MONTREAL — The second portion of Montreal’s Réseau express métropolitain light rail system will open on Monday, Nov. 17, builder CDPQ Infra announced today (O t. 20, 2025). The Deux-Montagnes branch, replacing an EXO commuter line that ended operations on Dec. 31, 2020, will add 33 kilometers (20.5 miles) 14 stations to the six stations […]
OTTAWA, Ontario — The Canada Strong Pass, which debuted this summer and includes free or discounted travel on VIA Rail Canada, will return for about a month around the Holiday season, the Canadian government has announced. The pass debuted this summer after being proposed by the Liberal Party as part of its platform for the […]
GATINEAU, Quebec — Incidents in which train crews fail to recognize and follow signal indications remain one of Canada’s key transportation safety issues, the Transportation Safety Board said this week in updating its ongoing Watchlist of such issues. It also noted that fatigue management continues to be an issue across all modes of transportation. “These […]
MONTREAL — The firm building Montreal’s Réseau express métropolitain light rail system has announced additional delays in opening more of the system. CDPQ Infra said in a Thursday (Sept. 25) press release that the RM’s Deux-Montagnes branch will open sometime in November, while the Anse-à-l’Orme branch will not open until spring 2026. A year ago, […]
BERN, Switzerland — The Swiss Federal Office of Transport has announced new regulations for freight wagons in the country. The new regulations include measures such as minimum wheel diameters, more frequent maintenance schedules, and optimized wagon inspections. Operators and fleet owners have until the end of 2025 to comply with the new rules. The regulations […]
OTTAWA, Ontario — Chrystia Freeland, Canada’s minister of transport and internal trade, has resigned and will not run in the next federal election. Steve MacKinnon, the leader of the government in the House of Commons, has been named the new transport minister. Freeland, who ran for leadership of the Liberal Party prior to the most […]
EDMONTON, Alberta — The Port of Montreal’s Contrecœur container terminal project — subject of a new agreement announced this week by the port — is among the first five projects that will be examined by the Canadian government’s new Major Projects Office, which aims to fast-track the regulatory process for significant construction. Prime Minister Mark […]
JAFFRAY, British Columbia — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada will investigate a CPKC derailment that occurred Tuesday (Sept. 9, 2025). near the community of Jaffray, the agency has announced. TSB investigators will gather information at the scene and assess the occurrence, the second in the area in about a week. The Canadian Press reports […]
MONTREAL — The Montreal Port Authority and the Canadian arm of Dubai’s DP World announced that they have entered into a Joint Development Agreement to develop a new container terminal. The new facility will add 1.15 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs, the standard measure of container volume) to the port’s annual handling capacity. It is […]
CALGARY, Alberta — CPKC has turned the 2024 Final Spike Tour, featuring No. 2816, the Empress 4-6-4 steam locomotive, into a 50-minute documentary that will premiere on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025 at the Calgary International Film Festival. Titled The Pulse of the Continent, this breathtaking film chronicles the 76-day journey marking the first anniversary of […]
TORONTO — The opening of the much-delayed Eglinton Crosstown light rail project has been pushed back again, although by how much has yet to be determined. The most recent estimate had projected the 11.8-mile (19-kilometer), 25-station line across Toronto would open this month, but the line has yet to begin its required 30-day revenue service […]
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 […]
