Surrey, B.C., mayor-elect wants LRT by 2018
Ontario metropolitan areas have dominated Canadian light rail transit (LRT) development in recent years, but the mayor-elect of Surrey, British Columbia’s second-largest city, wants to join the LRT party.
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Intermodal leads U.S. freight rail traffic gains
With intermodal leading the way, U.S. rail freight traffic during the week ending Oct. 25, 2014 maintained growth momentum, the Association of American Railroads reported Thursday, Oct. 30.
Commentary
Transport Canada resumes modest rail safety regulation
After a train crash of criticism by Canada’s Transportation Safety Board and the country’s auditor-general, Transport Canada is softly moderating its three-wise-monkeys approach to railway regulation.
Toronto mayor-elect deemed transit-friendly
Toronto residents on Monday, Oct. 27, 2014 elected John Tory as the 65th mayor of Canada’s largest city, generating cautious optimism among rail industry observers. Tory, a former business executive, will assume office on Dec. 1, garnering 40% of the vote in a three-way race.
U.S. rail traffic keeps on keeping on
Freight rail traffic continued to increase for North America’s three largest economies in the week ending Oct. 18, 2014, led by strong U.S. rail gains, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported Thursday, Oct. 23.
Gains keep coming for U.S. freight rail traffic
U.S. freight rail traffic kept advancing in the latest week ending Oct. 11, 2014, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported Thursday, Oct 16, suggesting continued U.S economic strength may continue despite Wall Street concerns of a global economic slowdown.
U.S. freight traffic powers into October
U.S. freight traffic continued to notch gains during the week ending Oct. 4, 2014, the Association of American Railroads reported Thursday, Oct. 9.
AAR: September ends with U.S. freight traffic up
U.S. freight traffic finished the last full week of the month ending Sept. 27, 2014 the same way it ploughed through the full month itself, with gains, the Association of American Railroads (AAR) reported Thursday, Oct. 2.
Record intermodal paces U.S. freight gains
U.S. freight rail traffic for the week ending Sept. 20, 2014 kept rising from levels of a year ago, the Association of American Railroads reported Thursday, Sept. 25. As per the previous week, this most recent week’s intermodal volume set a record high for U.S. railroads, breaking the previous record of the week before, AAR said.
Record intermodal powers U.S. freight gains
U.S. freight traffic categories continued to grain ground in the week ending September 13, 2014, the Association of American Railroads reported Thursday, Sept. 18, boosted by record-breaking intermodal activity.