HAMILTON, Ontario — Canada’s Minister of Transport and Internal Trade, Chrystia Freeland, says the nation’s rail and shipbuilding interests agree they should use as much Canadian-made steel and aluminum as possible as part of their manufacturing efforts. Freeland convened a “Made in Canada” summit meeting in Hamilton on Tuesday including rail manufacturers, shipbuilders, and steel […]
ELKO, British Columbia — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is dispatching investigators to the site of a CPKC derailment on Tuesday night, Sept. 2, 2025, the agency announced. The TSB’s brief announcement said a team of investigators “will gather information and assess the occurrence.” The CBC reports the derailment occurred about 8 p.m. Tuesday […]
SQUAMISH, British Columbia — The mayor of Squamish is asking British Columbia’s Minister of Transportation and Transit to convene consultations over Canadian National Railway’s plan to end operations on 214 miles of its former BC Rail line through Squamish. In Canada, consultations are a formal process to gather information and opinions from affected parties and […]
OTTAWA, Ontario — Canada’s Minister of Transport and Internal Trade, Chrystia Freeland, will hold a summit on Canadian manufacture of rail and ferry equipment on Sept. 2, 2025, Transport Canada has announced. The event, “Made in Canada: Ferries and Rail Summit” will be held in Hamilton, Ont., and will bring together industry and government officials […]
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia — The Nova Scotia government is planning to study the possibilities of developing light rail in Halifax and commuter rail in the area of the province’s largest city, which accounts for 63% of the Nova Scotia population. The government is seeking qualified consultants to carry out a rail feasibility study through a […]
In October 1953, a blanket of fog lies over Sherbrooke, Quebec, as Quebec Central G2 4-6-2 2556 awaits departure time of train 1 for Quebec City as a G3 Pacific brings train 39 into the station. Photo by Philip R. Hastings […]
TORONTO — Alstom will build new subway cars for the Toronto Transit Commission at its Thunder Bay, Ontario, plant, after the TTC cancelled bidding for the contract and elected to award the order to the only company that could build the equipment in Canada. The move was announced Friday (Aug. 15), with the TTC saying […]
MONTREAL — Réseau express métropolitain light rail service between downtown Montreal and Brossard, Quebec, is slated to resume on Monday (Aug. 18) following a six-week closure to prepare for the opening of most of the rest of the REM system. The closure of the 10.3-mile (16.5-kilometer) section that opened in July 2023 was necessary, REM […]
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Rocky Mountaineer has announced a limited-run trip through Canada’s Banff and Jasper national parks to be offered for four weeks in summer 2026. The “Passage to the Peaks” service will feature two days of viewing the parks with an overnight stay in Kamloops, B.C. It will offered beginning June 10 from […]
DORVAL, Quebec — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is seeking a regional senior investigator for its rail department. The job involves leading and supporting investigations of rail occurences across Canada, developing investigation reports, and communicating results to the public. It is open to individuals residing in Canada, as well as Canadian citizens and permanent […]
The Canadian National’s 4-8-4 U-4s were striking machines from any angle. Colors were black with green stripes, cab, and tender, accented by gold trim and white tires. This scene is at Spadina roundhouse in Toronto, on March 10, 1957. Jim Shaughnessy photo […]
WINNIPEG, Manitoba — A broken wheel, which fractured after sustaining a dent to the back of the wheel plate, led to the derailment of a Canadian National Railway unit grain train in Manitoba in March 2024, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada said in an investigation report released Tuesday (July 29, 2025). The derailment occurred […]
