Fall Newsletter 2008 - Toronto Railway Club

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Volume 27, Number 3, Fall 2008
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Put these dates on
your calendar!
74th Annual Dinner
Friday, December 5, 2008,
Fairmont Royal York Hotel, Toronto. See
details on page 4.
Annual Meeting
Monday, Jan. 26, 2009
Annual Meeting and election of officers,
5 pm at Union Station.
Annual Valentine’s DinnerDance
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Fairmont Royal York Hotel, Toronto.
Annual Golf Tournament
Friday, June 19, 2009
Glen Eagle Golf Club, Bolton, Ontario
Annual Golf Tournament
The Club’s popular annual golf tournament took place at the beautiful Glen Eagle Club
in Bolton on Friday, June 13 under ideal conditions - sunny skies and warm temperatures!
The tournament had approximately 244 golfers teeing off in a 9 am shotgun start with
great prizes up for grabs at many of the holes.
The tournament wrapped up with an excellent
hot dinner of steak, chicken and schnitzel,
followed by the awarding of golf prizes and
a large assortment of raffle prizes. Toronto
Railway Club President Susan Reid Tanaka
(shown at left) welcomed the golfers and
guests and thanked the members of the
tournament organizing committee: Al Lusk,
Bernie Maskerine, Christopher Jones, Dan
Jagos, Bob McKeracher, James Allan, Paul
Kerry, Brian Kirk, Ron Hogan, Dennis
Ryan and Kirk McDonald. On behalf of the
Club, Susan also thanked the many suppliers
who generously donated an magnificent array
of prizes. The prize donors are listed on page
three. More photos next page!
Other Events:
CANADIAN RAILWAY CLUB 101st Annual Dinner
Friday, February 6, 2009, Hotel Bonaventure, Montreal.
Info & tickets for Canadian Railway Club events:
Jean Corbeil at 514-636-4269 or e-mail:
[email protected]
In this issue...
Golf Tournament
Pictorial
News Briefs
Annual Dinner Update
October Luncheon Meeting Report
The golf tournament raffle grand prize - a 32” LCD TV donated by Wabtec Corp. - was
won by Ian Massi of GO Transit, shown above (centre) being congratulated by Chuck
Best and Brian Hoath of Wabtec Corp.
Golf Tournament Highlights continued
Susan Reid Tanaka and prizewinner Judy
Cavanaugh
Susan Reed Tanaka presents prizes to the winning foursome of James D. Allan, David
Allan, Scott Allan and Jon Drohan. The team had a score of 16 under par.
Club First Vice-President Paul Kerry with trio of prizewinners.
Tournament Chairman Dennis Ryan pictured with
one of the hole prizewinners.
Prizewinner and Club Second Vice-President
Greg Percy.
Trio of golfers who won the “Most Honest Team” prize are pictured with tournament committee member, Kirk McDonald.
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Prizewinner Elaine Logan and Paul Kerry
Susan Reid Tanaka presents another prize.
Club Secretary Dennis Ryan and Past President,
Barry Bahm.
Thanks to tournament volunteers Don and Chrisia Brownlee, Bernard
Rivest and Leslie McKenzie. Missing from the photo are Lucie Jabour,
and Carrielynne Kruty.
PRIZE DONORS A special thanks to all our industry friends who made our golf
tournament a success through their gracious generosity!
Albrecht Inc.
All Canada Crane
Alstom Signalling
American Railcar Leasing
Bombardier
Cando Contracting
CN Brampton Intermodal
CN Mechanical (Eastern Region)
CN Real Estate & Business Developement
Canadian Pacific Railway
Dan Maher
Davanac
Detroit River & Tunnel
Donohue Railroad Equipment
Expressway
First Union Rail
Gerdau Ameristeel
Giffels Associates Ltd.
Glen Eagle Golf Club
Hallcon
Harsco
Hatch Mott Macdonald
Hydra-Nor International
IEC Holden Inc.
Impact Cleaning Services
Jarislowsky Fraser
Jaychris Indus-Rail Supply
Knorr Brake
London Rail Service
Mass Electric Construction Co.
Mechanical Systems Remanufacturing
Michael Walker Advertising
Motor Coils Mfg.
National Steel Car Ltd.
Oil Well Supply
Ontario Southland Railway Inc.
Ottawa Central Railway
Outdoor Opportunities
PBD Sales Agency
PGM Rail Services
PNR Railworks
Portec Rail
Principle Access Security Solutions
Procor
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Rail America-Goderich Exeter Railway
Rail America-Ottawa Valley Railway
Rail America-Southern Ontario Railway
Rail Care
Rail Term
Reefer Sales
Ronsco Supply
Safetran
Sherwood Electromotion
Simplex Grinnell
SNC Lavalin ProFac
Standard Car Truck
Timken Canada Limited
Toronto Terminals Railway
Trinity Rail Group
UMA Engineering
VAE Nortrak
Veolia Transportation
VIA Rail
WABTEC Corporation
Westcode
Whiting
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th
ANNUAL
DINNER
Friday, December 5, 2008, Canadian Room,
Fairmont Royal York Hotel.
Toronto Railway Club News
Published by the Toronto Railway Club
for its members
The aims and objectives of the Toronto Railway
Club are the advancement and dissemination of
knowledge in connection with the construction,
operation and maintenance of railways and other
forms of transportation, together with the equipment
and supplies used therewith for the benefits of the
members and the companies they represent.
Editorial Committee:
Susan Reed Tanaka President
Dennis Ryan
Secretary
Kirk McDonald
Treasurer
Editor/Publisher: John Glatzmayer
E-mail: [email protected]
Address correspondance to:
Kirk McDonald, Toronto Railway Club,
P.O. Box 114, Union Station,
65 Front St. West
Toronto, ON M5J 1E6
E-mail: [email protected]
Guest speaker, Rob
MacIsaac, Chairman,
Metrolinx.
Dinner Chairman, Paul
Kerry, Area Manager Business Development, CP.
Entertainment: Mike MacDonald, one of the top funny men
in Canada.
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www.pnrail.com
To order tickets by phone, call Kirk McDonald at 416-864-3440,
extension 223.
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N E W S B R I E F S
A roundup of news highlights in Canada’s railway industry.
Products that Enhance Safety
and Productivity for the Rail
Industry
• Electronics • Pneumatics
• Friction Materials • Accessories
Montreal
Stoney Creek
(Transit)
Winnipeg
TEL.
(450) 458-0063
(905) 561-8706
(905) 561-8700
(204) 982-6031
FAX
458-0064
561-8705
662-6616
982-6035
CPR APPOINTMENT
CP THIRD QUARTER RESULTS
Kathryn McQuade has been named Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial
Officer of Canadian Pacific Railway
Limited. She joined CP as Executive
Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer in 2007. Prior to that she had held
the position of Executive Vice-President
- Planning and Chief Information Officer
at Norfolk Southern Corp.
Canadian Pacific reported net income of
$173 million for the third quarter, down
from $219 million in 2007 while total revenues rose seven per cent to $1.26 billion
from $1.19 billion a year ago. Operating
expenses were $962 million for the quarter,
up from $866 million a year earlier, with
the price of fuel the single largest driver
contributing to the increase in expenses.
The company said freight revenues rose
8% in the third quarter on continued pricing strength, inclusive of fuel recoveries.
Industrial and consumer products revenues
were up 24%, with automotive and intermodal revenues increasing 16 and 11 per
cent respectively.
For the first nine months of 2008, total
revenues were up 3% to $3.6 billion, income decreased 7% to $453 million from
$488 million a year earlier and operating
expenses were up 8% to $2.9 million.
CP Press Release September 4, 2008
National Steel Car Limited
Serving Canada's Railways
Since 1912
Swift Railroad Contractors
Corporation
6740 Conc 4, Smithville ON L0R 2A0
905-957-7507 Fax 905-957-3777
Call for all your construction, maintenance and material needs
Advertise your company’s products
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RONSCO INC.
CN THIRD QUARTER
RESULTS EXCEED EXPECTATIONS
CN reported its third quarter operating
results October 21 announcing a gain in
revenues of 12% to $2,257 million, a 10%
operating income gain to $844 million, and
a 14% net income gain to$552 million (all
figures in Canadian funds). The company’s
operating ratio rose by six-tenths of one
point to to 62.6%.
The results for the third quarters of 2008
and 2007 were affected by by deferred
income tax adjustments. The company
said it managed to offset most of the 60%
rise in diesel prices year over year during
the quarter with higher fuel surcharges,
improved pricing and stronger commodity
volumes, but also by aggressively trimming whatever fat it could find in its own
operations.
E. Hunter Harrison, President & Chief
Executive Officer said, “I am extremely
pleased with our results. Operational
execution during the quarter was outstanding, with notable gains in network fluidity,
productivity and asset utilization, while we
enjoyed good revenue growth across most
commodity groups.”
CN Press Release October 21, 2008
CP Press Release October 28, 2008
CP ASSUMES CONTROL OF
DM&E
Canadian Pacific Railway announced October 30 it had assumed control of Dakota,
Minnesota and Eastern Railroad, an acquisition CP made last fall. Fred Green,
President and CEO said, “The DM&E’s
speed to market, operational efficiency
and organic growth reinforces our confidence in the strength and potency of this
acquisition.” He added, “given the year-todate performance and our current outlook
we are anticipating it will surpass our estimate of 15 to 17 cents contribution to our
2008 earnings per share.”
CP news release, Oct. 30, 2008
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October 30th Luncheon Meeting:
Building CP’s Rail Access to Toyota’s
New Woodstock Assembly Plant.
Précis of presentation by Canadian Pacific Railway duo Paul Kerry, Area Manager
Business Development, and Domenic Bonaldo Project Manager, Engineering Services,
at the Toronto Railway Club luncheon meeting at Fontana Gardens in Concord,
October 30, 2008.
Using a Powerpoint presentation Paul Kerry
and Domenic Bonaldo showed the planning,
approval and construction phases of CP’s
five kilometre rail access line into Toyota’s
new assembly plant near Woodstock.
In his introduction, Paul said that CP Real
Estate acquired 70 acres of land for the rail
line and started work on the environmental
assessment in late 2005.
“The sensitivity of the conservation lands
and the Thames River presented the biggest challenges,” he said. It was CP’s commitment to the conservation authority to
minimize the disruption of the conservation
area. The approval process went very well
and in early 2007, CP had all the approvals
in place to start construction.
To cross the Pittock Reservoir, Paul said that
CP was able to use an old rail corridor that
had been the CP mainline until the 1960s
when the mainline was relocated to accommodate the Pittock Reservoir.
“Using this corridor,” he said was a key
feature of the CP route design to lessen
our environmental impact.”
At this point Domenic took over to show
highlights of the construction phase.
One of those highlights Domenic pointed
out, was the fact that more than 10,000
square meters of fish habitat were created
in the reservoir. “The compensation ratio
was pretty close to 2:1 ratio, welcome news
for the DFO biologists,” he said.
The rail line access project was completed
in September 2008 and trains started moving over the new line in late October.
(Top photo) Susan Reed Tanaka presents gifts
to Paul Kerry (left) and Domenic Bonaldo
(centre). (Above) Paul and Domenic display
framed pictures of the Toyota Rail Access
Project.
TOYOTA
ASSEMBLY PLANT
Thames River
Pittock Reservoir
Aerial view of the CP Galt subdivision, City of Woodstock,
showing the Toyota plant location, the Thames River and
the Pittock Reservoir which the rail line had to cross.
Two 42 meter long steel girders were assembled at the sight and positioned by cranes on the concrete piers. Domenic pointed out that this
was the fourth bridge built at this location in the past 100 years.
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Head Office
325 Lee Avenue,
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E-mail: [email protected]
Custom designer & manufacturer of various
products catered to the railway industry.
Including
- Fibreglass gear cases
-Onboard waste treatment systems
- Composite floor & interior panels
(plymetal)
Save Time and Money
With NARSTCO Steel Ties
Call John Fox at 847-910-9234
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THE TIMKEN COMPANY
Suppliers of railcar suspension
systems and brake shoes.
Serving the rail industry for 105 years.
Now supplying all Canadian customers
direct.
1835 Dueber Ave. S.W.
Canton, OH 44706, U.S.A.
www.noamequip.com
6 Abel Court, Dundas, Ontario, L9H 7M4
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Canadian Office: (514) 428-0312 Fax: (514) 428-0338
Phone: (847) 692-6050 Fax: (847) 692-6050
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Compliments of
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Toronto Terminals
Railway Co.
New Bearings & Parts
Brenda Gerwig - (740) 524-4432
Fax (740) 524-5102
Reconditioned Bearings and
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Sally Matthews - (800) 368-4401
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Manager of Union Station,
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Phone (416) 253-3700
Fax: (416) 253-3729
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Procor is a member of The Marmon Group of companies
HTT
Harsco
Track
Technologies
a harsco company
TM
Suppliers of Fairmont™, Tamper™,
and Jackson™ Track Machinery
and Services
2401 Edmund Road, P.O. Box 20
Cayce-West Columbia, SC 29171-0020 USA
Tel.: 803-822-7464
Fax: 803-822-7418
E-mail: [email protected]
PRIME RAILWAY
SERVICES
JAYCHRIS Indus-Rail Supply Inc.
P.O. Box 250, Longueuil, Québec J4K 1Z1
Tel.: Montreal (450) 923-4292 Toronto (905) 943-7465
Fax: (450) 923-4293
Email: [email protected]
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5926 Shawson Drive,
Mississauga, ON L4W 3W5
(905) 564-1211
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Phone: (905) 432-3012 Fax: (905) 432-3199
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Visit our website - www.primerailway.com
Mechanical Systems
Remanufacturing
Rebuilding parts for
the railway industry
SHOCK ABSORBERS
Authorized
Repair Facility
1740 Drew Road, Mississauga, Ontario
Tel. 905 673 5733 Fax: 905 673 7354
Providing superior products and
service to the railway industry for
over 90 years:
• Oxweld Gas Apparatus
• Rail Maintenance Filler Metal
• Full line of manual and automatic
welding equipment
Quality Solutions for
Welding & Cutting
6010 Tomken Road
Mississauga, ON L5T 1X9
Phone: 877-935-3226
Fax: 800-363-8841
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Sherwood Electromotion Inc.
271 Hanlan Road
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Fax: (905) 851-1638
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Email: [email protected]
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RAILS, TRACK SUPPLIES,
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FOR INDUSTRIAL RAILWAYS
189 Old Weston Rd.
Toronto, Ont. M6N 3A5
(416) 656-1333
Fax: (416) 656-6461
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Email Kirk McDonald at [email protected] or call Kirk at
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