CN on Sept. 29 issued the “2025-26 Winter Plan—Built for the Challenge,” outlining its preparations for meeting customer and stakeholder needs in the months ahead. The railroad said it combines “robust infrastructure, operational discipline, a trained workforce, and technological innovation to meet winter head-on” and “keep the economy moving safely.”
More than 12 years after the crude oil train wreck at Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, that claimed 47 lives and led to new tank car regulations in Canada and the U.S., the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) has now received the official application to build a 7.75-mile (12.5-km) rail bypass around the village. According to the government of Canada, this allows the project to move into the assessment phase.
Canadian Minister of Transport and Internal Trade Chrystia Freeland on Sept. 2 hosted the “Made in Canada: Ferries and Rail Summit” in Hamilton, Ontario, which Transport Canada said would help the country’s ferry services, railways,
Transport Canada and Prairies Economic Development Canada on March 21 committed to investing a total of C$175 million over a five-year period to support operations and maintenance of the Hudson Bay Railway (HBR) and pre-development activities at the Port of Churchill.
The U.S. and Canadian governments have enacted legislation updating the phaseout date of all tank cars used for the rail transport of flammable liquids, except DOT-117J (new) and DOT-117R (rebuilt) cars, to
Alongside Canada’s new Prime Minister, Mark Carney, Chrystia Freeland on March 14 was sworn in as Minister of Transport and Internal Trade in a ceremony presided by the Governor General, Her Excellency the Right Honorable Mary Simon, at Rideau Hall in Ottawa.
Canada’s Minister of Transport Anita Anand and Internal Trade on Feb. 28 announced the establishment of the Supply Chain Advisory Council, comprised of experts and senior leaders in their fields.
Finally, nine years after VIA Rail proposed a dedicated passenger rail line for the Toronto-Quebec corridor, outgoing Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau raised a highball for design of the railway by a
Transport Canada on Feb. 12 announced an investment of up to C$33.1 million for six projects in Alberta and British Columbia under the National Trade Corridors Fund to “promote growth and better connect communities and regions across Canada.”
The governments of Canada and Manitoba on Feb. 4 committed to investing C$43 million and C$36.4 million, respectively, over a two-year period to continue upgrading Hudson Bay Railway (HBRY) and Port of Churchill.
