February 3, 2021 | CP, News
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio, February 3 — The Canadian Pacific Railway/DM&E is looking to hire certified conductors to work out of: Mason City, Iowa; Marquette, Iowa; Davenport, Iowa; Ottumwa, Iowa; Savanna, Ill.; and Kansas City, Mo. Interested parties are required to...
February 2, 2021 | CP, Headlines
(Source: Canadian Pacific Railway press release, February 1, 2021) CALGARY — Canadian Pacific Railway Limited and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference Rail Canada Traffic Controllers (TCRC-RCTC) are pleased to announce a tentative three-year agreement. “I want...
January 28, 2021 | CP, Headlines
(Source: CBC News, January 26, 2021) FIELD, B.C. — A train derailment near Field, B.C., has knocked out power to the village. CP Rail confirmed that a grain train derailed west of the village at 1:40 a.m. MT on Tuesday. Nobody was injured, a spokesperson said. CP said...
January 28, 2021 | CP, Headlines
(Source: Freight Waves, January 27, 2021) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Canadian Pacific reached a record low operating ratio (OR) in the fourth quarter of 2020: 53.9% compared with 57% in the fourth quarter of 2019. Investors sometimes use OR to gauge the financial health of...
December 2, 2020 | CP, Headlines
(Source: Canadian Pacific press release, December 1, 2020) CALGARY — Canadian Pacific has completed its best-ever November and second-best-ever month for shipping Canadian grain and grain products, with 2.96 million metric tons (MMT) moved. This exceeds the previous...
December 1, 2020 | CP, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, November 30, 2020) Riverland Ag Corp., a subsidiary of Ceres Global Ag Corp., has entered into an agreement with Farmer’s Co-op Grain and Seed Association (FCGS) to form a grain merchandising joint venture to be based in Thief...
November 30, 2020 | Canada, CP, Headlines
(Source: Freight Waves, November 25, 2020) CHATTANOOG, Tenn. — The federal agency announced Wednesday that the Duty/Rest Rules for Railway Operating Employees have been updated to better reflect the latest science on fatigue management. The adjustments will also help...
November 25, 2020 | CN, CP, Headlines
(Source: Freight Waves, November 23, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — CN and Canadian Pacific shareholder TCI Fund Management Ltd, has asked both railways to lay out climate action plans at their annual general meetings in 2021. TCI has a 2.93% stake in CN and is CP’s...
November 16, 2020 | CP, Headlines
(Source: Canadian Pacific press release, November 13, 2020) CALGARY — Serena Ryder and The Trews will headline CP’s 2020 “Holiday Train at Home” concert, which will stream on CP’s Facebook page on Dec. 12. The event will raise money and...
November 4, 2020 | CN, CP, Headlines
(Source: Canadian Press, November 3, 2020) CALGARY — Canada’s two largest railways transported a record monthly total of 6.3 million tons of Canadian grain in October. Montreal-based CN Rail ended the month moving 3.27 million tons while Canadian Pacific Railway...
