Media
December 5, 2014
Canada’s resource and transportation sectors respond to Lobbyists’ Code of Conduct amendments
Advocates for some of Canada’s large resource and transportation sectors today sent a letter to Canada’s Commissioner of Lobbying, Karen E. Shepherd, regarding proposed amendments...
Read MoreDecember 2, 2014
Railway Association of Canada honours 2014 safety award winners
The Railway Association of Canada (RAC) today recognized four of its members for their outstanding contributions to rail safety. Representatives from CN, CP, VIA Rail,...
Read MoreNovember 26, 2014
RAC responds to TSB’s 2014 Watchlist
While federally-regulated railway companies are mandated to have safety management systems (SMS) in place, in its latest Watchlist, the TSB called on Transport Canada (TC)...
Read MoreNovember 7, 2014
Canadian Railway Hall of Fame accepting nominations
The Canadian Railway Hall of Fame (CRHF) is currently accepting nominations to recognize individuals, communities and technologies that have been instrumental in building Canada’s freight...
Read MoreOctober 29, 2014
RAC supports government response to Lac-Mégantic report
The Railway Association of Canada (RAC) supports new rail safety measures announced today by Transport Minister Lisa Raitt in response to the Transportation Safety Board...
Read MoreOctober 10, 2014
Update on rail tank car safety
Canada’s railways believe that more stringent tank car standards are essential to improving the safety of transporting dangerous goods by rail. In addition, the Railway...
Read MoreOctober 8, 2014
RAC expresses its sympathy for the victims of the Lac-Mégantic incident
The Railway Association of Canada (RAC) again expressed its deep sympathies for the victims of the Lac-Mégantic, Que. derailment today, as the Quebec coroner released...
Read MoreOctober 6, 2014
RAC Dangerous Goods Team completes Dangerous Goods Training
On Friday, October 3, the RAC Dangerous Goods Team completed the delivery of its 40-hour Railway Emergency Response course at the Justice Institute of British...
Read MoreSeptember 22, 2014
City of Montreal wins Merrill Henderson Award for its leadership in community-railway proximity awareness
The City of Montreal has been selected as the first-ever recipient of the Merrill Henderson Award for its proactive approach in identifying and planning for...
Read MoreSeptember 19, 2014
CN President Claude Mongeau to address Canadian Rail Summit & RSI/CMA 2014
The Railway Association of Canada, the Canadian Association of Railway Suppliers, and the U.S.-based Railway Supply Institute and Coordinated Mechanical Associations invite the media to...
Read MoreAugust 19, 2014
RAC to review TSB’s Lac-Mégantic report
The Railway Association of Canada (RAC) is studying the Transportation Safety Board of Canada’s (TSB) report into the July 6, 2013 derailment in Lac-Mégantic, Que....
Read MoreAugust 7, 2014
15 Years For the RAC Dangerous Goods Team
In June 2014, the RAC Dangerous Goods Team (DGT) turned a young 15 years old. Since June 1999, the DGT has serviced RAC members in...
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