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A poll commissioned by Leger Un sondage réalisé plus tôt cette année par Léger marketing for the Railway Marketing pour le compte de L’Association des chemins Association of Canada earlier this de fer du Canada a mis en lumière certaines opinions year highlighted some surprising surprenantes des Canadiens à l’égard du transport ferroviaire attitudes by Canadians about freight marchandises. Il semble les Canadiens appuieraient en rail. It seems that a great majority grande majorité (87 %) le fi nancement public du transport of Canadians (87 percent) would ferroviaire marchandises, ce qui est d’autant plus étonnant support the government providing que le secteur ferroviaire ne demande pas au gouvernement funding for freight rail. Surprising, de lui verser des subventions et qu’il n’en reçoit aucune because the rail industry is not ask- actuellement. ing the government for such subsi- En fait, les entreprises ferroviaires au Canada sont dies, nor does it receive any today. détenues et exploitées par des intérêts privés. Les chemins In fact, the railway business in Canada is privately owned de fer construisent, exploitent, entretiennent et contrôlent and operated. Railways build, operate, maintain and police leurs propres voies et leur infrastructure, dont les ponts et their own tracks and infrastructure, including bridges and tun- les tunnels. Bien que la question n’ait pas été posée dans nels. Although the question was not included in the survey, le sondage, il ne serait pas surprenant d’apprendre que 50 it wouldn’t be surprising to fi nd that 50% of legislators in the % des législateurs au pays croient que les chemins de fer country believe that freight railways are at least partly owned marchandises appartiennent au moins partiellement à l’État or subsidized by government. Perhaps because of our great ou bénéfi cient de subventions gouvernementales. Peut-être history involving railways, there is an enduring myth that gov- qu’en raison de notre formidable histoire à laquelle sont asso- ernment still owns them. This isn’t the case, of course, and for ciés les chemins de fer, il existe un mythe persistant voulant 2012 railways are on track to spend some $3 billion investing que ceux-ci soient encore détenus par l’État. Bien entendu, ce in this considerable infrastructure. n’est pas le cas et, selon les prévisions, les entreprises ferro- Unfortunately, when something has as much history as viaires investiront en 2012 quelque 3 milliards de dollars dans rail, myths come with the territory and it can take a long time leur importante infrastructure. to change perceptions. Another example is service: as early Malheureusement, un secteur si imprégné d’histoire as 2005, some shippers were lobbying the government for comme le rail a suscité l’émergence de mythes qui se sont regulated service agreements. This led to the 2008 Rail Freight solidement enracinés, et l’évolution des perceptions demande Service Review and the appointment of Jim Dinning to facili- du temps. Prenons l’exemple du service : dès 2005, certains tate discussions between rail customers and railways and his expéditeurs exerçaient des pressions auprès du gouverne- fi nal report earlier this year. In other words, a lot of process ment afi n d’obtenir des ententes de service réglementées. spread over an extended period of time. However, during C’est ce qui a suscité la tenue, en 2008, de l’Examen des the period from 2008 to 2011, service improved by 50 per- services de transport ferroviaire de marchandises et la nomi- cent, according to data supplied by the shippers themselves. nation de monsieur Jim Dinning pour faciliter les discussions Although this improvement in service was understood in the entre les clients et les chemins de fer. M. Dinning a publié marketplace, the myth perpetuated in Ottawa and the Federal son rapport fi nal plus tôt cette année. Autrement dit, il y a eu Government introduced the “Fair Rail Freight Service Act,” on un processus intensif qui s’est étendu sur une longue période. December 11. Or, dans l’intervalle de 2008 à 2011, le service s’est amélioré A related myth is that shippers are paying a high price for de 50 %, selon des données fournies par les expéditeurs eux- rail service in Canada. The popular thinking is that Canada is a mêmes. Bien que cette amélioration du service ait été recon- large country, geographically, and so it stands to reason that nue sur le marché, le mythe a perduré à Ottawa et, le 11 our freight rates would be higher to offset the investment décembre, le gouvernement fédéral a annoncé l’introduction that needs to go into infrastructure. Again, this perception d’un projet de loi intitulé Loi sur les services équitables de is dead wrong. According to data from the World Bank and transport ferroviaire des marchandises. the American Association of Railroads, we know that Canada Un autre mythe connexe circule selon lequel les expédit- and the US have the lowest freight rates in the world. Lower eurs paieraient un prix élevé pour le service ferroviaire au than China and Russia, where there are considerable public Canada. Selon la croyance populaire, il semble raisonnable, subsidies for operations and infrastructure and lower than compte tenu de l’étendue géographique du Canada, que nos European countries, which are small and densely populated. tarifs marchandises soient plus élevés pour contrebalancer les Yet another myth, a holdover from the days of govern- investissements nécessaires dans l’infrastructure. Encore une ment monopoly (or maybe from the Board Game), is “market fois, il s’agit d’une perception complètement fausse. Grâce à power”. More than one study has been done about the rates des données fournies par la Banque mondiale et l’Association that Canadian railroads charge for their services, including of American Railroads, nous savons que le Canada et les

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586102_GECapital.indd 1 5/4/12 2:22 PM rates charged to customers that have no competitive options États-Unis présentent les tarifs marchandises les plus bas au such as trucking or another railroad, and abuse of market monde. En fait, ils sont plus bas que ceux de la Chine et de la power has never been found. CP and CN are fi erce competitors, Russie, où les entreprises bénéfi cient d’importantes subven- who also compete with other railroads in North America, truck- tions publiques visant l’exploitation et l’infrastructure, et plus ing, barges and other water transport and short line railroads. bas que ceux des pays européens, qui sont petits et densé- The vast majority of customers have access to other carriers. ment peuplés. Moreover, they have access to existing provisions under the Un autre mythe se perpétue depuis l’époque du mono- Canada Transportation Act, designed to give customers com- pole de l’État sur le secteur, soit celui du « pouvoir sur le petitive options and ultimately impose regulatory outcomes on marché >>. Plusieurs études ont été menées au sujet des the railways. With the introduction of the new freight service prix que demandent les chemins de fer canadiens pour leurs legislation, they will have additional protection and the right to services, incluant les prix demandés aux clients ne disposant a service agreement. d’aucune autre solution concurrentielle auprès d’un autre che- I have had the pleasure of meeting many transportation min de fer ou d’une entreprise de camionnage. Or, aucune de and logistics professionals and have learned a great deal about ces études n’a révélé l’existence d’un pouvoir sur le marché. the changes and evolution of transportation in North America Le CP et le CN sont de farouches concurrents, qui se mesurent over the past few months. There is less difference between aussi à d’autres chemins de fer en Amérique du Nord, à des the needs and concerns of truckers and railroads than one transporteurs routiers, à des exploitants de barges et d’autres might think. More than one trucking executive has been heard moyens de transport par eau ainsi qu’à des chemins de describing their reaction to the recession and resulting slow fer d’intérêt local. La grande majorité des clients ont accès growth. Their focus is on running fewer trucks; on utilizing the aux services d’autres transporteurs. De plus, ils peuvent se equipment they have more effi ciently; eliminating empty trail- prévaloir des dispositions existantes de la Loi sur les transports ers; on charging for all of their services, especially premium au Canada qui prévoit l’offre de solutions concurrentielles aux services such as information tracking and logistics that save clients et, à terme, l’imposition aux chemins de fer de solu- money for their customers. They have had to get lean, in the tions réglementaires. Avec l’introduction de la nouvelle légis- same way that a manufacturing customer has introduced lean lation sur le transport ferroviaire des marchandises, les clients manufacturing practices. They have introduced longer trucks, profi teront d’une protection additionnelle et auront droit à la including those with multiple trailers and larger trailers. négociation d’une entente de service.

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603906_Herzog.indd 1 10/11/12 1:56 PM A great deal more change coming Interview with CP’s Hunter Harrison

customers to move CP from laggard to leader in four years. The changes announced include: • work force adjustment of 4,500 and future siz- ing to match emerging volumes; • closing of hump yards at Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg, Alyth (Calgary), and Bensenville (Chicago) to be converted to fl at switching yards; • reorienting the internal culture and cut out bureaucracy by centralized planning and decen- tralized execution; • building 12-15,000 ft. sidings to accommodate longer trains. Mr. Harrison graciously accepted Interchange’s invitation to share his plans to turn CP around and make it more profi table, and bring the operating ratio down from the worst in the industry to one in the mid 60 percent range.

Interchange We understand that you’ve been pretty busy talking to CP’s rank and file since your arrival. What have you learned?

Hunter I have been through all of our major terminal complexes in some level of detail and listened to the local personnel explain to me the various Appointed on June 29, Hunter E. Harrison operations and processes. wasted no time in months of strategy sessions. I realize they’re anxious. We’ve already imple- On July 4, his fi rst day in his new Calgary offi ce, mented a great deal of change here in the fi rst six he arrived at CP headquarters and held a nine- months. There’ll be much more coming. However, hour marathon review meeting the result of it’s my sense that people are ready to embrace which has set the course for the swift changes that change. CP’s a great franchise with a lot of he intended to implement in short order. In the opportunities. I know people at CP are ready to room were executives from marketing and sales, move from the bottom to the top. operations and core HQ functions who heard fi rst hand Harrison’s observations and expectations. Interchange It was then that he declared that he would move What are the top two or three immediately to an operations focused railway areas of change you see being with only one goal, that of providing the best required? possible service to customers. In early December he laid out additional plans Hunter to implement disciplined execution of a new Well, it’s basically two things. We’ve got to get operating plan that provides premium service for our costs under control. The second thing, where

10 Interchange | Winter / Hiver 2012 we’ve already seen a lot of success is a real focus day out of service from Vancouver to Toronto, and on asset utilization and turning our assets. Vancouver to Chicago, both ways, which has cer- We have closed the hump operation at tainly helped our intermodal offering. And there Toronto, Bensonville, Winnipeg, Alyth and is a shift that’s taking place where we’re develop- Chicago, where we also have consolidated our ing a culture that every offi cer, every leader in the intermodal operation into one yard from two. company, develops a real passion for service for The reason for that, which people really don’t the customer. We are moving away from a more understand, is those yards are 1950s and 1960s centralized service approach to one where the vintage humps. Our mix of business has changed person on the ground is really sensitized to those signifi cantly since then. If you go back to that needs, and reacts to them in a very fast, effi cient period of time, 80 to 85 percent of the cars that manner. we handled had to be sorted, classifi ed, switched, I have now sat down face to face with most whatever term you use, so there was a need for of our major customers. They have been patient the hump. with us, given that they sense what the end prod- The nature of our business has changed. uct might be. I think they are encouraged that Bulk and intermodal, which compromises over this is going to be a stronger CP, which is good for 70 percent of our business, is all handled in them, good for Canada and I think that they’re unit trains. We certainly didn’t need classifi ca- looking forward to seeing the advantages of the tion yards. We’re going to a more fl at switching improved service offering. mode of operation, and that’s been a pretty dra- matic change for people. But once again they’ve Interchange embraced it well, and productivity has gone up, As you know the industry is that has allowed our service velocity and train very focused on the rail freight speed to improve. So we have seen positive ben- service review, and the impact it efi ts from those changes already. could have on service plants and customer relations. Any thoughts Interchange on that? How about the service side? What have you been hearing from Hunter customers that you speak with? I think that we’re maybe into the fi fth year of What’s been their reaction? the review. I’ve read the report and on balance I didn’t take much issue with it. But, you know, the Hunter devil’s always in the detail. Well, we have initiated change in our major CN is the best operating railroad in the world intermodal markets where we effectively took a right now in my view. We at CP hope to achieve

Railway Association of Canada / Association des chemins de fer du Canada 11 what they’re achieving someday. As predicted, We’ve cut through a lot of the bureaucracy at CP is quickly changing. I believe that within two headquarters, where we were clearly top heavy, or three years the two best railroads in the world and we’ve set out on a mission to reduce some will be both based in Canada. I think Canada has layers and get the decision making made in a lot the best rail system in the world, and regarding quicker fashion, and to be more reactive to the the Service Review, I’d be careful about tinkering market. Besides that one position in IT, the other with success. positions have been fi lled internally and I don’t I think any system that creates, or encour- really see the need or the opportunity to go out- ages, adversarial relationships between the rails side. Now having said that, if some star railroader and the shippers is not the way to go. With due comes along, and they’re available, and we think respect, railroading can be a pretty complex that they can do something to add to this organi- business. I would proceed very cautiously with zation, we’d certainly take a look at bringing new legislation. talent in.

Interchange Interchange You have built a reputation for Going back to your point about precision railroading. What will be cutting out the bureaucracy, do CP’s guiding principles going forward you see CP being in active hiring in terms of its operating philosophy? mode once this plan is fully implemented? The industry, as Hunter you know has an older workforce Well, I don’t think it’s any different than what and we have a lot of employees I’ve tried to instill in organizations that I’ve been coming up for retirement in the associated with, going back to the early 90’s with next three to five years. Where Illinois Central. These principles are basically: does that all shake out for CP? service (do what you say you will do), safety, cost containment and asset utilization which I Hunter mentioned earlier. And I guess probably the most We clearly need to cut through these layers of important principle of the whole is to recognize bureaucracy and we’re fortunate to some degree that successful organizations have successful, that we have this high attrition rate that you’ve good people. described. So I don’t think it’s any secret that this company, when all is said and done, is not going Interchange to have as many employees and/or contractors Do you see yourselves having to as we have today. Much of that can be dealt bring in some more new blood at with through attrition. The changes being imple- the senior level? mented will cause some people to have to shift and learn a new discipline, or maybe relocate. But Hunter if they’re willing to do that, chances are we’ve got We’ve really only made one change (Chief a position for them. Technology Offi cer) at the senior level, as far as And then I think we’ll be in a new position to bringing in, “new blood”. We’ve had, I guess, four start rebuilding where that’s required. leaders at the senior level that for various reasons have left the organization. You know, in a couple Interchange of cases, it was because of expiration of contracts, Tell us more about your asset and those people have decided not to stay. They utilization efforts and how this will certainly had the opportunity, but, you know, they help achieve your plan. decided it was time to retire or move on … and we have not replaced those individuals. Hunter I have not fi lled the Chief Operating Offi cer’s Yes absolutely. You know, in spite of all the job, and that’s by design. I need some time to get debate in the proxy contest about the “structural a better feel for what’s going on, and understand issues”, I don’t see us having any such issues. what we really need in that position. I don’t want We can compete with the best of the railroads in to lock in any time lines, but certainly within the North America with the physical plant we have. next year we’ll choose someone whether it’s For one example, we have already seen our internal or external, whether it’s a he or she, to train length go up on a run rate in the 14 to 15 step in to the position of COO, which will probably percent range. That’s signifi cant, so when you’re be an expanded role. able to increase train size, and you in turn reduce

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579382_Progress.indd 1 3/21/12 3:53:32 AM train starts that will create more productive, eats up working capital, and so, all this starts to heavier, longer trains and fewer people. fi t together. Another example would be the service changes we made to intermodal. People Interchange were saying, well that’s good, you know … To what extent are you looking at that’s excellent for service, and so forth … your physical track network and and it is good for service and it is one of the how it is properly sized to meet reasons we did it, but what people overlook your customer demands? is: by taking that day out of the transit time, and in a couple of cases a little more than a Hunter day, it reduces the overall requirements for Absolutely. If you look at the “typical railroad”, locomotives on the system by about 40 loco- 50 percent of the expenditure might be replace- motives. Now, if you reduce 40 locomotives, ment capital, and then there’s some productivity there’s a certain number of people that are capital, where we’re going to spend a good bit on associated with maintaining those locomo- siding extensions and brand new sidings. This will tives, and there’s a certain number of associ- eliminate some bottlenecks that will allow us to ated parts and materials which otherwise run longer trains even more effectively without adversely affecting speed and velocity. So, that’s going to be a big effort for the next year or so. Having said that, the bucket of capital that I spend Canadian Pacifi c annually is around 1 billion dollars. I don’t see this changing signifi cantly over the Announces New next three or four years. Because, for example, we had a good deal of money budgeted for Senior Operations Team locomotive replacements. We’ve taken “in round Canadian Pacifi c announced the senior operations team who will lead numbers” 400 locomotives out of service; some the execution of the new service plans. Doug McFarlane is appointed we’ve monetized and scrapped or sold, but Senior Vice-President U.S. Operations. Guido De Ciccio is appointed Senior there’s about 350 in storage status that are in Vice-President Canadian Operations. Scott MacDonald is appointed Senior reserve for growth. So the requirement that we Vice-President Operations (System). All three seasoned railroaders will saw in the past for additional locomotives has report directly to President and CEO E. Hunter Harrison. already gone down, but we’ll redeploy those sav- MacDonald joined CP in 2003 as Director, Locomotive Maintenance. After ings in infrastructure and we’re doing that work holding the position of Service Area Manager – Mechanical, he was pro- a little differently. The sidings that we have are moted to General Manager, Operations followed by Assistant Vice-President short (5000-6000 ft). Instead of letting them sit roles in Operations and Transportation. In 2010, MacDonald was appointed there and rust, we’re going to take the steel and Vice-President Transportation. Prior to his career at the railway, MacDonald combine it with another siding, which reduces spent 13 years with the Canadian Forces as an Aerospace Engineering our capital outlay because you don’t have to buy Offi cer and seven years with GE Transportation Systems. He holds a new rail. Mechanical Engineering Degree with Honors and a Masters of Engineering in Thermal Power. Interchange De Ciccio began his career with Canadian Pacifi c in 1976 in the We touched on the economy Mechanical department and then spent a brief period in Marketing & and how in some circles there’s Sales. He then returned to Operations and served as Service Area Manager optimism and other circles it’s for Montreal & North East U.S, General Manager, Eastern and Assistant pessimism. Where do you see Vice-President, Eastern Operations before stepping into the role of Vice- growth coming for CP? President Canadian Operations in 2010. De Ciccio holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from Concordia University. Hunter McFarlane joined CP in 1976 and his career spans from a labourer in the Well everybody’s excited about the energy Mechanical department to a qualifi ed conductor and locomotive engineer, sector and related areas, so I think it’s probably and key executive roles in Operations, Transportation, Interline, Marketing our most exciting and immediate area of growth, & Sales and Labour Relations leading to his appointment of Vice-President but if you also look at what people are talking U.S. Operations in 2010. 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Dr. Derek Martin, director of Operating a scheduled railway means keep- of American Railroads (AAR), CP, CN, National ing trains moving. Reducing delays resulting Research Council Canada, the University of CaRRL, was awarded an Alberta from rock and snow slides and roadbed-related Alberta and Transport Canada. track failures is a key priority for Canadian Funding for CaRRL during the next fi ve years Innovates Technology Futures railways. will come from Transport Canada ($1.1 million), To delve into these and other issues, the AITF ($1 million), AAR, CP and CN ($500,000 each) Tier 1 Industry Chair in Railway railway industry and the federal government and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Council Geomechanics, as well as an have joined forces to create the Canadian Rail ($1.5 million). Dr. Derek Martin, director of CaRRL, Research Laboratory (CaRRL) at the Edmonton was awarded an Alberta Innovates Technology NSERC Industrial Research campus of the University of Alberta. Other Futures Tier 1 Industry Chair in Railway partners in the venture are Alberta Innovates Geomechanics, as well as an NSERC Industrial Chair in Railway Geomechanics. Technology Futures (AITF), the Association Research Chair in Railway Geomechanics.

20 Interchange | Winter / Hiver 2012 Mike Lowenger, vice president of the Railway Association of Canada, says the impetus for cre- ating the lab came from the recommendations of the 2007 Railway Safety Panel report that called for more use of technology to improve the safety of train operations. The Railroad Research Advisory Board of Canada took up the proposal and garnered fi nan- cial support to create the lab with a mandate to study the geo-mechanical challenges facing Canadian railways while training a new gen- eration of engineers trained in railway design and operations. CaRRL will work in cooperation with AAR’s Transportation Technology Center at Pueblo, The lab in Edmonton will be able to link into Colo., and build on the center’s existing and research in other countries and the International ongoing research. It will also team up with Heavy Haul Association, Tays adds. “We don’t programs at other American institutions, includ- want to spend time reinventing the wheel.” ing the University of Illinois, Virginia Tech and Michael Hendry, CaRRL’s associate direc- Texas A&M. tor, says the lab already has six post-doctoral Lowenger points out that Canadian railways students studying at the facility and expects have to contend with a far harsher winter than another 20 graduate students to do work at the most American carriers encounter. “We wanted facility in the next fi ve years. “We’re aiming to a facility in Canada that would focus on hazard produce highly-qualifi ed personnel to work in management technology. We want a lab that the railway industry,” Hendry says. looks at matters we consider important.” The lab’s focus will be long-term engineering Dwight Tays, chief of Engineering Technology research on roadbed, sub-roadbed, ballast and with CN, who helped bring the lab to frui- frost heaves, which can pose safety hazards to tion, says the AAR-sponsored U.S. research railway operations. It will study landslides, rock network has produced a lot of benefi ts for falls, land subsidence, erosion, as well as snow Canadian railways, “but it does not have a lot and ice conditions. of research activities specifi cally focused on CaRRL will also conduct studies into winter winter operations.” service reliability that include optimal materials While the carriers have invested a signifi cant evaluations, fuels and cold weather engineering, amount of time and money in reducing ground avalanche monitoring and control, response to hazards to their operations, “they still have a service disruptions, and weather monitoring and signifi cant impact on our operations when they predictions. Having the railways active in the lab’s occur,” Tays explains. “If our train service is dis- work operations will ensure the research projects CaRRL will also conduct studies rupted because of one, it’s very hard to return to address the industry’s concerns, Hendry adds. normal operations.” Those disruptions are costly At the announcement of the lab’s formal into winter service reliability to clear up, both and in terms of delayed ship- launch, federal Transport Minister Denis Lebel ments and rerouted trains. There’s an obvious said his department’s “investment will support that include optimal materials fi nancial benefi t in reducing these interruptions. new job opportunities and make it easier for Tays says one goal for the lab is “to develop researchers, industry and governments to work evaluations, fuels and cold a way to prioritize risk areas. That way we can together to improve rail safety and effi ciency. weather engineering, avalanche manage ground hazards.” While mountainous By developing technology, and training the next terrain poses the risk of slides that can close generation of students for careers in rail, this monitoring and control, and damage tracks, in other regions the rail- partnership will help the Canadian rail sector ways want to identify areas where the roadbed remain well-equipped and competitive.” response to service disruptions, needs upgrading to minimize operational ser- Mike Roney, CP’s General Manager of vice disruptions. Technical Standards Engineering Services, said and weather monitoring and “The lab will look at ways to manage dis- his company was “proud to join with railway ruptions and things we can do with our infra- partners in support of this innovative research predictions. structure that will make us more durable,” he lab which will also foster a new generation continues. “What are the right things for us to of bright young minds in our industry. CaRRL focus on from an operational perspective?” will contribute to important research and

Railway Association of Canada / Association des chemins de fer du Canada 21 should generate plenty of ideas from the engineering community. In a presentation that accompanied the formal launch of the lab, CaRRL said it will specialize in geotechnical and cold weather engineering, risk assessment and mitigation, and equipment scanning technology. Its researchers will launch a data mining initiative that will comb the records of infrastructure and mechanical incidents spanning more than a century, decades of accumulated track geometry car measurements and data collected development that will provide valuable being conducted at the universities,” by the network of wayside detectors CN insight into improvements that can be he adds. and CP have deployed across the coun- made to railway effi ciency and reli- Tays says railway engineering used try. They will be looking “for trends and ability particularly for Canada’s colder to be part of many university engineer- correlations not previously identifi ed, winter climate.” ing curriculums. He sees the lab as a which will provide insight into problems Lowenger says the technical commit- way to attract interest in railway engi- on network scale.” tee of the Railroad Research Advisory neering among today’s students. Another project will look into frost Board brings together specialists from “Engineers who work with the lab heaves of track “to quantify the mag- the various sectors of the industry will come to the railway industry with nitude of the problem and determine to consider projects for the lab. That a lot of knowledge about how it oper- the local causes of frost at problematic includes both the short lines and railway ates,” he points out. “They will know sites.” Currently the railways deal with equipment suppliers. the work.” the heaves by slowing the speed of their “We’re an industry that needs to Finding new ways to boost the effi - trains. They can salt areas where heaves be more closely linked with research ciency and safety record of the railways are a reoccurring problem.

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22 Interchange610168_VIA.indd | Winter 1/ Hiver 2012 13/10/12 2:14 PM The lab will use ground-penetrating radar to study the susceptibility of the sub-grade beneath the line to heaves and fouling of the rock ballast used to stabilize the track. It will also research into the causes of tunnel icing during the winter, which is a hazard for trains passing through. The engineers will focus on under- standing how frost penetrates into tun- nels leading to the buildup of ice. The research will be conducted in CP’s Mt. Shaunghnessy tunnel in the Rockies. Another area of study will be how to remedy the composition of soft ground map the extent, degree and effect of in use has the optimal fracture tough- under the tracks that can hold up to fouled ballast. ness at low temperatures and what kind modern heavier freight trains. Degraded ballast can impair the of steel would be best. The purpose of this research project stability of the tracks and lead to higher It will also use the data from is to map the extent, variability and maintenance costs for the railways. The the trackside detectors to study the impact of very soft sub-grades on the lab hopes to fi nd short-term solutions to mechanical reliability of current airbrake track components and the amount of the problem while developing “a means designs and provide solutions. It will maintenance. It will use a new tech- of monitoring ballast quality on network also be examining the link between nology developed at the University of scale, to allow for informed planning of wheel shelling and winter weather con- Nebraska to measure track defl ection ballast renewal to minimize overall life- ditions that has been established by the from a moving rail car. cycle costs.” National Research Council. ■ The lab also plans to focus on Cold weather rail breaks are another the development of the techno- ongoing headache for the railways and Visit www.carrl.ca for more informa- logical and analytical capabilities to the lab plans tests whether rail currently tion about the CaRRL research initiative.

582249_Bartlett.indd 1 Railway Association of Canada / Association des chemins14/04/12 de fer du 10:23 Canada AM 23 CN adds new terminal and launches new maintenance and training facilities

The terminal is expected to open in the second quarter of 2013 and have an initial The last few months have seen major moves production in Canada should provide a mar- loading capacity of 30,000 by Canadian National Railway (CN) to expand its ket advantage to our crude oil producers and business line and provide new freight cars for its shippers.” barrels of crude oil per day. customers. Jean-Jacques Ruest, CN executive vice- That’s enough to fi ll more than It has signed a memorandum of under- president and chief marketing offi cer, said the standing with Tundra Energy Marketing Ltd. new business is welcome. “CN will help Tundra’s 50 tank cars. to construct a crude oil rail car loading termi- customers reach markets with good net-backs nal near Cromer, Man., to meet the needs of for their crude. And further growth will be part Bakken crude oil producers in that province and of the story – the Cromer transload terminal is Saskatchewan. expandable, with the potential to handle com- The terminal is expected to open in the sec- plete crude oil unit trains of more than 100 cars, ond quarter of 2013 and have an initial loading which will generate greater effi ciencies and mar- capacity of 30,000 barrels of crude oil per day. ket reach for Canadian crude oil. That’s enough to fi ll more than 50 tank cars. The “Working closely with companies such as facility will have the capacity for 100 tank car Tundra Energy Marketing is making the transpor- unit trains, which could handle about 60,000 tation of crude oil one of CN’s fastest growing barrels per day of crude oil. businesses,” he noted. “We expect to move more Bryan Lankester, president of Tundra Energy than 30,000 carloads of crude oil in 2012, and we Marketing, says, “This project, combined with believe we have the scope to double this crude 410,000 barrels of oil storage currently under oil business next year. construction at our terminal in Cromer – a six- CN also has a deal with Arc Terminals to build fold increase in existing capacity – will provide a tank car unloading terminal in Mobile, Ala., us with access to alternative North American to handle Western Canadian heavy and Bakken markets for Williston Basin crude oil over CN’s light crude oils destined to Gulf Coast refi neries. network at a time when there is inadequate The facility, expected to be in operation by next pipeline takeaway capacity. Our Cromer loca- June, will have a maximum handling capacity of tion at the most easterly point of crude oil up to 120 tank cars per day.

24 Interchange | Winter / Hiver 2012 Le CN construit un terminal et met en service des installations d’entretien et de formation

Au cours des derniers mois, le CN a pris des net pour son pétrole. En plus, la croissance mesures importantes en vue d’étendre son est au programme. En effet, le terminal de champ d’activités et d’offrir de nouveaux wagons transbordement de Cromer pourra être agrandi à sa clientèle. et accueillir plus tard des trains-blocs de plus de Le CN a signé avec Tundra Energy Marketing 100 wagons-citernes de pétrole brut, permettant Limited un protocole d’entente prévoyant la ainsi d’accroître l’effi cience et l’accès au marché construction d’un terminal de chargement de du pétrole brut au Canada. » wagons de pétrole brut près de Cromer, au « Grâce à des ententes d’étroite collaboration Manitoba, afi n de répondre aux besoins des avec des entreprises telles que Tundra Energy producteurs de la formation de Bakken dans Marketing, le transport du pétrole brut est cette province, ainsi qu’en Saskatchewan. devenu l’un des secteurs du CN à la croissance Le terminal, qui devrait être mis en service au la plus rapide, souligne-t-il. Nous prévoyons deuxième trimestre de 2013, aura une capacité transporter plus de 30 000 wagons complets de de chargement initiale 30 000 barils de pétrole pétrole brut en 2012 et croyons avoir le cadre Le terminal, qui devrait être brut par jour, soit suffi samment pour remplir plus nécessaire pour doubler nos activités dans le mis en service au deuxième de 50 wagons-citernes. Cette installation pourra secteur du pétrole brut dès l’an prochain. » recevoir des trains-blocs de 100 wagons-citernes, Par ailleurs, le CN a conclu un marché avec trimestre de 2013, aura une pouvant acheminer quelque 60 000 barils de Arc Terminals en vue de construire un terminal pétrole brut par jour. à Mobile, en Alabama, pour le déchargement capacité de chargement initiale Bryan Lankester, président de Tundra Energy de wagons-citernes de pétrole brut lourd de Marketing, a déclaré: « Grâce à ce projet et à l’Ouest canadien et de pétrole brut léger du 30 000 barils de pétrole brut notre aire de stockage de 410 000 barils de bassin de Bakken, destinés aux raffi neries de la pétrole en cours de construction à notre terminal côte ouest du golfe du Mexique. L’installation par jour, soit suffi samment de Cromer (qui multipliera par six notre capacité devrait être mise en service en juin prochain et actuelle), nous aurons accès à de nouveaux aura une capacité de manutention maximale de pour remplir plus de marchés nord-américains pour le pétrole brut 120 wagons-citernes par jour. 50 wagons-citernes. du bassin de Williston via le réseau du CN, à un John Blanchard, président d’Arc Terminals, a moment où la capacité d’acheminement par déclaré: « Le terminal de Mobile - le premier site pipeline est inadéquate. Le terminal de Cromer de déchargement de wagons de pétrole brut en étant situé au point de production de pétrole Alabama - procurera un bon accès aux raffi neries brut le plus à l’est au Canada, son emplacement de la côte du golfe du Mexique et assurera une devrait procurer un avantage concurrentiel à nos rotation rapide des wagons-citernes, ce qui aura producteurs et expéditeurs de pétrole brut. » pour effet d’accroître les volumes de livraison et Jean-Jacques Ruest, vice-président exécutif la vitesse des véhicules du parc et de réduire les et chef du Marketing du CN, précise que la coûts pour les propriétaires de wagons. » Compagnie se réjouit de cette nouvelle clientèle. On pourra également charger des condensats « Le CN aidera la clientèle de Tundra à accéder au terminal de Mobile, ce qui permettra le aux marchés et à obtenir un bon revenu retour à charge par le CN des wagons-citernes

Railway Association of Canada / Association des chemins de fer du Canada 25 John Blanchard, president of Arc consumer goods, fi nished vehicles and to effectively train a new generation Terminals, said, “The Mobile facility – grain, Ruest said. “These fl eet additions of railroaders.” the fi rst rail tank car crude-oil unloading will help us grow in line with our cus- Construction work has begun on the terminal in Alabama – will provide good tomers’ demands and ensure CN has the Winnipeg facility and will start next access to Gulf Coast refi neries and allow right mix of modern, productive assets.” year on the one in Homewood, Ill. The quick turnaround of tank cars, increasing The biggest purchase is 600 premium 100,000-square-foot facility in Winnipeg product delivery and fl eet velocity and 60-foot, double-door box cars for for- will host 250 to 300 employees a week reducing costs for car owners.” est products and metals traffi c. “These while its 75,000-square-foot centre The Mobile terminal will also load higher payload cars help improve cus- in Homewood will handle 100 to 125 condensate into tank cars for backhaul tomer loading effi ciency.” employees a week. New hires and exist- by CN to Western Canadian oil pro- It also acquired 558 high-capacity ing employees working jobs ranging ducers. In addition, it will be able to modern covered hoppers for grain from conductor to locomotive mechanic, accommodate both general purpose exports, 317 multi-level cars for fi nished and from track supervisor to signal and insulated and coiled cars, compared vehicle deliveries, 300 gondolas for coal maintainer, will receive state-of-the art with other facilities capable of handling exports, 232 ore cars for pelletized iron training at the centres. only general purpose tank cars. ore produced in Minnesota to supply Over the last four years, CN has hired Ruest said the Arc deal is part of CN’s steel mills in the United States, and 200 thousands of new railroaders as long- focus on “making its crude-oil custom- multi-purpose box cars for the North service employees retire and leave the ers more competitive and giving them American freight car pool. company. Workforce renewal is a major access to markets with good net-backs.” The company has also launched priority for CN and will be in the com- In 2012, the railway also acquired a company-wide employee train- ing years. Employees attending CN’s more than 2,200 new freight cars and ing program through new centres in learning centres will receive hands-on 1,300 new containers for grocery and Winnipeg and the Chicago area. “These training in indoor learning laboratories consumer goods to support traffi c facilities will be the centrepiece of CN’s with key equipment such as locomotive growth and improve customer service. enhanced railroader training program,” simulators and dispatcher stations. The equipment will be used in a range said Claude Mongeau, CN president Outdoor labs with dedicated roll- of markets, including forest products, and CEO. They “will include a modern ing stock and other equipment for fi eld metals, minerals, coal, iron ore, steel, training curriculum and equipment training also will be a key focus of the

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461914_NDT.indd30 Interchange 1 | Winter / Hiver 2012 1/22/10 10:46:28 AM service commercial, dans le nord le cycle d’utilisation de la locomotive. Dans le cadre du programme de l’Alberta. « Le CN a entrepris cet Alimentées à 90 pour cent en gaz d’essai, le CN fournira deux locomotives essai de locomotives afi n d’explorer naturel et à 10 pour cent en carburant EMD SD70M-2 de 4 300 HP. En plus la possibilité d’utiliser le gaz naturel diesel pour l’allumage, les locomotives de convertir le moteur, EMD fournira comme combustible de rechange au adaptées sont assorties d’un tender l’expertise technique nécessaire pour carburant diesel conventionnel, a dit contenant un réservoir de gaz naturel l’intégration au moteur des composants M. Creel. Cet essai refl ète la volonté du ou d’un wagon-citerne spécialement connexes et des commandes dans la CN de chercher des moyens d’améliorer équipé et protégé, placé entre elles. locomotive, notamment les technologies l’effi cacité de son exploitation et Le tender a été adapté par une unité d’injection directe à haute pression de faire progresser le programme de la société Chart Industries, Inc., (IDHP) et le système d’alimentation de développement durable de la établie à New Prague, au Minnesota. en gaz naturel. GMST s’occupera des Compagnie. La teneur en carbone du Le gaz naturel est fourni par Encana aspects liés à la liquéfaction du gaz gaz naturel est moindre que celle du Corporation. et mettra au point les systèmes de carburant diesel. Si, en fi n de compte, Les locomotives alimentées en gaz distribution. Les partenaires du projet la technologie ferroviaire d’utilisation naturel sont à l’essai sur l’itinéraire mettront au point conjointement un de cette forme d’énergie s’avère viable, de 300 milles s’étendant au nord tender novateur pour le gaz naturel les locomotives alimentées au gaz d’Edmonton jusqu’à Fort McMurray, dans le cadre de cette initiative. naturel produiraient beaucoup moins point d’accès ferroviaire à la région des Le groupe dirigé par le CN pense d’émissions de dioxyde de carbone. » sables bitumineux du nord de l’Alberta. mettre à l’essai le moteur en laboratoire Les deux locomotives SD40-2 du CN Le ravitaillement en combustible et en 2013 et sortir le prototype des fonctionneront au gaz naturel au moyen l’entretien sont effectués à Edmonton. locomotives de ligne en vue d’essais sur de trousses de conversion fournies par Le CN travaille également avec EMD, voie en 2014. Dans le cadre de ce projet, Energy Conversions Inc. (ECI) de Tacoma, Westport Innovations Inc. et Gaz Métro Westport a obtenu un engagement de Washington. Selon ECI, la locomotive Solutions Transport (GMST) à un projet fi nancement de 2,3 M$ du programme bicombustible permettra de réduire de à long terme visant l’utilisation d’un Technologies du développement 90 pour cent les émissions de dioxyde moteur ferroviaire de pointe alimenté durable du gouvernement canadien de carbone, et de 70 pour cent les au gaz naturel et d’un tender ferroviaire afi n d’adapter la technologie IDHP à des émissions d’oxydes d’azote pendant standardisé. applications de grande puissance. ■

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VIA Rail is transforming its passenger market demand can sustain the cost of VIA is focused on the Ontario-Quebec train services to reduce its dependence operation,” he pointed out. corridor because it “accounts for more on federal subsidies and position it to “Last year, despite generating $283 than 90% of our 4.1 million passengers,” support sustainable transportation in the million in revenues, these three services he explained. “It also accounts for 75 per- future, says Marc Laliberte, president and lost $261 million,” he said. “Ticket rev- cent of our revenue.” CEO. enue only covered 54% of our operating By contrast, VIA’s remote trains car- VIA has received nearly $1 billion in costs.” ried 109,000 passengers in areas where federal support since 2007 for rebuild- VIA’s train service to remote commu- transportation is limited. Meanwhile, ing cars, locomotives and stations, he nities requires a $144 subsidy for every “The Canadian, that goes from Toronto to told an Economic Club of Canada meeting 100 miles a traveler rides. On the trans- Vancouver over a 4-day journey, and the in Ottawa. “In the Toronto – Ottawa – continental routes, the subsidy is $42 Ocean, from Montreal to Halifax that runs Montreal sector alone, we have invested for every 100 miles, in the full Quebec overnight … transported 243,000 passen- over $400 million to build a third track in City to Windsor corridor it’s $21 per 100 gers last year,” he added. areas where there was signifi cant conges- miles, while in the Toronto-Ottawa- In addition to upgrading equipment tion. Thanks to these upgrades, the short- Montreal section, the subsidy is $12 for and stations, VIA has also invested in con- est trip time between Ottawa and Toronto every 100 miles. nectivity. “Our customers do travel on VIA has been reduced to less than four hours.” Responding to criticisms of VIA’s reduc- Rail for the quality of on-board service, VIAs has also been trying to co- tions of train service in recent months as the comfort of cars and the downtown ordinate its operations with commuter part of its campaign to reduce its reliance location of stations. But increasingly, they rail operations like GO Transit and in the on federal subsidies, Laliberte announced value connectivity. future, “we plan to push the envelope to some new services would begin in the “Currently, VIA passengers enjoy one maximize VIA’s contribution to the future coming months. of the best mobile Wi-Fi services in the of sustainable mobility in Canada,” he In addition to two new Toronto-Ottawa world. It now connects ten times faster continued. trains already in operation, more Toronto- than our original service. During a single Hopefully the transformation of its Montreal and Toronto-Ottawa runs will be weekend, our bandwidth successfully equipment will enable it where possible launched on Dec. 10 as well as new direct managed the equivalent of one million to operate in the black on “routes where service between Ottawa and Quebec City. e-mails.”

34 Interchange | Winter / Hiver 2012 La modernisation de VIA Rail porte des fruits

VIA Rail modernise ses services ferroviaires corridor Québec-Windsor, elle est de 21 $ voyageurs afi n de réduire sa dépendance par 100 milles et dans le triangle Toronto- à l’égard des subventions fédérales et se Ottawa-Montréal, de 12 $ par 100 milles. positionne de façon à appuyer le transport En réponse aux critiques concernant la durable à l’avenir, déclare Marc Laliberté, réduction du service de trains de VIA au président et chef de la direction. cours des derniers mois dans le cadre de sa Depuis 2007, VIA a reçu près de 1 G$ en campagne visant à diminuer sa dépendance à subventions fédérales pour remettre à neuf l’égard des subventions fédérales, M. Laliberté ses voitures, locomotives et gares, a précisé a annoncé que de nouveaux départs seraient M. Laliberté lors d’une réunion du Economic offerts dans les prochains mois. Club of Canada à Ottawa. « Dans le corridor Outre les deux nouveaux trains déjà en Toronto-Ottawa-Montréal seulement, nous exploitation dans le corridor Toronto-Ottawa, avons investi plus de 400 M$ pour construire un plus grand choix de départs sur les une troisième voie dans les secteurs où liaisons Toronto-Montréal et Toronto-Ottawa l’engorgement était important. Grâce à ces sera offert à compter du 10 décembre, ainsi améliorations, la durée la plus courte du qu’une nouvelle liaison directe entre Ottawa trajet entre Ottawa et Toronto a été réduite à et Québec. moins de quatre heures. » VIA se concentre sur le corridor Ontario- VIA s’efforce également de coordonner Québec, parce qu’« il dessert plus de 90 % ses liaisons avec celles des trains de de nos 4,1 millions de voyageurs, explique banlieue, comme GO Transit, et à l’avenir, M. Laliberté. Il représente également 75 % « nous prévoyons mettre le maximum de de nos produits. » moyens afi n d’optimiser la contribution Par comparaison, les trains en de VIA à l’avenir de la mobilité durable au régions éloignées de VIA ont transporté Canada », a poursuivi M. Laliberté. 109 000 voyageurs dans des secteurs où les Si tout va bien, la modernisation du moyens de transport sont limités. Par contre, matériel de VIA Rail lui permettra d’affi cher « le Canadien, qui va de Toronto à Vancouver un bilan fi nancier positif pour les « trajets où en quatre jours, et l’Océan, un train de nuit la demande du marché permet d’assumer les qui va de Montréal à Halifax, ont, ensemble, charges d’exploitation », a-t-il indiqué. « L’an dernier, malgré des produits de 283 M$, ces trois services ont enregistré des pertes de 261 M$, a-t-il noté. Les produits provenant de la vente de billets n’ont couvert que 54 % de nos charges d’exploitation. » Le service ferroviaire de VIA vers les collectivités éloignées exige une subvention de 144 $ pour transporter un voyageur sur une distance de 100 milles. Pour les trajets transcontinentaux, la subvention s’établit à 42 $ par 100 milles; dans le

Railway Association of Canada / Association des chemins de fer du Canada 35 And more are planned. “Over the Handicapped accessibility is another rail service to remote areas where next few months, many other technol- VIA priority. It worked the Canadian there are limited alternative modes of ogy improvements will become visible Transportation Agency and the Council transport. to our customers. For example, we of Canadians with Disabilities to ensure “But where there is market demand – will expand the Wi-Fi service by add- that its renovated stations and passen- like in the Corridor, and on the long-dis- ing on-board entertainment to mobile ger cars met the highest standards, he tance routes in peak tourist season – VIA devices providing news, movies and said. Rail services should rely less on subsi- TV shows. “Today, in Canada, no other mode of dies and more on passenger revenues in “Connectivity is also about facilitat- inter-city transport is more accessible order to cover its costs. Our Corridor and ing transactions over the Internet. The and affordable for Canadians challenged peak season services on the Ocean and deployment of e-commerce capabilities by a physical disability. Providing acces- the Canadian should eventually break and the adoption of e-tickets by pas- sible transport is part of what makes even. That work is underway.” sengers are simplifying the booking VIA Rail the company that serves all Passenger trains will always require and boarding processes on VIA Rail and Canadians.” some government help. “Around the on its intermodal transport partners. Returning to the fi nancial issues, world, governments fi nance completely Mobility and connectivity will continue he said VIA wants to be fi nancially and or partially, their passenger rail ser- to drive our customer-facing technology commercially viable. “As Canadians, vice, as well as all their other modes of enhancements.” we may accept to subsidize passenger transportation!”

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36 Interchange611405_Racine.indd | Winter / Hiver 1 2012 10/11/12 6:42 AM transporté 243 000 voyageurs l’an dernier », a ajouté M. Laliberté. Outre la modernisation du matériel et des gares, VIA a aussi investi dans la connectivité. « Nos clients voyagent avec VIA Rail pour la qualité du service à bord, le confort des voitures et l’emplacement de nos gares au centre- ville. Mais ils attachent de plus en plus d’importance à la connectivité. » « À l’heure actuelle, les voyageurs de VIA se prévalent de l’un des meilleurs réseaux Wi-Fi mobiles au monde, qui offre désormais une connectivité dix fois plus vite que notre service initial. Au cours d’une seule fi n de semaine, notre bande passante a géré avec succès l’équivalent de un million de courriels. » Et ce n’est pas tout. « Dans les prochains mois, nous offrirons beaucoup d’autres améliorations technologiques à nos clients. Par exemple, nous élargirons la portée du service Wi-Fi en ajoutant le divertissement à bord, ce qui permettra aux voyageurs de visionner des bulletins de nouvelles, des fi lms et des émissions de télévision au moyen de leurs appareils mobiles. » « La connectivité facilite aussi les transactions électroniques. 514051_PortaCo.indd 1 2/12/11 7:29:43 PM Le déploiement des capacités de commerce électronique et l’adoption du système de billets électroniques par les voyageurs simplifi ent les processus de réservation et d’embarquement pour VIA Rail et ses partenaires de transport intermodal. La mobilité et la connectivité continueront de motiver les améliorations que nous apportons à la technologie destinée aux clients. » L’accessibilité pour les personnes handicapées est une autre priorité de VIA qui a travaillé de concert avec l’Offi ce des transports du Canada et le Conseil des Canadiens avec des défi ciences pour s’assurer que ses gares et ses voitures remises à neuf respectent les normes les plus élevées », précise M. Laliberté. « Au Canada, à l’heure actuelle, aucun autre mode de transport interville n’est plus accessible ni plus abordable pour les Canadiens ayant une défi cience physique. Parce qu’elle peut notamment assurer un service de transport accessible, VIA Rail est la société au service de tous les Canadiens. »

603075_Sieb.indd 1 Railway Association of Canada / Association des chemins de fer du24/08/12 Canada 6:2337 PM What VIA wants to achieve is “a business plan that allows growth and modernization to be fi nanced by different sources, not exclusively by the government. Looking around the world, we see that there is growing interest in fi nancial markets for infra- structure investments related to pas- senger rail. “Ontario’s largest pension funds, Teachers’ and OMERS, recently invested $3.4 billion to acquire a 30-year concession to own and oper- ate 109 km of rail in the UK between London and the Chunnel. The investment is attractive because the trains are frequent and fast and they have redefi ned the travel paradigm between Britain and conti- nental Europe, between London and Paris. “We must ask ourselves how the 609677_Rail.indd 1 01/11/12 4:37 PM same shift can be made possible in Canada’s busiest travel corridor of Toronto-Ottawa-Montreal.” He said. “Today worldwide, 30,000 km of passenger rail infrastructure is being planned or under construction. Approximately 50 countries have even invested in high speed passenger rail, including most G20 countries with the exception of Canada and Mexico. “In the US, Amtrak’s most profi table route is the Acela express serving the Boston-Washington corridor, at speeds of up to 240 km per hour. “A similar deployment may be pos- sible in the Toronto-Ottawa-Montreal sector in order to reduce running times by another 45 minutes making Toronto-Ottawa in around three hours and Toronto-Montreal in less than four hours,” he noted. “Part of the answer may lead us to 568111_RTC.indd 1 08/02/12 10:37 PMconclude that at a minimum, freight and passenger trains must run on sep- arate tracks, under different operating rules, particularly as their respective speeds differ by more than 65 km/h. “Close to 150 years ago, the train brought Canada together and allowed its settlers to build a resource-wealthy, free and prosperous society. Hopefully, 150 years from now, it will have helped keep Canada one of the most environmentally-friendly, free and rich countries on earth,” he concluded. ■

547898_Marathon.indd38 Interchange | Winter 1 / Hiver 2012 8/23/11 7:22:50 PM Revenant sur les questions achalandé au Canada, a ajouté et Toronto-Montréal en moins de fi nancières, Marc Laliberté a affi rmé Marc Laliberté. Dans le monde, on quatre heures », a-t-il noté. que VIA veut être fi nancièrement et planifi e ou on construit actuellement « Une partie de la réponse pourrait commercialement viable. « En tant que 30 000 km d’infrastructures ferroviaires nous amener à conclure que les trains Canadiens, nous pouvons accepter de pour voyageurs. Quelque 50 pays voyageurs et les trains marchandises subventionner le service de transport ont même investi dans le transport devraient au moins circuler sur des ferroviaire voyageurs vers des régions ferroviaire voyageurs à haute vitesse, voies distinctes et se conformer à des éloignées où les autres moyens de notamment la plupart des pays du G20 règlements d’exploitation distincts, transport sont limités. » à l’exception du Canada et du Mexique. surtout que leurs vitesses respectives « Toutefois, là où il existe une « Aux États-Unis, le trajet le diffèrent de plus de 65 km/heure. » demande du marché – comme dans le plus rentable d’Amtrak est celui « Il y a près de 150 ans, le chemin Corridor et sur les trajets de longues de l’Acela Express qui dessert le de fer a relié les provinces canadiennes distances pendant la haute saison corridor Boston-Washington à une et permis aux pionniers de bâtir une touristique –, les liaisons de VIA Rail vitesse pouvant atteindre 240 km/ société libre, prospère et riche en devraient compter moins sur les heure. Un déploiement semblable ressources. On ne peut qu’espérer que subventions et plus sur les produits pourrait être possible dans le dans 150 ans, il aura aussi contribué voyageurs pour couvrir leurs coûts. triangle Toronto-Ottawa-Montréal à faire du Canada l’un des pays les Les liaisons de l’Océan et du Canadien afi n de réduire de 45 minutes le plus libres, les plus riches et les plus dans notre Corridor et pendant la haute trajet et, ainsi, parcourir Toronto- respectueux de l’environnement sur la saison devraient atteindre un seuil de Ottawa en environ trois heures planète », a-t-il conclu. ■ rentabilité. Nous y travaillons. » Une aide gouvernementale sera toujours essentielle à l’existence d’un service ferroviaire voyageurs. « Partout dans le monde, les gouvernements Consulting Engineers specializing in fi nancent en tout ou en partie leur service ferroviaire voyageurs, ainsi que Noise & Vibration leurs autres modes de transport. » With experience in mainline and urban transit, Ce que VIA souhaite réaliser est HGC Engineering can provide the answers. « un plan d’affaires qui prévoit le fi nancement de la croissance et de la • noise impact studies & measurements modernisation par diverses sources • ground borne vibration, measurement and control et non pas exclusivement par le • Building isolation design gouvernement. Dans le monde entier, nous constatons l’intérêt croissant HOWE GASTMEIER CHAPNIK LIMITED des marchés fi nanciers à l’égard des investissements liés au transport ferroviaire voyageurs. » 2000 Argentia Road, Plaza 1, Suite 203 Teachers’, le plus important fonds Mississauga, Ontario L5N 1P7 de retraite de l’Ontario, et le Régime P: 905-826-4044 F: 905-826-4940 de retraite des employés municipaux www.hgcengineering.com de l’Ontario (OMERS) ont acquis récemment, au coût de 3,4 G$, une concession de 30 ans afi n de posséder et d’exploiter un tronçon de 109 km 327618_Howe.indd 1 4/19/07 12:05:17 PM au Royaume-Uni, entre Londres et le tunnel sous la Manche. Cet investissement est intéressant Celebrating 60 years parce que les trains sont fréquents Value and reliability et rapides et qu’ils ont redéfi ni for the journey le paradigme des voyages entre Procor is a full-service tank car lessor, with la Grande-Bretagne et l’Europe a complete range of support services. Our business relationships are built on value continentale, entre Londres et Paris. creation, common objectives, service « Nous devons nous demander excellence and responsiveness, guided comment ce changement serait by Responsible Care® ethics. possible dans le corridor Toronto- www.procor.com Procor is a member of the Marmon Group of Companies, Ottawa-Montréal qui est le plus 1.888.977.6267 A Berkshire Hathaway Company.

583238_Procor.indd 1 Railway Association of Canada / Association des chemins de fer du4/27/12 Canada 12:46 39 PM CRS 2012 Highlights Rail’s Position as a Backbone of Canadian Economy

In mid-October, key players in Canada’s rail “Canada was created by rail and we still carry sector descended upon downtown Montreal a lot of people and goods by rail today. I don’t for the 2012 Canadian Rail Summit, Canada’s think the general population realizes that. So The summit also served as premier bi-annual rail conference hosted by the it’s more and more important that we do these Railway Association of Canada. sort of summits and also that we make sure the a brainstorming session for The event brought together some 300 population in general is fully aware of them.” experts and industry professionals who shared During the two-day conference, attendees the best and brightest minds their ideas surrounding new technologies, took in several workshops under the theme in the Canadian rail industry research and development, capital investment “Building the Business of Rail,” aimed at high- programs and insights on accessing and building lighting developments and areas of opportunity to discuss timely technical the rail business in Canada. in Canada’s thriving rail sector. There were also “We had an outstanding balance of voices at tours of Montreal’s VIA Rail Facility and the Port and commercial issues facing this year’s conference,” said Michael Bourque, of Montreal, Canada’s number-one container port. President and CEO of the RAC. “Every area of The summit also served as a brainstorming operators, suppliers, customers, the industry was represented. We had members session for the best and brightest minds in the from passenger and freight railways, and the Canadian rail industry to discuss timely technical government and investors. short line presence was excellent. It was also and commercial issues facing operators, suppli- great to be able to have the suppliers there, ers, customers, government and investors. since the railway-customer relationship is so In addition, the conference’s Trade Show important to Canada’s economy.” allowed more than 30 exhibitors to showcase Bourque said CRS 2012 gave key players the latest products and initiatives improving from across the industry a chance to liaise on a Canada’s rail sector. variety of subjects that will impact rail’s role in Committee meetings were held behind closed the country’s supply chain going forward, one doors, but question-and-answer sessions dur- that is increasingly important since Canada’s rail ing workshops made for an interactive dialogue network moves more than 70 million passen- between rail representatives. gers and almost three quarters of the country’s Attendees were able to get a sense of the surface goods each year. exciting developments that are taking place “It was great to hear from industry leaders across all sectors, said Jean-Paul Rodrigue, pro- like Claude Mongeau from CN and Marc Laliberté fessor in the Department of Global Studies and from VIA,” said Bourque. “Their voices gave a Geography at Hofstra University, who delivered great sense of where we are as an industry and the conference’s opening plenary. the positive direction in which we’re headed.” “On a yearly basis, it’s not that often that you Laliberté, one of the conference’s keynote have the opportunity to have a lot of people speakers, spoke to a packed conference room from the same industry under the same roof,” about the initiatives that are transforming VIA, said Rodrigue, who gave a presentation entitled such as federal government-funded infrastruc- “Ten Global Trends Impacting North American ture investments, intermodality agreements Rail Freight Distribution, Revisited.” “You can and service improvements in the busy Windsor- talk with those folks on an individual basis most Quebec City corridor. of the time, but having them all at once creates “[The rail industry] is the backbone of interesting and positive effects.” Canada,” said the president of the federal Crown Rodrigue added that for a complex industry Corporation. like the rail sector, trade conferences are useful

40 Interchange | Winter / Hiver 2012 Le SRC 2012 fait ressortir le rôle du rail comme épine dorsale de l’économie

À la mi-octobre, des intervenants clés du secteur réjouis de la présence des fournisseurs, étant du rail canadien ont convergé vers le centre-ville donné l’importance de la relation chemin de fer – de Montréal à l’occasion du Sommet du rail du client pour l’économie canadienne. » Canada 2012 (SRC 2012), conférence ferroviaire Selon M. Bourque, le SRC 2012 a permis à des semestrielle de premier ordre organisée par gens de tous les milieux d’échanger sur une foule l’Association des chemins de fer du Canada (ACFC). de sujets qui infl ueront sur le rôle du rail dans la Le sommet a permis de réunir quelque chaîne d’approvisionnement nationale, un rôle qui 300 experts du secteur qui ont partagé leurs va en grandissant, car le réseau ferré canadien points de vue concernant les technologies de transporte plus de 70 millions de voyageurs et pointe, la recherche et le développement, les près des trois quarts des produits expédiés par projets d’immobilisations et le développement des transport de surface, chaque année. affaires dans le domaine ferroviaire au Canada. « L’apport de leaders comme Claude Mongeau « Un éventail équilibré de points de vue ont du CN et Marc Laliberté de VIA a été très apprécié, été formulés lors de ce sommet, a affi rmé Michael a ajouté M. Bourque. Ils nous ont aidés à mieux Bourque, président-directeur général de l’ACFC. voir la situation du secteur et l’orientation positive Tous les segments du secteur ont répondu à qu’il a prise. » l’appel. Le sommet a accueilli des membres de De très nombreuses personnes ont suivi chemins de fer voyageurs et marchandises, et les l’exposé de M. Laliberté, l’un des principaux chemins de fer d’intérêt local (CFIL) étaient très conférenciers, qui a parlé des initiatives qui bien représentés. Nous nous sommes également transforment VIA, comme les immobilisations

Railway Association of Canada / Association des chemins de fer du Canada 41 because they enable people from very different fi nancées par le gouvernement fédéral dans les backgrounds to meet. infrastructures, les ententes d’intermodalité et les “The rail industry relies on a lot of suppli- améliorations au service dans le corridor affairé ers and customers from very different sectors, Windsor–Québec. from wood products, to containers, to those « [Le secteur ferroviaire] est l’épine dorsale who repair equipment who provide IT,” said du Canada, a déclaré le président de l’entreprise Rodrigue. “People are trying to chat with people d’État fédérale. they know and establish business relationships, « Le Canada doit son existence au rail, et and at the same time to get an idea of trends or encore aujourd’hui, le rail transporte beaucoup something new happening.” de personnes et de marchandises. Je ne crois Presentations like Rodrigue’s brought to light pas que l’ensemble de la population le sache. new business opportunities and re-emphasized Il est donc de plus en plus important que nous that Canada’s rail sector is spending billions of organisions des sommets comme celui-ci et que dollars on infrastructure, equipment and ser- nous nous assurions que la population soit au vices. In addition to various presentations on courant. » domestic business development, there were Pendant les deux jours du sommet, les other workshops on less obvious – but equally participants ont pu assister à des ateliers sous practical – topics such as short line security and le thème « La croissance des affaires au chemin how to be successful in the European rail market. de fer », soulignant les développements et Throughout the event, it was obvious that les occasions dans le secteur du rail canadien “building the business of rail” means more than en plein essor. Ils ont aussi pu visiter des just R&D and capital expenditures. Workshops installations de VIA et le port de Montréal, focused around safety and sustainability reiter- principal port à conteneurs au Canada. ated that commitment to these two areas makes Le SRC 2012 a aussi été le lieu de divers good business sense and is critical to prosperity remue-méninges où les esprits les plus brillants in the sector. du secteur ont discuté de questions techniques The RAC recognized Canadian railways’ safety et commerciales actuelles qui préoccupent les efforts with their annual Safety Awards, which exploitants, les fournisseurs, les clients, les were presented to four companies that contrib- pouvoirs publics et les investisseurs. uted to safe transportation and enhanced general De plus, le salon commercial tenu dans public awareness of rail safe practices in 2012. le cadre du SRC 2012 a accueilli plus de 30 The awards were presented during the gala exposants venus présenter les tout derniers dinner, which was held at Montreal’s historic produits et initiatives qui améliorent le rail au Windsor Station. Although it is no longer part Canada. of the rail network, the National Historic Site of Les comités se sont réunis à huis clos, mais les Canada and Heritage Railway Station was a fi t- périodes de questions des ateliers ont donné lieu ting setting, as it was once both a station and à des dialogues interactifs entre représentants du the headquarters of Canadian Pacifi c Railway secteur. Company. Les participants ont pu constater les While the awards were based on contributions développements passionnants qui se produisent to safety, each company’s improvement initia- dans tous les domaines, a ajouté Jean-Paul tive took a very unique approach. VIA Rail held Rodrigue, professeur au département d’études a creative conference on high-risk rail crossing mondiales et de géographie de l’Université awareness, CN developed an initiative to mea- Hofstra, qui a prononcé l’allocution d’ouverture. sure railway safety culture and Montreal’s Agence « Les possibilités de réunir dans une année Métropolitaine de Transport (AMT) developed a tant de personnes d’un même secteur à un Railway Response Guide to enhance emergency même endroit sont plutôt rares », a commenté services in the Greater Montreal region. M. Rodrigue lors de son exposé présentant une Canada’s smaller railways also got in on the nouvelle analyse des dix tendances mondiales action, as the Quebec North Shore and Labrador qui infl uent sur la distribution ferroviaire des Railway was recognized for its innovative air leak marchandises en Amérique du Nord. « La detection device, proving that commitment to plupart du temps, on peut parler avec les gens safety innovation is alive and well at all levels. individuellement, mais avoir accès à toutes Using ultrasound, the tool senses air leaks on ces personnes en même temps a des effets trains’ braking systems caused by cold weather intéressants et positifs. » in the Côte-Nord, and aims to stop issues and M. Rodrigue a ajouté que, pour un secteur delays before they begin. ■ aussi complexe que le rail, les conférences

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581621_CAD.indd44 Interchange 1 | Winter / Hiver 2012 4/4/12 12:03:53548273_Conestoga.indd AM 1 8/29/11 8:48:44 AM sectorielles sont utiles, car elles Tout au long du SRS 2012, il était Les prix visaient à récompenser permettent à des gens d’horizons variés évident que « La croissance des affaires les contributions à la sécurité, et à cet de se rencontrer. au chemin de fer » dépassait largement égard, les lauréats ont tous adopté une « Le rail est tributaire de nombreux le cadre de la R. et D. et des programmes approche novatrice. VIA Rail a organisé fournisseurs et clients de divers d’immobilisations. Les ateliers sur la une conférence sur la promotion de la secteurs, allant des produits du sécurité et le développement durable sécurité aux passages à niveau à risque bois aux conteneurs, en passant par ont rappelé que l’engagement dans élevé, le CN a mené une initiative les réparateurs de matériel et les ces deux domaines est rentable sur le visant à mesurer la culture de la fournisseurs de TI. Les gens essaient plan commercial et indispensable à la sécurité et l’Agence métropolitaine de de parler avec les participants prospérité du secteur. transport (AMT) de Montréal a préparé qu’ils connaissent et de se faire une Par ailleurs, l’ACFC a reconnu les un Guide d’intervention en milieu idée des tendances et des récents efforts des chemins de fer canadiens en ferroviaire afi n d’améliorer les services développements. » matière de sécurité en attribuant ses Prix d’urgence de toutes les municipalités de Les exposés comme celui de d’excellence en sécurité annuels à quatre l’agglomération montréalaise. M. Rodrigue ont mis en lumière des entreprises ayant contribué à la sécurité Les chemins de fer canadiens plus débouchés commerciaux et rappelé du transport et conscientisé le public petits ont aussi joué un rôle, et le à nouveau que le secteur du rail au aux pratiques ferroviaires sécuritaires en Chemin de fer QNS&L a reçu un des Canada consacre des milliards de 2012. Prix d’excellence en sécurité pour son dollars à l’infrastructure, au matériel Les prix ont été remis lors d’un dîner de dispositif portable de détection des et aux services. En plus des diverses gala tenu dans l’historique gare Windsor fuites novateur, qui démontre que présentations sur le développement des de Montréal. Même si cet immeuble ne l’engagement à innover en matière affaires à l’échelle nationale, d’autres fait plus partie du réseau ferré, il est de sécurité est bien présent, à tous ateliers sur des sujets moins connus, désigné lieu historique du Canada et gare les échelons. Le détecteur utilise les mais tout aussi pertinents, comme ferroviaire patrimoniale. Il convenait donc ultrasons pour déceler les fuites dans le la sécurité dans les CFIL et la façon parfaitement pour l’occasion, étant donné système de freinage des trains, causées de réussir sur le marché ferroviaire qu’il s’agit d’une ancienne gare du Chemin par les basses températures sur la Côte- européen, ont aussi eu lieu pendant le de fer Canadien Pacifi que, dont il abritait Nord, et il vise à prévenir les risques et sommet. aussi le siège social. à réduire le nombre de retards. ■

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In a country that boasts the third largest rail- better working and operating practices, as well way network in the world, one that transports as enhancing general public awareness of rail the fourth largest volume of goods, safety can safe practices. become a cause for concern. VIA Rail Canada was awarded for its confer- But despite the healthy activity on Canada’s ence on high-risk railway crossing awareness. railways, the nation has hung its hat on its rail The nation’s only Class 1 passenger service safety record in recent years. And as more trains sparked safety discussions by gathering com- are moving more goods and people, safety on munity safety leaders at the conference that was and around the rails is improving. geared at mitigating potential risk with railway The country’s supply chain is working around crossings. the clock to transport its wealth of resources to The conference attracted nearly 100 repre- growing markets and urbanization is common- sentatives from 33 separate agencies including place in major Canadian cities. But despite the municipal and provincial police forces, Transport spike in activity, incidents are being reduced. The Canada and the Chief Coroner of Québec. Canadian Transportation Safety Board – an inde- “We thought it would be a good idea to meet pendent agency that advances transportation with the police in those areas and sensitize them The Canadian Transportation safety – reported that in 2011, rail accidents were to what the issues and risks are and secure their down fi ve percent from the previous year and involvement and their buy-in to help us with the Safety Board reported that in down 15 percent over the past fi ve years. problem,” says Nicolas Panetta, a senior advisor This trend is not a coincidence. Teams from with VIA’s safety and risk management team. 2011, rail accidents were down Canada’s freight and passenger railways are tak- With Canada’s railways moving 70 million ing initiatives to deliver consistent improvements people and more than 70 percent of the coun- fi ve percent from the previous across the industry. try’s surface goods each year, public and private Four of these efforts were recognized in the crossings are busy with traffi c. But despite the year and down 15 percent over form of the 2012 Safety Awards, which were pre- increased traffi c and co-existence with motorists the past fi ve years. sented at October’s 2012 Canadian Rail Summit, and pedestrians, Canadians still believe rail is the hosted by the Railway Association of Canada in safest mode of transportation. Montreal. In a national survey conducted by the RAC in The Safety Award offi cially recognizes the rail March 2012, 80 percent of Canadians felt that industry’s contribution to safe transportation and rail was the safest mode of transportation. The encourages the industry to continue adopting poll found that this sentiment was the result of ALL PHOTOS BY RÉJEAN MELOCHE. Robert Rivest, left, Karen Lamothe From left, Claude Mongeau, CN, Jean Tierney, Nicolas Panetta, VIA, and Sylvain Rodrigue, AMT. and Michael Bourque, RAC.

46 Interchange | Winter / Hiver 2012 Sécurité occupe une place centrale au Sommet du rail du Canada 2012

Dans un pays dont le réseau ferroviaire est le Le Prix d’excellence en sécurité récompense troisième en importance au monde et sert au offi ciellement la contribution du secteur transport du quatrième plus gros volume de ferroviaire à la sécurité des transports et marchandises, la sécurité peut être une source de encourage celui-ci à continuer d’adopter de préoccupations. meilleures pratiques de travail et d’exploitation, En dépit de l’activité intense sur les lignes des tout en conscientisant le public à la sécurité chemins de fer canadiens, le pays a mis l’accent ferroviaire. sur sa fi che de sécurité ferroviaire ces dernières VIA Rail Canada a reçu un des prix pour sa années. Et tandis que des trains plus nombreux conférence sur la promotion de la sécurité aux transportent davantage de personnes et de passages à niveau à risque élevé. Le seul service marchandises, la sécurité s’améliore sur les voies voyageurs de classe 1 au pays a suscité des et à proximité. discussions sur la sécurité en regroupant des La chaîne d’approvisionnement canadienne leaders communautaires dans le cadre d’une Selon le Bureau de la sécurité est en activité 24 heures sur 24 pour assurer le conférence axée sur l’atténuation des risques mouvement des abondantes ressources vers les potentiels liés aux passages à niveau. des transports du Canada (BST) marchés en croissance, et la plupart des grands La conférence a réuni près de en 2011, le nombre d’accidents centres canadiens vivent une urbanisation. Malgré 100 représentants de 33 agences différentes, l’activité accrue, le nombre d’incidents diminue. y compris de corps policiers municipaux et ferroviaires a diminué Selon le Bureau de la sécurité des transports provinciaux, de Transports Canada et du bureau du Canada (BST) – organisme indépendant de du coroner en chef du Québec. de 5 pour cent par rapport promotion de la sécurité dans les transports – en « Nous avons pensé que c’était une bonne 2011, le nombre d’accidents ferroviaires a diminué idée de rencontrer les services de police de ces à 2010, et de 15 pour cent de 5 pour cent par rapport à 2010, et de 15 pour secteurs pour les sensibiliser aux problèmes et cent au cours des cinq dernières années. aux risques possibles, ainsi que pour obtenir leur au cours des cinq dernières Ce n’est pas le fait du hasard. Des équipes des participation et leur appui afi n de nous aider à chemins de fer marchandises et voyageurs du les résoudre », déclare Nicolas Panetta, conseiller années. Canada mènent des initiatives visant à améliorer principal de l’équipe Gestion de la sécurité et des constamment la sécurité dans tout le secteur. risques chez VIA. Quatre de ces initiatives ont été Chaque année, les chemins de fer du Canada récompensées par des Prix d’excellence en transportent 70 millions de personnes et plus de sécurité 2012, décernés lors du Sommet du rail 70 pour cent des marchandises expédiées par du Canada 2012 (SRC 2012), organisé en octobre transport de surface, et la circulation est dense par l’Association des chemins de fer du Canada sur les passages à niveau privés et publics. Mais (ACFC), à Montréal. en dépit de l’augmentation du trafi c ferroviaire

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Railway Association of Canada / Association des chemins de fer du Canada 47 awareness of safety efforts being made to be able to participate in supply focuses on enhancing the emergency by the rail industry. chain logistics with our customers and services in every municipality across the Their confi dence in the sector is we want to be able to participate in Greater Montreal region. well-founded. safety management systems with our “Based on the resources at our dis- Rail transport is by far the safest employees. On the whole, it’s some- posal, we decided to build this guide mode of transportation in Canada. In thing we want to do as part of our social to tell [the employees] about who we 2010, only 77 passenger accidents were responsibility.” are and what we do and how the com- reported out of an estimated 73 million In its most recent audit, Transport muter trains are operated,” says Sylvain commuter uses of passenger rail – an Canada named Canada’s largest railway Rodrigue, head of OMS (Operations incident rate of approximately one in a leader in the industry of safety culture and Monitoring Centre) and Emergency one million. and ranked them a 4.5 out of a score of Measures with AMT. “The ultimate goal Canadian railways have maintained 5. The score marked a drastic improve- was to be able to provide on-site train- their distinction as the safest in the ment over CN’s result in the government ing for the staff on the trains.” world by enhancing the dialogue and department’s fi rst audit. In addition to the discussions and pushing safety to the front of everyone’s The Class 1 railway made a concerted documents facilitating the exposure of minds. effort to embed the safety culture in rail safety measures, the TSB is present- For example, Canadian National (CN) the attitudes of all employees, from ing opportunities for safety interaction was given a Safety Award for its initia- fi rst-line supervisors all the way up to improvements between rail operations tive to measure and strengthen railway the executive suite. It recognized the and the public. Its investigations cover safety culture. importance to have employees who can a number of safety subjects like opera- John Orr, the company’s Vice listen, but feel that they can be heard tional decision-making, risk manage- President, Chief Safety and Sustainability as well. ment and supervision. Offi cer, thinks that spreading the safety Montreal’s Agence métropolitaine Opportunities for improvement are message across the organization has de transport (AMT) took the same also being hatched through innovation been good for business and company approach, understanding that safety in the industry. morale. begins with education. AMT’s efforts The Quebec North Shore Labrador “Safety culture for us is what we were recognized with a Safety Award for Railway (QNSL) was awarded a 2012 want to stand for,” says Orr. “We want its Railway Response Guide, a tool that Safety Award for its portable air leak

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