Highlights

• National Transportation Week

Rail Equipment Manufacturing

The rail equipment manufacturing sector includes companies which design and manufacture rolling stock and fixed equipment for use in freight and passenger interurban rail services, commuter rail services, and rail transit systems such as subways and streetcars. Canada has: car builders which design and engineer passenger and freight rail cars; fabricate and assemble their body shell; select, install, and connect their major subsystems; perform final assembly and testing of the complete vehicle; and provide after-sales service in conformity with contractual arrangements. Locomotive builders who design and engineer locomotives. Rail parts and component suppliers who design, engineer and manufacture components and subsystems for cars and locomotives. Materials suppliers who have the responsibility to supply sheet and formed metal, plastics, glass, fasteners, wiring and piping. Signalling equipment suppliers who supply the electronic, electrical and electro-mechanical equipment used for train and route control and central control equipment. Rail and track equipment suppliers in charge of rail, ties, fasteners, turnouts, turnout motors and turnout snow blowers. Repair and rebuilding shops and rail and transit consultants also play a vital role in Canada's rail equipment manufacturing sector.