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WORLD'S STEEPEST FUNICULAR OPENS IN SWITZERLAND
Drunk passengers risk death on railway Jump to media player Network Rail has released video of inebriated people falling on to rail tracks... READ MORE›
HUNTER HARRISON, CSX CEO AND FORMER HEAD OF CP RAIL AND CN RAIL, DIES AT 73
Hunter Harrison, the president CEO of railroad giant CSX Corp., has died, the company announced Saturday... READ MORE›
THE BRAINCHILD OF A NSW MILLIONAIRE, IS THIS THE WORLD'S FIRST SOLAR TRAIN?
Tim Elderton, from the Lithgow Railway Workshop, was tasked with building curved solar panels and a battery system to power the train... READ MORE›
CSX CORP. SAYS CEO HUNTER HARRISON ON MEDICAL LEAVE
Darren Calabrese Canadian Press Related Stories Florida-based railroad CSX Corp... READ MORE›
APOLOGY AFTER JAPANESE TRAIN DEPARTS 20 SECONDS EARLY
The Tsukuba Express line takes passengers from Akihabara in eastern Tokyo to Tsukuba in about 45 minutes... READ MORE›
700 CHINA-EUROPE FREIGHT TRAINS TO DEPART XINJIANG IN 2017
Freight train X9091 waits for transportation to Almaty of Kazakhstan, in Urumqi, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on Oct 19, 2017... READ MORE›
700 CHINA-EUROPE FREIGHT TRAINS TO DEPART XINJIANG IN 2017[1]
A total of 700 China-Europe freight trains are expected to depart from Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, by the end of 2017, the regional logistic center said Thursday... READ MORE›
CSX CEO APOLOGIZES FOR PROBLEMS, CUSTOMERS DEMAND IMPROVEMENT
Since he took over, Harrison has rapidly closed CSX rail yards, lengthened trains, mothballed locomotives, and slashed overtime pay and hundreds of jobs... READ MORE›
HOW WIND CAN POWER THE WORLD'S MASS TRANSIT
The world's soaring population is prompting a slew of transit innovations wheel-free bullet trains, obstacle-sensing robot cars, 120mph passenger pods... READ MORE›
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NETWORK RAIL TO BE STRIPPED OF CONTROL OVER BRITAINS TRAIN TRACKS AS OPERATORS WILL WIN POWER TO IMPROVE SERVICES
Commuters are infuriated by the delays and blame the train companies, which in turn blame Network Rail and have to seek compensation for any delays... READ MORE›
NO LONG-TERM FUTURE IN TAR SANDS, SAYS ALBERTA'S PREMIER
Notley admitted Alberta would be squeezed to fight climate change while protecting jobs in the oil patch at a time of low energy prices... READ MORE›
NETWORK RAIL UPGRADE DELAYED BY GOVERNMENT
The government says it will delay or cut back a number of modernisation projects planned for Network Rail... READ MORE›
'THE WORST OF THE FIRE IS NOT OVER'
And Fort McMurray's critical infrastructure -- including the water treatment plant, waste water treatment plant, Highway 63 and the Grant MacEwan Bridge -- remained intact Tuesday night... READ MORE›
JANE FONDA: DON'T FALL FOR 'GOOD-LOOKING LIBERALS' LIKE TRUDEAU ON ENVIRONMENT
Fonda, a 79-year-old political activist and two-time Oscar winner for best actress, is the latest celebrity to visit and express concerns about the Alberta oil sands... READ MORE›
THIS IS WHY VETERANS ARE THROWING AWAY THEIR WAR MEDALS IN DISGUST
Mr Griffin, who won his medal for serving in Iraq, Afghanistan, Northern Ireland and Macedonia, said it was a "powerful" and "incredible experience,"... READ MORE›
'I HAVE A ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY FOR SUCH COMMENTS,' BRIAN JEAN SAYS AFTER DEATH THREATS APPEAR ONLINE
The Alberta RCMP tweeted a response on Friday, saying, "We have received a number of posts regarding comments posted online about public figures. Thank you for your concern."... READ MORE›
FIRST GREAT WESTERN RAIL STAFF TO HOLD SERIES OF STRIKES
The RMT said the strike was being held over threats to jobs services and safety from the introduction of the new Hitachi Intercity trains... READ MORE›
COULD THE OILSANDS REALLY BE PHASED OUT? HERE ARE THE POSSIBILITIES
Oilsands too important to phase out Trudeau's comments last week caused a political tempest in Alberta, but not much of a ripple in the business community... READ MORE›
OILSANDS PLANT BLAST NEAR FORT MCMURRAY LEAVES 1 DEAD, ANOTHER CRITICAL
One person is dead and another is in critical condition after an explosion Friday afternoon at Alberta's Nexen Long Lake facility, Wood Buffalo RCMP say... READ MORE›
AT LEAST 5 KILLED AFTER WHALE-WATCHING BOAT SINKS
With 27 people on board in the waters near Tofino British Columbia a popular vacation spot on the west coast of Vancouver Island... READ MORE›
OTTAWA TO ANNOUNCE DECISIONS TOMORROW ON NORTHERN GATEWAY, LINE 3 PIPELINES
Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr also appointed a ministerial panel to review Northern Gateway, and commissioned Environment Canada to study the project's upstream greenhouse gas emissions... READ MORE›
SAUDI OIL MINISTER'S MESSAGE FOR HIGH-COST CRUDE PRODUCERS
Saudi oil minister's message for high-cost crude producers 'get out' of market... READ MORE›
OIL COMPANIES DONATED TO CLINTON FOUNDATION WHILE LOBBYING STATE DEPARTMENT
The State Department's 2009 approval of the Alberta Clipper pipeline benefited some donors to the Clinton Foundation... READ MORE›
NEW THREAT TO CANADA'S PACIFIC HUMPBACK WHALES?
However, there are concerns that the whales face new risks from increased oil and natural gas exploration... READ MORE›
BRITAIN'S PRIVATISED RAIL NETWORK MAKES MILLIONS FOR FOREIGN STATE-OWNED TRAIN COMPANIES
Labour leadership contender Jeremy Corbyn has pledged to make Britain's railways entirely state-owned and run by a citizens' corporation... READ MORE›
U.S., CANADA ABORIGINAL TRIBES FORM ALLIANCE TO STOP OIL PIPELINES
Last week the U.S. Justice Department intervened to delay construction of the pipeline in North Dakota... READ MORE›
ENGINEER LENDS VOICE TO MAIL RAIL TOURS AS SECRET WORLD OPENS TO PUBLIC
The system proved expensive and unreliable, and ran only between 1863 and 1874, with many delays while trains stuck in tunnels were hauled free... READ MORE›
FALLOUT IN ALBERTA: THE HUMAN TOLL WHEN OIL PRICES CRASH
Alberta is now the one that is taking the hit, so how can the rest of Canada not come to our help, she wants to know... READ MORE›
US AND CANADA PROMISE TO LEAD WORLD TO LOW-CARBON ECONOMY
Countries previously seen as climate change villains present shared vision on cutting emissions as Justin Trudeau meets Barack Obama at White House... READ MORE›
DOZENS DIE IN INDIAN TRAIN DERAILMENT
Fourteen coaches of passenger train roll off track near the northern city of Kanpur injuring around 150 people... READ MORE›
MARKET FORCES ALIGN AGAINST OILSANDS THOUGH INNOVATION PROMISES AN UPSIDE
Also announced oilsands expansions in the past two months... READ MORE›
OIL SURGES 6% ON OPEC AGREEMENT, BUT ANALYSTS SKEPTICAL OF SUSTAINED RALLY
Oil surges 6 percent on OPEC agreement, but analysts skeptical of sustained rally... READ MORE›
1ST CONFIRMED CASE OF ZIKA VIRUS IN ONTARIO, PROVINCE SAYS
Ontario has confirmed its first case of the Zika virus, provincial health officials say... READ MORE›
ALBERTA PREMIER RACHEL NOTLEY TRIES TO DOUSE DRAGON'S FIRE
So, if now we've got a Toronto wealthy businessman who wants to tell Alberta voters how to vote, I say bring it on... READ MORE›
'ALBERTA LOST ITS FOCUS,' B.C. GOVERNMENT SAYS IN THRONE SPEECH SLAM
B.C. throne speech cites Alberta as example of how not to run a province... READ MORE›
GAS PUMPS RUNNING DRY AT PETRO-CANADA STATIONS IN WESTERN CANADA
Sneh Seetal, spokeswoman for Suncor, Petro-Canada's parent company, says an unplanned outage recently at its Edmonton refinery is contributing to the gas shortage... READ MORE›
FRANCE TGV CRASH: CHILDREN ON BOARD DERAILED TRAIN
Several children were on board when a high-speed train derailed during a test run in France, killing 11 people, the rail company SNCF has said... READ MORE›
QUEBEC'S LEGAL ACTION ON ENERGY EAST MISCHARACTERIZED, NOTLEY SAYS
Premier says initial criticism of quebec's move was based on misunderstanding, and transcanada is ok with it... READ MORE›
CP RAIL PROPANE CARS COLLIDE NEAR EDMONTON IN 3RD 'REMOTE CONTROL' ACCIDENT
What's more, CP is in arbitration with its main employee union over expansion plans for the RCLS Remote Control Locomotive System ... READ MORE›