Media
January 23, 2015
Transportation costs affect homebuying decisions: report
Efficient, low-cost transportation services like commuter rail have a big impact on the full costs of home location options, according to new research from RBC...
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Railway Association of Canada releases 2014 Rail Trends
The Railway Association of Canada (RAC) is pleased to announce the publication of the 2014 edition of Rail Trends, the association’s annual report on the...
Read MoreDecember 22, 2014
Railway Association of Canada releases 2012 Locomotive Emissions Monitoring report
Despite challenges associated with increased fuel consumption among Class I freight railways, rising traffic and volumes, and adjustments to the commodities moved by the railway...
Read MoreDecember 18, 2014
2015 RAC Training and Inspection Rates
Please be advised of the following increases in 2015 regarding the RAC training and inspection rates.
Read MoreDecember 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...
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