August 25, 2023 | BNSF, CP, Headlines
(Source: Railfan & Railroad Magazine, August 22, 2023) As wildfires continue to burn across the West, a number of railroads are deploying a unique and rarely-seen tool: the fire train. This week, BNSF Railway, Montana Rail Link and Canadian Pacific all have fire...
June 9, 2023 | CP, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Canadian Press, June 8, 2023) A Federal Court judge has found Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. guilty of contempt of court for employees working excessively long hours. Over a 10-month period in 2018 and 2019, the rail operator failed in 22 instances to...
June 8, 2023 | Canada, CP, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Teamsters Canada press release, June 7, 2023) LAVAL, Quebec — A federal judge has found Canadian Pacific to be in contempt of court after the company forced train crews to work excessively long hours in violation of a court order to abide by the collective...
April 28, 2023 | BNSF, CN, CP, CSX, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, KCS, NS, PSR, UP
(Source: Press release from the National Counsel for Occupational Safety and Health, April 26, 2023) The National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (National COSH) announced today the “Dirty Dozen” list of employers who put workers and communities at risk due...
March 29, 2023 | CP, Derailment, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, March 28, 2023) The cold weather in North Dakota kept chemicals that spilled from a derailed Canadian Pacific train from spreading very far, authorities said. Full story: Associated Press
March 28, 2023 | CP, Derailment, Headlines
(Source: Television station KVLV, March 27, 2023) More than two dozen Canadian Pacific train cars derailed with some spilling hazardous material in Richland County. Canadian Pacific’s preliminary investigation finds a broken rail was the cause of the derailment. Full...
March 21, 2023 | BNSF, CP, Headlines, Paid Sick Leave, Teamsters Canada, Unions
(Source: Progressive Railroading, March 20, 2023) BNSF Railway Co. and the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers have reached an agreement calling for the union’s members to receive an additional four paid days off to use as sick days and gain the ability to...
March 10, 2023 | Contract Agreement, CP, News
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, March 10 — Members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) today ratified a new five-year agreement with the CP Rail/Soo Line Railroad. Similar to the 2022 National Agreement, the new contract provides 22% General Wage...
February 9, 2023 | CP, News, Tentative Contract
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, February 9 — The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) has reached a tentative contract agreement with the CP Rail/SOO Line Railroad. Ballots were mailed today, February 9, to all active members of the BLET employed by the SOO...
February 6, 2023 | CP, Headlines
(Source: Canadian Pacific Railway press release, February 2, 2023) CALGARY — Canadian Pacific moved 2.29 million metric tonnes (MMT) of Canadian grain and grain products in January 2023, setting a new record for the month. CP has moved more than 15 MMT of Canadian...
