Canada railway news – Page 4
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NewsWork starts on Gaspésie realignment
CANADA: Work has started on the reconstruction of a section of the Gaspé Railway in Québec, as part of a programme to restore freight and passenger trains to the Gaspé peninsula. VIA Rail long-distance passenger trains between Montréal and Gaspé were suspended in 2011 owing to ...
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Metro Report InternationalReconstruction of Toronto’s Bloor-Yonge metro station funded
CANADA: Funding has been finalised for a major expansion of TTC’s Bloor-Yonge station, the busiest on the Toronto metro network. The scheme is valued at C$1·5bn, which is to be funded via a three-way split between the city, provincial and federal governments. The expansion work is aimed ...
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NewsVIA Rail establishes High Frequency Rail project office
CANADA: National passenger train operator VIA Rail has established VIA HFR – VIA TGF Inc to act as a dedicated project office for development and delivery of the High Frequency Rail project. This envisages the provision of dedicated tracks for 200 km/h electric passenger trains on ...
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Metro Report InternationalOttawa light rail inquiry makes 103 recommendations
CANADA: There were persistent failures in leadership and communication during development of Ottawa’s light rail project, with the city and PPP concessionaire Rideau Transit Group losing sight of the public interest, according to a public inquiry report which makes 103 recommendations to fix problems and ensure they ...
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NewsTrains ordered for Ontario Northlander revival
CANADA: The government of Ontario has announced a C$139·5m order for three trainsets to enable the reintroduction of the Northlander passenger service.
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NewsFunding to address the impact of climate change on rail
CANADA: Transport Canada has issued the first call for proposals under the Climate Change & Adaptation to Extreme Weather Infrastructure initiative. Funding of up to C$10·5m is available in the next year to increase rail’s resilience to extreme weather events, repair damage resulting from such events ...
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Metro Report InternationalOntario Line driverless train, railway systems and operating contract awarded
CANADA: Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx have formally awarded the Connect 6ix consortium the Rolling Stock, Systems, Operations & Maintenance contract for the 15·6 km Ontario Line metro project in Toronto. The consortium was named preferred bidder for the design, build, finance, operate and maintain contract in ...
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NewsSouthwestern Ontario passenger rail enhancement study commissioned
CANADA: The federal government has appointed two consultancies to study options to improve passenger train frequencies and on-time performance and to shorten travel times in southwestern Ontario. CPCS Transcom and WSP will examine present and future demand, evaluate existing routes, identify options for new alignments as ...
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NewsNew owners to expand services at Alberta Midland Railway Terminal
CANADA: Rail freight terminal operator Alpenglow Rail Services and investor Connor, Clark & Lunn Infrastructure have acquired Alberta Midland Railway Terminal Ltd, which provides wagon staging and storage-in-transit for industrial customers in the the greater Edmonton region. The 120 ha AMRT site 30 km east of ...
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Metro Report InternationalToronto’s Eglinton Crosstown LRT project delayed
CANADA: Completion of Toronto’s Eglinton Crosstown light rail line will be further delayed, transport agency Metrolinx has announced. ‘We had expected the Eglinton Crosstown LRT to be fully built, thoroughly tested and in service this fall in accordance with our project agreement with Crosslinx Transit Solutions, ...
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NewsCanadian rail industry to assist Ukraine
UKRAINE: A working group to support the reconstruction of Ukrainian transport infrastructure and the resilience of rail assets has been formed by the governments of Ukraine and Canada, national railway Ukraliznytsia, and the Railway Association of Canada on behalf of Canadian railways.
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NewsNorth American and European rail supply industry associations sign MoU
INNOTRANS: The US Railway Supply Institute, the Canadian Association of Railway Suppliers and European supply industry association UNIFE have signed a Memorandum of Understanding aimed at strengthening future collaboration. The three organisations said the MoU signed at InnoTrans in Berlin would begin a new phase in ...
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Metro Report InternationalToronto metro project preferred bidders selected
CANADA: Infrastructure Ontario and Metrolinx have announced the preferred proponents for the Toronto Ontario Line metro project’s Civil, Stations & Tunnel (South) and Rolling Stock, Systems, Operations & Maintenance PPP contracts. Ontario Transit Group and Connect 6ix each ranked first after the evaluation of the requests ...
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Metro Report InternationalO-Train extension systems integration support contract awarded
CANADA: Ricardo has been appointed to provide systems integration verification services for the southern extension of Ottowa’s DMU-operated O-Train Line 2. Services on the 6 km line from Bayview to Greenboro were suspended in May 2020 to enable engineering work for the extension south to Limebank, ...
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NewsSouthwest Ontario passenger rail study
CANADA: The federal government is to call tenders shortly for the appointment of an external adviser to assist with exploring options for upgrading passenger rail services in southwestern Ontario. The adviser will analyse passenger demand and route options, submitting a final report by the end of ...
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Metro Report InternationalTwo shortlisted for Calgary Green Line project
CANADA: Two consortia have been shortlisted for a contract to design and build the first phase of Calgary’s Green Line light rail project, covering the 18 km from Shepard to Eau Claire with 13 stops. They are: Bow Transit Connectors: Barnard Constructors of Canada, LP, ...
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NewsHudson Bay Railway upgrade funding announced
CANADA: The federal and provincial governments have announced funding for significant enhancements as well as operation and maintenance of the Hudson Bay Railway. Operated by the Arctic Gateway Group partnership of First Nation and northern communities, the Hudson Bay Railway provides the only affordable year-round all-weather ...
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In depthCanada: Generational change will transform travel
A multi-billion dollar investment programme will change the way people use public transport in Canada’s most populated area, with GO Expansion bringing frequent all-day electric train services to routes across the Toronto region.
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NewsAIMCo to acquire Cando Rail & Terminals
CANADA: Alberta Investment Management Corp has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a 100% equity stake in Cando Rail & Terminals Ltd from the rail freight group’s employees and private equity investor TorQuest. Manitoba-based Cando was founded in 1978 and now operates more than 40 industrial ...
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NewsHudson Bay Railway permafrost study funded
CANADA: Current and future permafrost conditions along the Hudson Bay Railway corridor to Churchill in Manitoba are to be studied by the University of Calgary with C$4·4m of funding from the National Trade Corridors Fund. The results will be used to develop strategies to ensure the ...