Canadian Pacific Railway to acquire railway that owns tracks involved in Lac-Megantic disaster

From The Canadian Press, Ottawamatters.com; November 21, 2019 Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. has entered into a US$130-million deal to acquire…

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Quebec: Another group of residents seeks to sue Canadian Pacific Railway for $5 million over Lac-Megantic disaster

By The Canadian Press, National Post; June 7, 2018 MONTREAL — A group of 49 people and businesses are seeking…

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Canada: Lac-Megantic rail bypass to be funded jointly by federal, Quebec governments

By Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press, CTV News; May 11, 2018 LAC-MEGANTIC, Que. — Nearly five years after a train…

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Lac-Megantic, Quebec tragedy: Crown says bankrupt railway won’t have to stand trial

By The Canadian Press, National Post; April 3, 2018 MONTREAL — The railway at the heart of the Lac-Megantic tragedy…

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Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway, employees fined in Lac-Mégantic case

By Stuart Chirls, Senior Editor, Railway Age Magazine; February 6, 2018 Six former employees, including the chief executive of the…

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Quebec: Ottawa backs Lac-Mégantic bypass funding

By Mischa Wanek-Libman, Engineering Editor, Railway Age Magazine; January 26, 2018 A plan to move a rail line from out…

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Quebec: The night the Swiss Cheese holes lined up

Opinion by Art Miller, Railway Age Magazine; January 26, 2018 After nearly three months of emotional courtroom proceedings and nine…

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Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway did not strive for safety: defence lawyer at Lac-Megantic criminal trial

By Giuseppe Valiante, The Canadian Press, National Post; January 9, 2018 SHERBROOKE, Que. — Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway, the…

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Quebec: MMA train that derailed and exploded at Lac-Mégantic nearly 3,000 tonnes too heavy, trial hears

By Alison Brunette, CBC News; October 23, 2017 A former locomotive engineer for the Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway (MMA) who…

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