News Releases
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Railway Association of Canada releases 2014 Rail Trends
January 5, 2015The 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 performance of Canada’s railway industry. Rail Trends contains a rolling 10-year review of statistics, reflecting multiple aspects of railway performance: from safety and fuel efficiency, to infrastructure investment and productivity. -
Railway Association of Canada releases 2012 Locomotive Emissions Monitoring report
December 22, 2014Despite challenges associated with increased fuel consumption among Class I freight railways, rising traffic and volumes, and adjustments to the commodities moved by the railway industry, RAC members are well-positioned to reach their emission-reduction goals. -
2015 RAC Training and Inspection Rates
December 18, 2014Please be advised of the following increases in 2015 regarding the RAC training and inspection rates. -
Canada’s resource and transportation sectors respond to Lobbyists’ Code of Conduct amendments
December 5, 2014Advocates 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 to the Lobbyists' Code of Conduct. -
Railway Association of Canada honours 2014 safety award winners
December 2, 2014The Railway Association of Canada (RAC) today recognized four of its members for their outstanding contributions to rail safety. Representatives from CN, CP, VIA Rail, and The Roberval and Saguenay Railway Company accepted their awards at the association’s Rail Day event in Ottawa. The annual RAC Safety Awards encourage Canada’s railway industry to adopt safe practices and to promote awareness of rail safety, to ensure that their networks remain among the safest in the world. -
RAC responds to TSB’s 2014 Watchlist
November 26, 2014While 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) to require all modes of transportation to adopt a formalized process for proactively identifying and reducing risk. Canada’s railway industry supports measures to improve safety across the transportation sector, and it is working collaboratively with TC to revise SMS regulations, and to better understand, adopt and maintain safety culture. -
Canadian Railway Hall of Fame accepting nominations
November 7, 2014The 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 and passenger railway infrastructure. -
RAC supports government response to Lac-Mégantic report
October 29, 2014The Railway Association of Canada (RAC) supports new rail safety measures announced today by Transport Minister Lisa Raitt in response to the Transportation Safety Board (TSB) report into the tragic accident in Lac-Mégantic, Que. RAC worked collaboratively with Transport Canada in addressing the TSB recommendations and its members will comply fully with all new rules. -
Update on rail tank car safety
October 10, 2014Canada’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 Association of Canada (RAC) believes that new tank car requirements and regulations must be harmonized between Canada and the United States, to ensure the safety of cross-border shipments. -
RAC expresses its sympathy for the victims of the Lac-Mégantic incident
October 8, 2014The 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 his reports into the incident.