Rail services · Canada

Rail services in Canada

Road-rail plant with certified operators, road-rail operators and rail training for your projects in Canada: Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver.

The rail network in Canada

Understanding the ground before we mobilize

Network of about 49,000 km, standard gauge (1,435 mm), mostly non-electrified. Infrastructure and operations: CN / CPKC / VIA Rail / Metrolinx.

CN and CPKC transcontinental freight network, Toronto–Quebec high-frequency rail project, Montreal REM, GO Expansion in Toronto, Vancouver SkyTrain.

GROUPE ARROUGÉ studies jobs in Canada case by case: road-rail MEWPs and excavators shipped by road or sea with their certified operators, operators provided on long-distance assignment, training of local teams with AK FORMATION, as a subcontractor to French companies or in partnership with local players.

Our road-rail plant is built for 1,435 mm standard gauge, the gauge in use in Canada; approval by the infrastructure manager is confirmed during the study.

Road-rail MEWP working at night in a railway tunnel

The three main cities

Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver

Toronto

Union Station, TTC subway, GO Transit, Eglinton Crosstown LRT

Montreal

Central Station, STM metro, driverless REM, exo

Vancouver

Pacific Central station, SkyTrain, port of Vancouver, the country's leading rail port

Our services in Canada

What we provide

Road-rail MEWP

Electric and diesel road-rail elevating work platforms for overhead line, tunnels, signaling and structures.

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Road-rail excavator

Road-rail excavators with track attachments: earthworks, laying and removal, handling of sleepers and rails.

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Road-rail operator

Certified drivers provided on your own machines, by day or by night.

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Rail training

AK FORMATION sessions: SECUFER, ASP, road-rail operation, overhead-line authorisations, first aid.

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Frequently asked questions

Working in Canada

Can you work in Canada with your road-rail plant?

Yes, subject to study: road-rail MEWPs and excavators are shipped by low-loader, container or ro-ro with their certified operators. Lead times, customs formalities and local approval are built into the quote.

Which track gauge in Canada?

The network in Canada is standard gauge (1,435 mm), the gauge our road-rail plant is built for.

Can you train teams in Canada?

Yes. AK FORMATION designs in-house sessions in French or English, on site in Canada or in France: rail safety, road-rail MEWP and excavator operation, overhead-line work, first aid.

Do you work with local companies in Canada?

Yes. We work as a subcontractor to French or European companies engaged in Canada, and in partnership with local companies: provision of plant and operators, technical support, training.