news - toronto railway club · & fun casino 103rd annual dinner friday, feb. 4, 2011 hilton...
TRANSCRIPT
NEWSNEWSNEWSVolume 30 Number 1, Winter 2011
Since 1931
Other Events:CANADIAN RAILWAY CLUB -
COMING EVENTS Put these dates on
your calendar!
In this issue...
Annual Dinner .......pages 1 - 3
First Fall Social ........... page 4
News Briefs .................. page 5
Valentine’s Dinner-Dance & Fun Casino
103rd Annual DinnerFriday, Feb. 4, 2011Hilton Bonaventure Hotel, MontrealInfo & tickets for Canadian Railway Club events: Jean Corbeil at 514-636-4269 or email: [email protected]
Saturday, February 5, 2011, Imperial Room, Fairmont Royal Hotel.
Annual Golf TournamentFriday, June 17, 2011, Glen Eagle Golf Club, Bolton, Ont.
Annual Meeting & Election of OfficersMonday, January 31, 2011, 50 Bay St., Suite 1400, 5 pm
For news and updates on events, check our website:
www.torontorailwayclub.com
MAILING ADDRESS:Toronto Railway Club200 Bay St., P.O. Box 64039Toronto, ON M5J 2J0
76TH Annual Dinner
View of the Canadian Room at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel. Close to 800 members and guests attended the 76th Annual Dinner.
(L-R) Carol Wilding, President, Toronto Board of Trade and guest speaker at the Annual Dinner, Greg Percy, President, Toronto Railway Club and Judi Cohen, Vice President - Transportation, SNC-Lavalin Inc.
2
1Rubina Krestinski singing the American and Canadian national anthems
(Back row L-R): Chris Jones (2005), Ken White (1992), Richard Bell (1995), Jim Presley (2001), Jed Drew (1996). (Front row seated L-R): Sam Spares (2004), Barry Bahm (1994), Susan Reid Tanaka (2008), Paul Kerry (2009), Richard Chorkawy (1998) and Frank Peters (2003).
The Head Table at the 76th Annual Dinner
76th Annual Dinner continued...
Past Presidents - Toronto Railway Club
Thank you to our Annual Dinner sponsors!The Toronto Railway Club would like to express its gratitude for the generous support of the following Annual Dinner sponsors:Head Table Reception - Hatch Mott MacDonaldProgram Sponsor - Hallcon CorporationPast President’s Table - Bombardier TransportationHead Table -PNR RailWorks Inc.RailAmerica Inc.
The Toronto Railway Club celebrated its 76th Annual Dinner, attended by close to 800 members and guests, on Friday, December 3 at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel.Greg Percy, Vice President - Operations, GO Transit and President, Toronto Railway Club, welcomed everyone and then called upon the audience to raise their glasses in a toast to the railway supply companies. Judi Cohen, Vice President - Transportation, SNC Lavalin Inc., responded with a toast to the railways.
Before introducing keynote speaker, Carol Wilding, President and CEO, Toronto Board of Trade, Greg thanked the an-nual dinner sponsors (see box at right) as well as the annual dinner organizing committee headed by club Vice President, Susan Sherman, ably assisted by Dennis Ryan, Kirk McDonald and Randy Pocrnick. Greg then proceeded to introduce keynote speaker Carol Wilding. A précis of her remarks can be found on the following page.
Shortly after Carol Wildings remarks, Greg introduced well-known Canadian comedy star and Timmins, Ontario native, Derek Edwards who wrapped up the seventy-sixth annual dinner with his outstanding comedy routine. Derek is a veteran performer at Montreal’s Just For Laughs fes-tival and has numerous television appearances to his credit.
3
1 23
4
8
76th Annual Dinner continued...Published by the Toronto Railway Club for its members
Toronto Railway Club News
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 equip-ment and supplies used therewith for the benefits of the members and the companies they represent.
Editorial Committee:
Greg Percy President Dennis Ryan Secretary Mary Proc Director
Editor/Publisher: John Glatzmayer E-mail: [email protected]
Address correspondance to:Dennis Ryan, Toronto Railway Club,200 Bay Street, P.O. Box 64039, Toronto, ON M5J 2J0E-mail: [email protected]
Canada’s leading full service track & signal contractor455 Silvercreek Pkwy. North, Guelph, Ontario N1H 8M7519-763-2960 Fax 519-763-2964 www.pnrail.com
WHITING EQUIPMENTCANADA INC.
•TRACKMOBILE®
SALES, REPAIRS & PARTS
•LIFTINGSYSTEMS JACKS, DROPTABLES, TRANSFERTABLES, TURNTABLES, PROGRESSION SYSTEMS.
1-800-407-3384
www.whiting.ca
Carol Wilding, President and CEO, Toronto Board of Trade
Précis of the remarks by keynote speaker Carol Wilding, President and CEO, Toronto Board of Trade at the 76th Annual Dinner, Friday, December 3, 2010.
Ms. Wilding began by saying, “It is the future that all of us here tonight are striving to improve. The Board believes the success of both Intra-region rail and Inter-region rail are key to the economic success of our region, our province and our country. It will boost our economy through
the creation of jobs associated with the projects and will also ease gridlock and the flow of goods and people across the Toronto region.”“The Board strongly believes,” she said, “that a seamless regional transportation system is essential to attracting investment and growing this regional economy. We continue to sup-port the Pearson Link, a renewed Union Station, and of course the Metrolinx plan.”She pointed out some troubling facts about some of the region’s transportation shortcom-ings: 70 per cent of Torontonians drive to work; their current average round trip commute time is 82 minutes which lags behind legendary Los Angeles by 24 minutes. The OECD warned in a recent report that congestion in Toronto is costing the Canadian economy over $6 billion a year.“Ontario is also making historic investments to support planning and development of re-gional transit and inter-regional infrastructure. The 25 year, $50 billion plan called The Big Move, developed by Metrolinx, is the key regional project aimed at addressing our gridlock with new infrastructure investment. The Province through Metrolinx is now supporting the plan to the tune of $9.5 billion over the next 10 years,” she said. “But there are a couple of big challenges to its completion. One is getting the new Toronto Mayor to buy into the plan, and Two, how to pay for it.”“The Toronto Board of Trade has not taken a position with respect to what and where transit lines should be constructed. Our position has always been to ensure that plans are devel-oped and projects built on time and on budget. Time and money are the key issues.”
She said that in the upcoming provincial election the Board will be pressing candidates to show Ontarions their party’s regional transportation plan. “All of us must continue to find more ways to end gridlock, including providing more and convenient transit options. The Presto smart card is one way. It’s user-friendly and gives transit riders a single-payment method that creates a seamless and integrated regional system.”
“Another project that the Board supports is the rail link to Pearson International Airport. This is a service which, according to Metrolinx, will take an estimated 1.2 million car trips per year off the road. We understand that some along the corridor would like to see electric trains. And that may come in time. But to forestall the project until they arrive would be a disservice to the economy, the environment and region building.”
“We are also excited to see the long awaited renewal of Union Station underway which is an important investment in Toronto’s future success. Back in 2009 the Board’s federal bud-get submission underlined the importance of transit infrastructure investment in the Toronto region, and specifically called for federal investment in the revitalization of Union Station.
Concluding, Ms. Wilding said, “The Board believes rail service - be it freight, inter-city passenger, or regional transit - is vital to the economic success of Toronto today and tomor-row. The Board believes reliable and sustainable investment in railway and transit infra-structure is a debate that must continue until a solution is found.”
We understand all aspects of rail, infrastructure, operations, logistics,
rolling stock and training.3950 Hickmore Street,
St. Laurent, Quebec, Canada H4T 1K2 Tel. (514) 734-4700 • (800) 588-4387
Fax (514) 734-4850
www.canac.com
Serving the rail industry for over 35 years
4
The Toronto Railway Club held its first ever Fall Social event Thursday Oct. 7 in the beautifully restored former CP locomotive roundhouse, now the home of Steamwhistle Brewery and the Toronto Historical Railway Association. The roundhouse is located in the former railway yards right downtown beside the CN Tower..The event was a sellout with 300 members and guests in attendance in Steamwhistle’s private facility and included an outdoor BBQ featuring hamburgers, chicken and salads. Tours of the brewery and the roundhouse were also made available.A fine array of prizes were raffled off including a surprise draw for a pair of tickets to the opening Maple Leafs game that evening courtesy of Bombardier Transportation. Our thanks to the other sponsors of the Meet & Greet, AECOM, Bombardier Transportation, Behavior Science, Dan Jagos, Genevar, Herzog Railroad, March Network, Mass Electric, Sherwood Electromotion, SNC-Lavalin O&M, Toronto Transit Commission, VIA Rail Canada Inc. and the Toronto Railway Club.Our thanks to the organizers chaired by Orest Kobylansky, Kirk McDonald, Dan Jagos and Dennis Ryan along with many other members of the railway and supply industries.
Peter Schrum, Bombardier, Greg Percy, President, Toronto Railway Club and Talha Riaz.
FALL SOCIAL AT STEAMWHISTLE BREWERY
1
2
Raffle prize winnerDominic Bonaldo, Canadian Pacific with Greg Percy.
Golf bag winner Nicole Jagos with Greg PercyPrizewinner Wayne Duncan and Greg Percy Prizewinner Florin Meruta, Hatch Mott MacDonald
and Greg Percy
(L-R: Ian Crisp, Hydra-Nor International, Dan Jagos, AECOM and Henry Wasylyk of VLS.Zee Zaid of TTC receives Steamwhistle gift basket from Greg Percy
RONSCO INC.HEAD OFFICE
1440 St. Catherine St. West, Suite 712 Montreal, QC H3G 1R8Serving Canada's Rail Industry with
locomotive and car parts.
Montreal Tel. No. (514) 866-1033 Fax: (514) 866-8421Oakville Tel. No. (905) 469-6550 Fax: (905) 469-6551Calgary Tel. No. (403) 203-0366 Fax: (403) 203-0337
Serving Canada's RailwaysSince 1912
National Steel Car Limited
TEL. FAXMontreal - Sales Office (450) 458-0063 458-0064Montreal - Global Serv. (514) 636-3115 636-8740Stoney Creek - Cust. Serv. (905) 561-8706 561-8705 Winnipeg - Sales Office (204) 982-6031 982-6035Passenger Transit Div. (905) 561-8700 662-6616
Products that Enhance Safety and Productivity for the Rail
Industry• Electronics • Freight & Locomotive Pneumatics
• Freight & Locomotive Brake Shoes • AccessoriesStandard Car Truck Company -
A division of Wabtec CorporationBarber Springs, Barber Brake Beams, Truck Castings,
Zeftek Engineered Polymer Railcar Parts
N E W S B R I E F SA roundup of news highlights in Canada’s railway industry
5
TORONTO RAILWAY CLUB ANNUAL MEETING & ELECTION OF OFFICERSThe club’s annual meeting and election of officers for 2011 will take place Monday January 31, 5 pm, at theAir Canada Place, 50 Bay St., Suite 1400. Members are wel-come to attend.
Global Provider of Transportation Solutions
Global Provider of Transportation Solutions
MEMBER DUES NOTICES HAVE RECENTLY BEEN MAILED
NEW YORK AIR BRAKE748 Starbuck Ave., Watertown, N.Y. 13601 Phone: 1-888-836-6922Fax: (315) 786-5675
KNORR BRAKE LIMITED675 Development Dr. Kingston, ON K7M 4W6 Phone: (613) 389-4660Fax: (613) 389-8770
For all your braking requirements
KNORRBRAKELIMITEDNEWYORKAIRBRAKE
KIRK MCDONALD TO RETIRELongtime member and mainstay organizer of Club events for over twenty-five years, Kirk McDonald has an-nounced his retirement as Treasurer of the Toronto Railway Club effective January 31, 2011 at our Annual Meeting. Prior to
his appointment as Treasurer in 2003, Kirk held the post of Assistant Secretary-Treasurer for close to ten years. He has been a member of the Club since the mid-seventies when he joined Toronto Terminals Railway. The ex-ecutive, the board of directors and your many friends in both the railway and the supply in-dustry wish to express their gratitude for your many years of dedication and contributions to the Toronto Railway Club. All the best in your future endeavors.
By the time you receive this newsletter members will have received their 2011 dues notice. Please take a few minutes to fill in the info essential to updating our database and returning the notice together with your remittance. To cut printing and postage costs we only send out this one notice, so please help us out by returning your dues payment promptly. As the Toronto Railway Club will move into the electronic age, we ask that you fill in the form and supply your current email address.
NEW COLOUR ADVERTISING RATES AVAILABLENewsletter advertisers can now add colour to their ads! Rate options include black and white ads, or ads wirh one or more colours. For a copy of the club’s new ad rates for 2011, please email club Secretary, Dennis Ryan at: [email protected]
Canadian Pacific Holiday Train photographed at Beaconsfield, Quebec in December.
World leader in providing highquality freight car and locomotiveproducts to the railroad industry.
ASF-Keystone Brenco Griffin Wheel
1570 Ampere, Suite 504, Boucherville, QC J4B 7L4Tel.: 450-641-7870 or 1-800-387-5311
Fax: (450) 641-0827www.amstedrail.com
WHITING EQUIPMENTCANADA INC.
•TRACKMOBILE®
SALES, REPAIRS & PARTS
•LIFTINGSYSTEMS JACKS, DROPTABLES, TRANSFERTABLES, TURNTABLES, PROGRESSION SYSTEMS.
1-800-407-3384
www.whiting.ca
WITLIN Double Unit Advertisement for Toronto Railway Club Newsletter
PAINTING CONTRACTOR TO THE RAILWAY INDUSTRY
33 Hazelton Ave., Ste 401, Toronto ON M5R 2E6Tel.: 416-256-0768 Fax: 416-256-0569
Email: [email protected]
8 Riverside Court, Binbrook, Ontario, L0R 1C0Phone/fax: (905) 692-7402
6
Contact: Jason Fries(519) [email protected] www.RAILTERM.com
RailTerm is a diversified rail services contractor who provides custom service solutions to railway operators who wish to outsource mission-critical activities such as:
Specialists in outsourced rail services
Dispatch services;
Track & signal maintenance;
Terminal management;
Rail Traffic Control software.
Contact: Jason Fries(519) [email protected] www.RAILTERM.com
RailTerm is a diversified rail services contractor who provides custom service solutions to railway operators who wish to outsource mission-critical activities such as:
Specialists in outsourced rail services
Dispatch services;
Track & signal maintenance;
Terminal management;
Rail Traffic Control software.
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]
www.noamequip.com
with your
Valentine’s DinnerFairmont Royal York HotelSaturday, February 5, 2011
DancingStar!
Time: Cocktails 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm, Dinner 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Dance, Entertainment, Casino & Prizes 8:00 pm - 12 am
Price: $1000/table or $100/personContact: Dennis Ryan 905.561.8888 or: [email protected]
7
Suppliers of Fairmont™, Tamper™, and Jackson™ Track Machinery
and Services
Tel.: 803-822-7464 Fax: 803-822-7418
E-mail: [email protected]
2401 Edmund Road, P.O. Box 20 Cayce-West Columbia, SC 29171-0020 USA
PRIME RAILWAY
Providing Railcar Doors, Parts And Services to the World
Toll Free: 1-866-411-0211 Phone: (905) 432-3012 Fax: (905) 432-3199
E-mail: [email protected] Visit our website - www.primerailway.com
SERVICES
Providing superior products and service to the railway industry for over 90 years:
• OxweldGasApparatus• RailMaintenanceFillerMetal• Fulllineofmanualandautomatic
welding equipment
Quality Solutions for Welding & Cutting
6010 Tomken RoadMississauga, ON L5T 1X9
Phone: 877-935-3226Fax: 800-363-8841www.esabna.com
HTT Harsco Track
a harsco companyTM
For sales, service and spare parts call:MODERN TRACK MACHINERY CANADA LTD.,
5926 Shawson Drive,Mississauga, ON L4W 3W5
(905) 564-1211
GEISMAR
Mechanical Systems Remanufacturing
Rebuilding parts for the railway industry
1740 Drew Road, Mississauga, Ontario Tel. 905 673 5733 Fax: 905 673 7354
SHOCK ABSORBERS
Authorized Repair Facility
Technologies
IEC-HOLDEN INC.
Portec Rail Products Ltd., 172 Brunswick Blvd., Pointe Claire, QuébecCanada H9R 5P9
Ph. 514-695-8500Fax 514-695-8110www.portecrail.com
Phone: 905-527-8238 Email: [email protected] us online at www.railcare.ca
With 15 repair stations, 100 car on-site staging & storage yard, two locomotives, and five
overhead cranes, we ensure efficient car flow to manage large programs or individual bad
orders with ease.
Your Full Service Railcar Repair Shop
www.caregoholdings.com
A Member of The
Group of Companies
of Hamilton, ON
• Trustedbecauseitworks!• Servingtherailroadindustryworld-wide
for 15 years.• Savefuel,reduceexhaustemissions,extendenginelife.
ECHNOLOGY, INC.
Toll-free 800-346-5109Website: www.fpc1.com
Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected]
Fuel Performance CatalystFuel Performance Catalyst
Compliments of
The Toronto Terminals
Railway Co.
Canada’s leading full service track & signal contractor455 Silvercreek Pkwy. North, Guelph, Ontario N1H 8M7519-763-2960 Fax 519-763-2964 www.pnrail.com
Swift Railroad Contractors
6740Conc4,SmithvilleONL0R2A0905-957-7507 Fax 905-957-3777
Call for all your construction, maintenance and material needs
Corporation
691034thStreet,Edmonton,ABT6B2X2Tel: (780) 413-4281 Fax: (780) 413-4283
Usine:8250RueBombardier,Anjou,QCH1J1A4
Tel: (514) 351-1350 Fax: (514) 355-7837
www.pandrolcanada.caPANDROL is a registered trademark
THE TIMKEN COMPANY1835DueberAve.S.W.
Canton,OH44706,U.S.A.New Bearings & Parts
BrendaGerwig-(740)524-4432 Fax (740) 524-5102
Reconditioned Bearings and Remanufactured Parts
SallyMatthews-(800)368-4401 Fax (910) 313-1168
or contact your nearest Ronsco distributor
Head Office 325 Lee Avenue,
Baie d'Urfé, Québec H9X 3S3 Tel.: (514) 457-4760 Fax: (514) 457-7111
E-mail: [email protected] designer & manufacturer of various products catered to the railway industry.
Including- Fibreglass gear cases
-Onboard waste treatment systems - Composite floor & interior panels
(plymetal)
BOMBARDIERTRANSPORTATION
BOMBARDIER TRANSPORTATIONMaintenance Services for Passenger Rail Systems
Bombardier Inc. 125JudsonStreet Toronto,ON,CanadaM8Z1A4 Phone(416)253-3700 Fax: (416) 253-3729 http://www.transportation.bombardier.com
Continuous quality performance that improves maintenance and system reliability and reduces costs• GO Transit - Toronto• Northeast Corridor High Speed• SCRRA - Los Angeles• JFK Airport Transit System
DAVANAC INC.1936St-Régis,Dorval,QCH9P1H6
Tel.: (514) 421-0177 Fax: (514) 421-0188
7519-C-30thSt.S.E.,Calgary,ABT2C1V4 Tel: (403) 236-7227 Fax: (403) 236-7229
visit our website: www.davanac.com
Save Time and Money With NARSTCO Steel Ties
Call Matt Violin at 972-809-6955www.narstco.com
"For all your treated wood needs"
1-800-267-8333
Compliments of
Stella-JoneS
1.888.977.6267 www.procor.comProcor is a Marmon Group/Berkshire Hathaway company
value creationcommon objectives
service excellenceresponsiveness
Railway Vehicle Products•Relays&Contactors•Contactorsparepartforallbrands•PowerResistors•On-BoardElectronics:Displays,Testers•Decelerometers,HeaterFaultDetectors,GPS•TrainControl&SignalingEquipment
Transmission & Distribution Products•Sectionalizing&DisconnectSwitches•OverheadCatenarySystems•HighSpeedCircuitBreakers•ThirdRail/Catenaryworkerprotection
TRANSIT & POWER DISTRIBUTION PRODUCTS
We source & reverse engineer hard-to-find parts.
Contact us at: 1-514-388-0377 e-mail: [email protected]
This ad space available in colour for only $125/issue (min. 3 issues). Book your ad now and keep your company name in front of railway management all year round. The
Toronto Railway Club will produce your ad at no extra charge.
For current rates and size specifica-tions, email Dennis Ryan: