OTTAWA, Nov. 29, 2023 – The Railway Association of Canada (RAC) today unveils the winners of its 2023 Safety and Environment Awards, recognizing excellence and innovation. Recipients’ commitment to safer, cleaner communities speaks for itself: Safety CN – Enablon GO: “CN’s Near Miss and Hazard reporting system allows employees to proactively identify issues across the […]
OTTAWA, Oct. 15, 2023 – Four college students with dreams of making their careers in rail are getting help with their tuition as the first recipients of new scholarships supported by the Railway Association of Canada (RAC) and its annual Women in Rail conference. “Women in Rail is all about breaking down barriers to gender […]
OTTAWA, September 25, 2023 – Major investments in green technology are powering continued progress in Canadian railways’ drive toward lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The latest Locomotive Emissions Monitoring (LEM) report released today by the Railway Association of Canada confirms that, year-over-year, GHG emissions intensities improved across all railway operations: GHG emissions intensity for freight […]
July 6, 2023 All of Canada and every Canadian railroader stands in solidarity with the people of Lac-Mégantic and with those who lost loved ones in the tragedy. The memories of those who perished are forever etched on our collective soul. The events of that day serve as a stark reminder of every railroader’s singular mission: to […]
The RAC’S Women in Rail Conference for 2023 is coming up fast. It will take place virtually, meaning you can join from anywhere, connect with women from across the rail sector, and gain expert insights. The conference celebrates the achievements female railroaders and empowers more women to take on leadership roles in the industry. Attendees […]
On April 14, Canadian Pacific (CP) and Kansas City Southern (KCS) combined to create Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC), the first single-line railway connecting Canada, the U.S., and Mexico. The company marked the creation of CPKC by hosting a celebration event in Kansas City. “Today…begins a new chapter of railroad history in North America. As […]
OTTAWA, April 26, 2023 — Four years’ worth of evidence prove Canadian railways remained strong and reliable despite the unprecedented impacts of COVID-19 on producers and suppliers everywhere. A new paper, titled “Strengthening All Links: Building More Resilient, Fluid Supply Chains in Canada,” provides detailed insights and exceptional clarity into the complexity of modern supply chains and transit time variability amid pandemic […]
– Federal – As Marc mentioned above, the federal budget contained significant elements affecting rail, including an interswitching “pilot” and Supply Chain Office. Rail-specific measures: Amendments coming to the Canada Transportation Act (CTA) for a temporary extension, on a pilot basis, of the rate-regulated interswitching limit in the prairie provinces to “strengthen rail competition” Amendments coming to the CTA to […]
OTTAWA, March 28, 2023 — The Railway Association of Canada (RAC) calls the federal government’s move to resurrect the failed policy of extended regulated interswitching misguided and harmful to Canada’s supply chains. “This policy will cause Canadians to pay more for virtually everything that moves by rail,” says Marc Brazeau, the RAC’s President and CEO. […]
OTTAWA – February 13, 2023 – A leading independent global transportation consulting firm, CPCS, says Canada’s rail freight rates are the lowest of major market-based economies in the world it surveyed, including the United States. The findings, contained in a new CPCS report entitled International Comparison of Rail Freight Rates, concluded that Canada’s average rail freight rate […]