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US initiates new investigations on Canadian fabricated steel imports
Will also investigate whether producers in Canada, China and Mexico are receiving unfair subsidies.
Alberta Opposition Leader Jason Kenney says he would shelve oil by rail deal
Premier Rachel Notley announced the province will lease 4,400 railcars to get more oil to foreign markets.
Agency to investigate possible freight rail problems in Vancouver
The Forests Products Association of Canada said rail delays last year cost the forest sector over $500 million.
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Via Rail places $989M train order with Siemens for key rail corridor
No Canadian content requirement; the German firm will build the trains at its North American headquarters in California.
Trudeau in Churchill as town celebrates rail line repairs
Flooding in the spring of 2017 damaged the tracks and severed the only land link to the town.
Study says transporting oil and gas safer by pipeline
Fraser Institute says rate of spill incidents 4.5 times greater by rail.
Forged aluminum truck wheels dramatically cut CO2
Alcoa peer-reviewed study looks at the benefits of switching from steel wheels.
Surveys show weak trends in China manufacturing
Hopes raised for more policy moves.
Bombardier wins $31M order for TRAXX locomotives
Bombardier Transportation has won an order from Bure Equity Fund for seven Bombardier TRAXX F140 AC locomotives designed for freight transport in Sweden and Norway.
$1T business bonanza in India
Canadian manufacturers take note: India plans to invest more than US$1 trillion over the next five years to meet infrastructure demands and more than half of that money will be coming from the private sector.
