Railway Association of Canada announces 2018 Safety Award winners
Four members – CP, VIA Rail, Cando Rail Services and Genesee & Wyoming – received awards for their outstanding safety leadership in 2018.
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Canadian Railway Hall of Fame unveils new website honouring Canada’s rail industry’s past and celebrating its future
Through a user-friendly design, the new CRHF website features every inductee since the CRHF was established in 2002, and allows visitors to easily submit nominations.
Marc Brazeau named next President and CEO of the Railway Association of Canada
The Board of Directors of the Railway Association of Canada (RAC) today announced the appointment of Marc Brazeau as the new President and Chief Executive Officer of RAC, effective July 3, 2018.
Canada’s railways welcome Railway Safety Act review report
The Railway Association of Canada (RAC) welcomes the collaborative and comprehensive Railway Safety Act (RSA) review report tabled today in Parliament by Transport Minister Marc Garneau.
RAC repeats calls for programs to help shortlines invest in infrastructure
The RAC today expressed its profound discontent at the lack of capital funding programs dedicated to helping shortline railways invest in their infrastructure.
RAC appears before the Senate Standing Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs on Bill C-46
Railway Association of Canada (RAC) Acting President Gérald Gauthier today voiced the rail industry’s concerns about the impact of legalized recreational marijuana on workplace safety to senators as they consider Bill C-46, which aims to prevent drug- and alcohol-impaired driving.
RAC recognized for rail safety awareness and training efforts
The Railway Association of Canada (RAC) was recognized for going beyond the normal call of duty to advance rail safety through awareness and emergency response training at the first annual TRANSCAER® awards, held April 10 in Sherwood Park, Alta.
RAC welcomes federal investment in Quebec City-Windsor corridor passenger rail fleet
The Railway Association of Canada (RAC) today welcomed the announcement of federal funding for VIA Rail to replace its fleet in the Quebec City-Windsor corridor.
Letter to the editor: Investing in Canada’s Critical Rail Infrastructure
A letter to the editor written by RAC Acting President Gérald Gauthier appeared in the March 14, 2018 print edition of The Globe and Mail and online.
Canada’s railways partner with U.S. and Mexican peers to support NAFTA renewal
The associations representing freight railways in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico today sent a joint letter supporting the renewal of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to trade negotiators from each nation.