Transportation
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Couillard wants Bombardier rail plant to get Montreal subway renewal contract
Concerned jobs could be at stake without new business at the La Pocatiere plant.
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NYC awards New Flyer a contract for 108 Xcelsior buses
Add-on equivalent of 216 units to US subsidiary’s order backlog
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Bombardier plant gets $54M Via contract to upgrade 17 train cars
Contract will allow for the stainless steel cars to become fully accessible.
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Customers blame efficiency drives at railroads for backlogs over winter months
They cite reductions in crew, locomotives and cars in a drive to boost bottom lines for railroads.
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Broken rail led to Saskatchewan potash train derailment: TSB
Crack had been there for some time and the rail broke when the train passed over it on Oct. 3.
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UPDATE: CN apologizes, promises immediate action to clear grain shipment backlog
Offering incentives for key employees to delay retirement and postpone vacations, and to entice back recently-retired employees.
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Grain industry facing ‘dire situation’ as backlog of grain shipments grow
Car order fulfilments from Canada’s two major railways was 38% during the week of Feb. 12.
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CN and CP say service will improve as frigid winter weather subsides
Heavy snow in Western Canada and frigid temperatures slowed service fro both rail companies.
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Hike in serious rail, pipeline accidents in 2017: Transportation Safety Board
Of 1,090 railway incidentslast year, 115 involved dangerous substances, including five accidents where the substances leaked.
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If no orders, Bombardier may lay off hundreds at its Quebec railway plant
At least half of the factory’s 600 jobs on the line when Montreal subway contract complete.
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MMA and former employees settle, fined $1.25M in Lac Megantic case
Found guilty of violating Quebec Fisheries Act after crude oil leaked into the Megantic Lake and Chaudiere River.
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Canada, US plan expands preclearance: more customs facilities, more places
Plans to discuss potential US sites and the longer-term goal of applying it to commercial goods.
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[Video] SpaceX’s hot new monster rocket ready for first test flight
Powered by three boosters and 27 engines making it the most powerful working rocket.
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Growing rail transport expected to bolster oil prices for Canadian producers
Will ease volume constraints on the Keystone pipeline system between Alberta and the US Gulf Coast.
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Canadian railway industry waiting for proven technology to prevent crashes
Describes enhanced train control systems required to operate in the US next year are costly, unproven technology.
