May 27, 2020 | CP, Headlines
(Source: Real Agriculture, May 21, 2020) CALGARY — Paterson Grain says it has shipped the largest-ever grain train on the Canadian Pacific Railway (CP Rail) network. According to the company, the train consisted of 167 new high-capacity hopper cars, and carried 16,313...
May 22, 2020 | CP, Headlines, UP
(Source: Chicago Sun-Times, May 21, 2020) CHICAGO — Illinois Tollway officials on Thursday announced separate agreements with Union Pacific and Canadian Pacific railroads totaling $250 million that mark “the next major step forward” in the construction of Interstate...
May 21, 2020 | CP, Headlines
(Source: CBC News, May 21, 2020) SASKATOON — Saskatoon residents say they’re shocked CP Rail recently cut down an estimated 2,000 trees in their neighborhood. They say CP owes them an explanation, but refused to talk to them before, during or after the...
May 18, 2020 | CP, Headlines, STB
(Source: Progressive Railroading, May 14, 2020) The U.S. Surface Transportation Board (STB) earlier this month approved Canadian Pacific’s acquisition, through subsidiary Soo Line Corp., of Central Maine & Quebec Railway US Inc. from Fortress Transportation...
May 18, 2020 | Canada, CP, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, May 15, 2020) NEW YORK — Hard-to-detect braking system defects have rendered Canada’s aging fleet of grain hoppers a safety hazard, says a former director of derailment investigations for the country’s Transportation Safety Board (TSB), the...
May 15, 2020 | Canada, CP, Headlines
(Source: CBC News, May 15, 2020) CALGARY — When Canadian Pacific Railway’s doomed Train 301 left Calgary in early February 2019 heading into the B.C. mountains bound for Vancouver, crew members had no idea it was on a death ride. Full story:...
May 14, 2020 | CP, Headlines
(Source: Calgary Herald, May 13, 2020) CALGARY — CP Rail will upgrade testing of train brakes on grain cars following a derailment that killed three workers and in light of research showing defects in the process, the company said Wednesday. Full story: Calgary...
May 13, 2020 | CP, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Calgary Sun, May 12, 2020) CALGARY — Brake tests that gave the green light to a CP Rail freight train that derailed and killed three Calgarians last year near Field, B.C., were deficient, say federal inspectors. Full story: Calgary Sun
May 7, 2020 | CN, CP, Headlines
(Source: Freight Waves, May 6, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Despite the COVID-19 pandemic threatening to disrupt supply chain flows, the Canadian railways boasted record volumes of grain shipped in April. Full story: Freight Waves
May 5, 2020 | CP, Headlines
(Source: Canadian Pacific Railway press release, May 4, 2020) CALGARY — Canadian Pacific is proud to report another record-setting month in the movement of Canadian grain and grain products. In April, CP moved a best-ever monthly total of 2.8 million metric tons (MMT)...
