Vancouver, BC, Canada - (October 21, 2004) - Carmanah Technologies Corporation (TSX VE: CMH; Berlin and Frankfurt Stock Exchanges: QCX), is pleased to announce that the Union Pacific Railway, a Class One railway in the United States, has ordered $93,000 in Carmanah solar-powered lights.
As a result of an internal assessment of its work yard safety procedures and equipment, the North Platt, Nebraska, rail yard of Union Pacific has ordered 350 units of Carmanah's Model 501 for blue flag protection purposes.