & Whistles—Largest rail project in last 30 years clears final regulatory hurdle
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Canadian Minister of Transport announces new measures to improve track conditions
The Government of Canada is continuing to move ahead with concrete actions which improve railway track safety to better protect those living and working near Canada’s rail corridors.
Government of Canada approves changes to improve railway track inspections
The Government of Canada is continuing to move ahead with concrete actions which improve railway track safety to better protect those living and working near Canada’s rail corridors.
Government of Canada approves changes to improve railway track safety
The Government of Canada is taking action to improve railway track safety to better protect those living and working near Canada’s rail corridors, while also ensuring that railway tracks are in optimal condition to safely move Canadian goods to market.
Canada and Canadian Pacific announce agreement on Lac‑Mégantic rail bypass
The Lac-Mégantic rail bypass project is moving forward as Transport Canada and Canadian Pacific agree on plans.
U.S. Department of Energy says that Bakken crude is no more volatile than other types of oil
The Department of Energy submitted a report to Congress on Tuesday that concluded, essentially, that Bakken crude oil is not any more volatile than other types of oil. The study was done
Speed limits for crude oil trains increased by Transport Canada
Freightwaves is reporting that government speed restrictions on crude oil trains, imposed on Feb. 16 after a Canadian Pacific train carrying crude oil derailed on February 6, will be lifted on April 1.
More than CA$20M awarded to 105 projects to improve rail safety in Canada
The government of Canada will contribute CA$20.7 million (US$15.9 million) to 105 projects and initiatives aimed at improving rail safety.
Canada awards clean air research grants
Transport Canada has awarded 10 projects grants to support academic research aimed at reducing air emissions from the rail sector.
Lac-Mégantic five years after: Much accomplished, much to do
On the fifth anniversary of one of the most horrific rail accidents in modern times, Canadian officials issued a series of statements with a common thread: We remember, we will learn and
Canada invests in port, rail projects at Port of Vancouver
The government of Canada, through the National Trade Corridors Fund, is granting CA$167 million (US$128.46 million) for three projects at the Port of Vancouver in British Columbia.