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December 29, 2020 | North America

Maintenance contract awarded for Toronto light rail project

MOSAIC Transit Partners Maintenance (MTM) has awarded a 30-year contract for maintenance of the LRV fleet, catenary and trackside infrastructure on the Toronto’s Finch West (Line 6) light rail line project to Bombardier Transportation.

December 23, 2020 | North America

Canadian Pacific completes acquisition of Detroit River Rail Tunnel

CANADIAN Pacific (CP) has purchased the remaining 83.5% share of the 2.6km Detroit River Rail Tunnel, worth approximately $US 312m, from former partner Omers Infrastructure.

December 21, 2020 | Technology

Canadian Pacific to develop hydrogen freight locomotive

CANADIAN Pacific (CP) has announced plans to develop North America’s first hydrogen-powered line-haul freight locomotive.

December 21, 2020 | North America

TransLink orders additional trains for Vancouver SkyTrain

TRANSLINK, which operates Vancouver’s Skytrain metro system, has awarded a $C 721m ($US 565m) contract to Bombardier Transportation for the supply of 41 five-car trains for the network.

December 18, 2020 | Policy

Canada publishes hydrogen strategy

THE Canadian government released its Hydrogen Strategy for Canada on December 16, which aims to support plans to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050, and “cement Canada’s position as a global, industrial leader of clean renewable fuels” as part of its post-Covid economic recovery.

December 18, 2020 | Metros

CDPQ Infra announces Montreal REM East network

CDPQ Infra, together with the government of Québec and the City of Montreal, have announced a new $C 10bn ($US 7.8bn) automated Metropolitan Electric Network (REM) light metro network to better connect locations in the east of the city.

December 4, 2020 | Financial

IRJ In-Brief – Financial: VIA Rail reports Q3 revenue drop; Warsaw Metro secures loan for new trains; Kazakhstan plans new freight terminal

Canada: VIA Rail has reported an 86% drop in ticket revenues to $C 15.5m ($US 12m) in its third quarter report.

November 17, 2020 | Fleet

Alstom unveils new trains for Montreal REM

THE first four-car driverless metro train for Montreal’s Réseau Express Métropolitain (REM) automated light metro project were unveiled by Alstom on November 16.

November 4, 2020 | North America

Edmonton advances $C 2.6bn Valley Line West extension

THE Canadian city of Edmonton, Alberta, has announced Marigold Infrastructure Partners (MIP) as the preferred bidder for a contract to design, build and partially finance its $C 2.6bn ($US 1.98bn), 14km Valley Line West light rail extension.

October 28, 2020 | Financial

CN reports falling revenue, rising demand

CANADIAN National Railway (CN), has reported “sequential improvements” in its third-quarter financial and operating results, despite the continued impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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