Parks Canada responds to grain spills on Canadian Pacific Railway line

By Cathy Ellis, Rocky Mountain Outlook; January 10, 2019 BANFF – Parks Canada has responded to three significant grain spills…

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Calgary, Alberta: Video showing people climbing Canadian Pacific train forces calls for change

By Zach Laing, Calgary Sun; November 16, 2018 A shocking video posted to Twitter in early November showing pedestrians climbing…

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Canadian Pacific, Precision Scheduled Railroading and the post-Hunter Harrison era — analysis by Tony Hatch

By Tony Hatch, Progressive Railroading Magazine; November 2018 On Oct. 4, Canadian Pacific held its first Investor Day in the…

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Alberta: Uncontrolled 80-car Canadian Pacific train rolls a quarter kilometre through Calgary’s inner city

From CBC News; November 8, 2018 The Transportation Safety Board is investigating after a 1.5-kilometre-long freight train rolled away uncontrolled…

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Alberta municipalities eye mass transit options for Calgary-to-Banff corridor

By Evan Radford, StarMetro Calgary, The Star; October 2, 2018 CALGARY—Calgarians heading out to Banff might have another way of…

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Rocky Mountaineer to be featured on premiere episode of MIGHTY TRAINS

A press release from Rocky Mountaineer; October 2, 2018: Season two on Discovery Channel to begin with an in-depth special…

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Cenovus Signs Oil-by-Rail Deals Amid Canadian Pipeline Pinch

By Robert Tuttle; Bloomberg; September 26, 2018 Cenovus Energy Inc. signed deals to transport about 100,000 barrels a day of…

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‘Cows all over the road’: Train crashes into truck hauling livestock in central Alberta

By Angela Jung, Multimedia Reporter, CTV News Edmonton; August 24, 2018 A train hit the rear of a cattle truck…

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Breaking Travel News interview: Steve Sammut, president, Rocky Mountaineer

By Chris O’Toole, Breaking Travel News; July 20, 2018 Since 1990, Rocky Mountaineer has welcomed more than two million guests…

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Alberta: Canadian Pacific Railway wants to put digital signs on its bridges in downtown Calgary

By Scott Dippel, CBC News; July 16, 2018 Canadian Pacific Railway would like to get more bang for its buck…

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Banff, Alberta couple say they’ve secured half of $600M needed to build Banff passenger train

By Lucie Edwardson, CBC News; July 12, 2018 If you don’t have the use of a car, chances are Greyhound’s…

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What are the alternatives to Greyhound in Western Canada?

By Rebecca Joseph, National Online Journalist, Breaking News, Global News; July 9, 2018 The news that Greyhound Canada buses won’t…

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Canada: At $20 million, CP Rail’s Keith Creel is Calgary’s highest-paid executive

By James Wood, Calgary Herald; June 29, 2018 There was a new face at the top of Canadian Pacific Railway…

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VIA Rail Canada modifies the schedule of the Canadian between Toronto and Vancouver

A press release from VIA Rail Canada; June 22, 2018: PRESS RELEASE PR Newswire Jun. 22, 2018, 05:42 PM MONTREAL,…

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Canadian National investing $320 million to expand and strengthen Alberta’s rail infrastructure in 2018

A press release from Canadian National Railway; June 12, 2018: Program includes multiple track and yard projects to boost rail…

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Pain on the train: VIA Rail passengers frustrated with delays on cross-Canada journey

By Kaylen Small, CBC News; May 24, 2018 On Wednesday afternoon, Mike Gardiner and hundreds of other VIA Rail passengers…

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Canadian Pacific announces results of annual meeting of shareholders and director elections

A press release from Canadian Pacific Railway Limited; May 10, 2018: CALGARY, May 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ – Canadian Pacific Railway…

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Canada – Alberta to hold talks on crude transport with producers, railways: minister

By Julie Gordon, Reuters; Mary 2, 2018 CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) – Alberta will hold talks with rail operators and oil…

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Oil logjam set to ease as Canadian drillers cut deals with railroads to ship more crude

By Kevin Orland, Bloomberg News, Financial Post; April 26, 2018 Alberta’s beleaguered oil industry may get some relief from its…

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Canadian Pacific net slows on higher expenses

By Stuart Chirls, Senior Editor, Railway Age Magazine; April 19, 2018 First-quarter profit fell 19.3% at Canadian Pacific Railway on…

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Breathtaking views and The Bachelorette: Rocky Mountaineer’s growth strategy

By Paul Attfield, The Globe And Mail; March 12, 2018 For Rocky Mountaineer rail-tour company president Steve Sammut, the vacation…

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Rocky Mountaineer is named one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies for the fifth year in row

A press release from Rocky Mountaineer: Canada’s premier luxury tourist train has been a returning winner since 2014 VANCOUVER, March…

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Canada: How luxury train trips are perfecting the art of slow travel

By MARYAM SIDDIQI, The Globe And Mail; March 8, 2018 We were just sitting down to lunch when a couple…

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