Media
July 15, 2015
Northern Ontario firefighters to receive industry-sponsored transportation emergency response training
Media are invited to attend a training session for northern Ontario emergency responders on how to safely respond to a transportation incident involving flammable liquids.
Read MoreJuly 15, 2015
Canada’s railways dismayed by bias and inaccuracies in recent Maclean’s article
For more than a century, towns and cities have been built around rail tracks and Canadians have relied on railways to ensure the efficient movement...
Read MoreJuly 6, 2015
Railway Association of Canada statement on two-year anniversary of Lac-Mégantic
The Railway Association of Canada (RAC) today acknowledges the tragic accident that occurred two years ago in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec. Canada’s railway industry remains deeply committed...
Read MoreJuly 2, 2015
Safety Management Systems update
Railway Association of Canada (RAC) members welcome changes to Canada’s Railway Safety Management System (SMS) regulations, which came into effect on April 1, 2015. Canada’s...
Read MoreJune 15, 2015
RAC Dangerous Goods Team completes first railway emergency response training course of 2015
The Railway Association of Canada Dangerous Goods Team has completed its first of three 40-hour railway emergency response training courses at the Justice Institute of...
Read MoreMay 28, 2015
Railways announce new mobile app to give Canadian first responders real-time dangerous goods information
Canada’s railways are launching their new AskRail app, aimed at providing emergency responders with real-time information about a train’s rail-car contents in the event of...
Read MoreMay 1, 2015
Railway association welcomes Canada-U.S. harmonized tank car standard
Canada’s railways take safety very seriously. The railway industry has advocated for more robust tank car standards including increased shell thickness, jacket protection, and full-height...
Read MoreMay 1, 2015
Railway association statement on electronically controlled pneumatic brakes
Electronically Controlled Pneumatic (ECP) braking systems use electronic controls to activate air-powered brakes on all cars in a train simultaneously. ECP brakes do not prevent...
Read MoreApril 27, 2015
SeeTracksThink: Railway Association of Canada welcomes Rail Safety Week 2015
“See Tracks, Think” is the key message of this year’s Rail Safety Week (April 27 – May 3), a national week of activities devoted to...
Read MoreMarch 11, 2015
Railway association statement on new tank car standard
The Railway Association of Canada (RAC) welcomes the federal government’s new tank car standard. The RAC also supports the government’s aggressive timeline for phasing out...
Read MoreFebruary 11, 2015
Canadian Railway Hall of Fame announces 2013-2014 inductees
John Armstrong, Milton Deno and the community of Saint-Lambert, Que. are the 2013-2014 inductees into the Canadian Railway Hall of Fame (CRHF), a virtual exhibit...
Read MoreFebruary 4, 2015
Montreal adopts new guidelines for residential developments near railway operations
The City of Montreal has become the first major urban area in Canada to adopt the Guidelines for New Development in Proximity to Railway Operations...
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