December 1, 2021 | Canada, Headlines, VIA Rail
(Source: Railway Age, December 1, 2021) NEW YORK — In September, VIA Rail Canada took delivery of the first of 32 new Siemens trainsets, and on Nov. 30, revealed it to the public; testing starts in December. Full story: Railway Age
November 30, 2021 | Canada, CP, Headlines
(Source: Canadian Press, November 29, 2021) SASKATOON — The basis of a lawsuit between Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. and the Saskatchewan government moves to the floor of the provincial legislature Monday, before possibly heading to Ottawa in a bid to amend the...
November 30, 2021 | Canada, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, November 30, 2021) The amendments are designed to preserve core safety objectives while providing financial relief to public and private authorities during the COVID-19 pandemic by extending compliance deadlines and ensuring that...
November 22, 2021 | Canada, CN, CP, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, November 19, 2021) Canadian Pacific and CN have had to suspend service in parts of British Columbia since Nov. 14 after heavy rains, severe flooding and subsequent mudslides wreaked havoc on infrastructure in the province. Full story:...
November 22, 2021 | Canada, CN, CP, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, November 22, 2021) NEW YORK — The governments of Canada and British Columbia have established a joint Supply Chain Recovery Working Group to help restore the flow of goods through the province after devastating floods cut off Vancouver from rail...
November 22, 2021 | Canada, CN, CP, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, November 19, 2021) NEW YORK — If there are no atheists in foxholes, then there should now be no climate skeptics left among Canadian railroaders, as they move rapidly on what they do best: rebuild to keep the trains running. Full story: Railway...
November 19, 2021 | Canada, CN, CP, Headlines
(Source: Globe and Mail, November 18, 2021) VANCOUVER, B.C. — The railways that link Vancouver and the southern part of British Columbia with the rest of the country are expected to remain flood-damaged and impassable for days. Rail lines owned by Canadian National...
November 18, 2021 | BNSF, Canada, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, November 17, 2021) NEW YORK — Food and toilet paper have been stripped from grocery store shelves across British Columbia as panic buying follows the realization Wednesday, Nov. 17 that the previous day’s Biblical flooding means road and rail...
November 18, 2021 | BNSF, Canada, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, November 18, 2021) SUMAS, Wash. — Residents of this small U.S. city along the Canadian border were assessing damage from flooding that hit an estimated three quarters of homes, as Washington state and British Columbia tried to dry out from...
October 14, 2021 | Canada, CN, CP, Headlines
(Source: Canadian Press, October 14, 2021) RICHMOND, B.C. — The Transportation Safety Board was scheduled to release the results of its investigation today into the “possible relation” between train activities and a wildfire this summer in Lytton, B.C....
