‘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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Canadian Pacific Railway manager guilty in case of train left on British Columbia mountainside without handbrakes

By Bethany Lindsay, CBC News; July 23, 2018 A CP Rail manager faces possible jail time for his role in…

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Pressure grows for VIA Rail Canada return to Thunder Bay, Ontario

By Kirthana Sasitharan, CBC News; July 18, 2018 Cuts to Greyhound services across Western Canada and northwestern Ontario have garnered…

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Creating change: Officials aim to streamline Chicago’s rail network

By Kyra Senese, Managing Editor, RT&S Magazine; July 17, 2018 Chicago’s rail network sees about 1,300 freight and passenger trains…

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Iowa Pacific in New York State: Railroad misses deadline to remove equipment, but is trying

By Don Lehman, The Post-Star; July 17, 2018 JOHNSBURG — Saratoga & North Creek Railway missed a July 15 deadline…

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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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Illinois: Continuing Amtrak Hiawatha fight, Glenview to pay for $160,000 train traffic analysis

By Alexandra Kukulka, Reporter, Chicago Tribune; July 10, 2018 The village of Glenview has hired a consulting firm to conduct…

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The Daily CSX: When will services be back on track?

By Greg Thompson, Automotive Logistics; July 9, 2018 The state of the rail freight service in the US has been…

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The Daily CSX: Ridgefield, Connecticut estate of former CSX exec reduced again to $33 million

By Phil Hall, Westfair Communications; July 9, 2018 An 87-acre estate in Ridgefield that was home to the late railroad…

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Class I railroads continue the longer-train trend

By Jeff Stagl, Managing Editor, Progressive Railroading Magazine; July 2018 At any given time on Class Is’ networks, trains stretching…

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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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Ford’s Michigan Central Station office workers will still see and hear hundreds of thousands of train cars

By Bill Shea, Crain’s Detroit Business; June 24, 2018 The last train to ever pull out of Detroit’s Michigan Central…

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Canada’s Crude by Rail Exports to the U.S. Hit 3-Year High

By The Canadian Press, Oil & Gas 360; June 15, 2018 Railway exports of crude oil from Western Canada are…

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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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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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VIA Rail Canada tour starts (or ends) in White River, Ontario

By Richard Plaunt, Sault This Week; June 4, 2018 VIA Rail runs a year round wilderness passenger service between Sudbury…

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Should Ontario Northland take over Huron Central Railway?

By James Hopkin, Sootoday.com; June 2, 2018 The Northern and Eastern Rail Network (NEORN) wants Ontario Northland to take over…

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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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