February 22, 2019 | CP, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Canadian Press, February 21, 2019) MIAMI — The head of Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. has voiced his discomfort at the idea of Alberta Premier Rachel Notley’s recent production curtailments, designed to draw down a glut of trapped crude oil and decrease the...
February 14, 2019 | CP, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: DeSmog Blog, February 12, 2019) NEW YORK — The only way to have a rail accident that is “eerily similar” to the Lac-Mégantic oil train disaster that killed 47 people and wiped out the small Quebec downtown is if a massive regulatory failure did not address...
February 12, 2019 | CP, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Red Dee Advocate, February 11, 2019) RED DEER, Alberta — Those who work on the rails for a living are mourning the loss of three of their colleagues in a derailment near Field, B.C., last week. Full story: Red Deer Advocate
February 11, 2019 | CP, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Teamsters Canada press release, February 8, 2019) CALGARY — Teamsters Canada is applauding Transport Canada’s order that all railway companies must use handbrakes when trains are stopped on a mountain grade after an emergency use of their air brakes. The...
February 8, 2019 | CP, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: CTV News, February 7, 2019) CALGARY — The deadly train derailment in the Rocky Mountains is raising questions about the Alberta government’s plan to ramp up rail shipments of crude oil. Full story: www.ctvnews.ca
February 8, 2019 | CP, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Globe and Mail, February 5, 2019) CALGARY — Andy Dockrell was such a stickler for the rules that he would often break out the Canadian Pacific Railway regulations to chide co-workers on how to do everything by the book. That diligence was a major reason Chris...
February 7, 2019 | CP, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Canadian Press, February 6, 2019) CALGARY — A veteran Canadian Pacific Railway engineer says railroaders are supporting each other after a derailment in the Rocky Mountains this week claimed three of their own. “All the people I work with are incredible...
February 7, 2019 | CP, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: CBC News, February 6, 2019) CALGARY — Canadian Pacific Railway says it has reopened its main line through Field, B.C., after a derailment that killed three of the company’s employees on Monday. Full story: www.cbc.ca
February 7, 2019 | CP, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Calgary Herald, February 6, 2019) CALGARY — The freight train involved in a fatal derailment was flagged for speed control problems hours before its tragic plunge near Field, B.C., early Monday, says a veteran employee with Canadian Pacific Railway. Staff...
February 6, 2019 | CP, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Calgary Herald, February 5, 2019) CALGARY — The twin brother of Daniel Waldenberger-Bulmer says he feels like a part of him is missing after a Calgary-based Canadian Pacific Railway crew died in a tragic train derailment near the Alberta-B.C. border. “I feel...
