January 19, 2009 | Accident, CP, Headlines
(The following story by Jill Schramm appeared on the Minot Daily News website on January 18, 2009.) MINOT, N.D. — Each year about 1.7 million carloads of hazardous materials travel by rail across the United States. Only a small portion 100,000 carloads or 0.3 percent...
January 19, 2009 | Accident, CP, Headlines
(The following story by Dave Caldwell appeared on the Minot Daily News website on January 18, 2009.) MINOT, N.D. — The effects on the railroad industry of catastrophic rail accidents such as the Minot derailment of 2002 still reverberate. The Minot derailment played a...
January 13, 2009 | CP, Headlines
(The following story by Sarah Elmquist appeared on the Winona Post website on January 11.) WINONA, Minn. — Preliminary water tests are in after the December train derailment, which caused a liquid nitrogen fertilizer mixture to spill into the Mississippi River near...
January 7, 2009 | Canada, CP, Headlines
(The following story by Angela Hall appeared on The Leader-Post website on January 7.) REGINA, Sask. — The province is expected to put more infrastructure money into a proposed transportation hub west of Regina as plans for the project grow, Highways and...
January 6, 2009 | CP, Headlines
(Canadian Pacific Railway issued the following on January 27.) CALGARY — Canadian Pacific will release its fourth-quarter and full-year financial and operating results at 7:30 a.m. Eastern time (5:30 a.m. Mountain time) on January 27, 2009. CP will discuss its results...
December 30, 2008 | Canada, CP, Headlines
(The Canadian Press circulated the following on December 29.) VANCOUVER, B.C. — Labour negotiations resumed Monday to try to avert a possible strike that could halt millions of dollars worth of imports and exports that flow through British Columbia’s ports....
December 19, 2008 | CP, Headlines
(The following story by Dustin Kass appeared on the Winona Daily News website on December 19.) DRESBACH, Minn. — The rail line near Dresbach reopened to train traffic Thursday night, just one day after the section of tracks was the site of a collision between two...
December 18, 2008 | CP, Headlines
(Reuters circulated the following on December 17.) VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Canadian Pacific Railway’s unions on Wednesday blasted its plan to lay off 600 workers, saying the move to cut maintenance costs as freight traffic slows will create safety...
December 18, 2008 | CP, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on December 18.) DRESBACH, Minn. — Two freight trains collided early Wednesday, derailing 26 cars and plunging a locomotive into the Mississippi River, authorities said. No one was seriously hurt. Why the Canadian Pacific...
December 17, 2008 | CP, Headlines
(The following story by Brent Jang appeared on the Globe and Mail website on December 17.) TORONTO — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd., a barometer for the broader economy, is pulling out all the stops to weather the recession as it slashes 600 union jobs, restricts air...
