

TRACCS Rail Achievement Awards 2025

And the Winners Are...
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Outstanding Apprentice Award
1st Place Winner: Dayi Cheng, from Graham
Highly Commended: Albert Lin, AtkinsRéalis Group Inc.
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New Graduate Achievement Award
1st Place Winner: Adam Rosenblum, CPCS
Highly Commended: Sampada Sharma, Graham
Commended: Max Care, CPCS
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Safety Leadership Excellence Award
1st Place Winner: Jose Pereira, Toronto Transit Commission (TTC)
Highly Commended: Daniel Goodfellow, Toronto Terminals Railway Co. Ltd.
Commended: Alan Hughes, ONTransit Group
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Best Rail Innovation Award
1st Place Winner: The Signals Training Lab — Mrugesh Jani and PNR RailWorks
Highly Commended: Réseau Express Métropolitain (REM) project — Corine Abdelli, NouvLR
Commended: Hatch Enhanced Track Assessment (HETA) — Team includes: Patrick McGinn, Benno Sommer, Richard MacRosty, Miqdaad Fatakdwala, Susan Derrah, William Wang, Dale Pearen, Jean-Christophe Belisle
Best Safety on a Rail Project Award
1st Place Winner: The Union Station Enhancement Project (USEP), led by the ONTrack Alliance (Kiewit-Alberici Union GP, Mass. Electric Construction Co., WSP Canada Inc., and Metrolinx)
Highly Commended: Khaled Essa, Health & Safety Platform (HSP) by SYSTRA Canada under Metrolinx
Commended: Ontario Transit Group (OTG) — Transforming Safety Together (TST)
Best Canadian Transit Agency
1st Place Winner: GO Transit / Metrolinx
Highly Commended: Toronto Transit Commission (TTC)
Commended: TransLink
Project Achievement of the Year in Canadian Rail
1st Place Winner: Hydro Utility Infrastructure Enhancements Scope – Union Station Enhancement Project (USEP) — Michael O'Brecht, Metrolinx
Highly Commended: Scarborough Subway Extension SSE-SRS project, delivered for Metrolinx by Scarborough Transit Connect (Aecon Group Inc. & FCC Canada Ltd.)
Commended: RSSOM Ontario Line project — Daniel Crosthwaite, P.Eng., MBA, Technical Director, Arcadis
Outstanding Personal Railway Contribution
1st Place Winner: Laurence Lebel, AtkinsRéalis Group Inc.
Highly Commended: Scott Pryer, Graham
Commended: Selvaraj Ramasamy, Marigold Infrastructure Partners
Safety Achievement of the Year in Canadian Rail
1st Place Winner: Ontario Line Southern Civil, Stations and Tunnel project — Transforming Safety Together — Ponciano Perez, ONTransit Group
Highly Commended: CG Equipment’s G.O.S. Rail Excavators — Sean Bruder, CG Equipment
Commended: Réseau express métropolitain (REM) — Rachid Amzal, Egis Group
Great Company to Work for in Canadian Rail
1st Place Winner: WSP Canada
Highly Commended: Aecon Group Inc.
Commended: Stantec Consulting Ltd.
Environmental Excellence in Canadian Rail
1st Place Winner: Canadian National Railway’s Milton Logistics Hub — Darren Reynolds, CN Rail
Highly Commended: Chris Kearns, K2C Rail
Commended: Hazel McCallion LRT (Hurontario LRT) — Karl van Kessel, Mobilinx
Congratulations!
Our Sponsors

The Ceremony
On Thursday November 13, 2025, TRACCS held the inaugural Canadian Rail Achievement Awards, bringing together industry peers to celebrate the talent, dedication, and achievements that continue to shape Canada’s rail sector.
Industry Leaders Who Trust Our Vision
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TRACCS is honoured to have received confirmation from these incredible leaders and decision-makers shaping the Transit Rail industry.
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MPP Hon. Prabmeet Singh Sarkaria, Minister of Transportation, Ontario
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Felix Fung, Assistant Deputy Minister for Transportation, Ontario
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Mario Péloquin, CEO, Via Rail
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Michael Lindsay, CEO, Metrolinx
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Mandeep Lali, CEO, Toronto Transit Commission (TTC)
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Dr. Joel Moody, Chief Prevention Officer/ ADM, Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development
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Fouzia Younis MBE, British Consul General in Toronto
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Francesca Santella, President, Toronto Railway Club
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Sarah Currie, President, WTS
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Jennifer Verellen, Sr VP Transportation Systems, WSP


MISSION
La mission de TRACCS est de stabiliser les coûts et de garantir des ressources adéquates et qualifiées pour effectuer le travail de manière sûre et efficace.
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Nous visons à atteindre :
Normes de sécurité améliorées et cohérentes dans le domaine de la sécurité ferroviaire
Formation coordonnée et appropriée pour les travailleurs au sein des syndicats, des collèges et des universités
Plaidoyer pour une certification et des assurances appropriées pour les entreprises travaillant dans des environnements ferroviaires
Possibilité de partager les meilleures pratiques au sein de l'industrie
La mise en réseau
Formation continue et mises à jour technologiques du monde entier







































