April 17, 2019 | Canada, CN, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, April 16, 2019) CN will appeal a Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) ruling issued yesterday that determined the Class I had breached its freight-rail service obligations last year in Vancouver, British Columbia. Full story:...
April 12, 2019 | Canada, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Western Producer, April 11, 2019) SASKATOON — Farm leaders are still wary of Alberta’s plans to move more oil by rail, hoping whoever wins the election will be able to prove grain movement won’t be affected. The deal, which would see the province move 120,000...
April 12, 2019 | Canada, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, April 10, 2019) The Railway Association of Canada (RAC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Transport Canada to establish voluntary reduction targets for locomotive-produced emissions. Full story: Progressive...
March 29, 2019 | Canada, Headlines, VIA Rail
(Source: CBC News, March 28, 2019) OTTAWA — Canada’s transportation safety watchdog is issuing a warning after two VIA Rail passenger trains were seriously damaged by material left on the track. It turns out both trains were damaged by material that had been...
March 26, 2019 | Canada, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: WAMC/Northeast Public Radio, March 21, 2019) ALBANY, N.Y. — A rail disaster in Quebec in 2013 touched off international concern about the safety of so-called “oil trains” that haul crude from oil fields to refineries and ports across North...
March 20, 2019 | Canada, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Progressive Railroading, March 19, 2019) Any notable increase in crude oil pipeline or rail capacity in Canada would need to come from major infrastructure projects since pipelines are at full capacity and rail infrastructure is operating at or near capacity,...
March 20, 2019 | Canada, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Canadian Press, March 18, 2019) EDMONTON — The Alberta government has announced another easing of restrictions on oil production, saying the amount that can be produced will increase in May by 25,000 barrels per day and another 25,000 barrels per day in June....
March 18, 2019 | Canada, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Canadian Press, March 14, 2019) OTTAWA — After initially refusing, Netflix has agreed to remove images of the 2013 Lac-Mégantic rail disaster from the film Bird Box. A spokesperson said in an email to The Canadian Press that the streaming company is sorry for...
March 8, 2019 | Canada, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Canadian Press, March 7, 2019) CALGARY — Oilsands producer MEG Energy says it has doubled its crude-by-rail shipments and will double them again to maximize prices in view of insufficient pipeline export capacity from Western Canada. Full story:...
March 7, 2019 | Canada, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, March 6, 2019) The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) has released a report summarizing input from key rail industry stakeholders about how best to update existing rail regulations, as well as agency guidelines and tools. Full...
