‘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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‘Cardinal rule violation’: Revelstoke, B.C., train engineer speaks out after unbraked explosive freight verdict

By David P. Ball, The Star; July 31, 2018 VANCOUVER—A longtime Canadian Pacific Railway engineer in Revelstoke, B.C., said he’s…

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Oil-by-rail reaches record levels in May — on track to rise higher still amid pipeline crunch

By Geoffrey Morgan, National Post; The London Free Press; July 30, 2018 CALGARY – Canadian shipments of oil via rail…

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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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Australian man suffers limb amputations in British Columbia ‘train surfing’ accident

By Simon Little and Erin Ubels, CKNW, Global News; June 30, 2018 An Australian man has been seriously injured after…

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Canadian Pacific announces plans for half billion dollar investment in future of grain supply chain with railcar order

A press release from Canadian Pacific Railway; June 7, 2018: CALGARY, June 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ – Canadian Pacific Railway Limited…

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Canadian Pacific Rail Strike Ends After Company Reaches Deal With Teamsters Union

By Frederic Tomesco, Bloomberg; May 30, 2018 Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. reached a tentative four-year deal with the Teamsters Canada…

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Canadian Pacific and the IBEW reach a tentative three-year agreement

A press release from Canadian Pacific Railway; May 29, 2018: CALGARY, May 29, 2018 /PRNewswire/ – Canadian Pacific Railway Limited…

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Canadian Pacific Railway winding down service as it faces countdown to Tuesday evening strike

By Ross Marowits, The Canadian Press, National Post; May 29, 2018 MONTREAL — The countdown to another Canadian railway strike…

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Passengers’ rights, rail rules approved in Canada’s new Transportation Act

By Allison Lampert and Rod Nickel, Reuters, Global News; May 23, 2018 Canada on Wednesday approved broad air and freight reforms…

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Canada Is Struggling to Get Its Goods to Market

By Jen Skerritt, Kevin Orland, and Frederic Tomesco, Bloomberg; May 8, 2018 Every day for more than six months, Jessica…

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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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‘Complete and utter disrepair’: Business groups slam Ottawa’s changes to transportation bill

By Jesse Snyder, Calgary Herald; May 1, 2018 OTTAWA — Business groups are warning that a recent motion introduced by…

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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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Strike averted: Canadian Pacific, two unions reach 11th-hour agreements

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; April 23, 2018 Canadian Pacific late Friday negotiated its way out of a strike two unions…

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CP Rail braces for potential strike, won’t be ‘held hostage’

By Frederic Tomesco, Bloomberg, The Toronto Star; April 19, 2018 Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. is prepared to live with the…

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Canada: Senate changes rail-ownership law to focus on farmers, shippers and airline passengers

By Josh Wingrove and Frederic Tomesco, Bloomberg, The Toronto Star; April 13, 2018 OTTAWA—A proposed law that would increase ownership…

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British Columbia softwood lumber exports to U.S. fall 20 per cent amid railway woes

By Ross Marowits, The Globe And Mail; April 9, 2018 Softwood lumber exports from British Columbia to the United States…

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Teamsters at Canadian Pacific Vote to Authorize Strike Action

A press release from Teamsters Canada; April 6, 2018: LAVAL, QC, April 6, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ – Members of the Teamsters…

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Train backlog leaves $500 Million in Canadian grain waiting at farms

By Staff, CTV News; April 5, 2018 At the moment, Curtis McRae has $120,000 of grain sitting in a massive…

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