September 14, 2018 | CN, CP, Headlines
(Source: Canadian Press, September 13, 2018) SASKATOO — They’re not guaranteeing improved grain transportation by this winter, but Canada’s two biggest railways say they believe new locomotives, hopper cars and extra staff will make a difference getting...
September 6, 2018 | CP, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, September 5, 2018) NEW YORK — Canadian Pacific Railway will provide service for a new, mammoth grain terminal in Alberta province. Paterson Grain opened the Foothills Terminal, the latest addition to its provincial network, in Bowden, Alberta on...
August 22, 2018 | CP, Headlines
(Source: Canadian Press, August 21, 2018) CALGARY — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. moved one per cent more grain over the past year than in 2016-17, despite a frigid prairie winter and higher-than-expected crop yields that helped cause a major backlog in early 2018....
August 21, 2018 | CP, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, August 20, 2018) During the 2017-18 crop year, Canadian Pacific moved 25.8 million metric tons of western Canadian grain and grain products, soybeans and other non-regulated principal field crops. Full story: Progressive...
July 31, 2018 | Canada, CP, Headlines
(Source: StarMetro Vancouver, July 30, 2018) VANCOUVER, B.C. — A longtime Canadian Pacific Railway engineer in Revelstoke, B.C., said he’s concerned but not surprised that a CP manager was found guilty of ordering a train with potentially explosive freight to be left...
July 24, 2018 | CP, Headlines
(Source: CBC News, July 23, 2018) OTTAWA — A CP Rail manager faces possible jail time for his role in illegally parking a freight train carrying explosive materials on a mountain slope above Revelstoke, B.C., without proper handbrakes.. Full story:...
July 23, 2018 | CP, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Teamsters Canada Rail Conference press release, July 20, 2018) LAVAL, Que. — Members of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) at Canadian Pacific (CP) voted 64.7% to ratify a four-year agreement covering over 3,000 conductors and locomotive engineers....
July 20, 2018 | CP, Headlines
(Source: Bloomberg, July 19, 2018) MONTREAL — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. jumped to a one-month high after signaling that continued strong demand for commodities could boost the carrier’s full-year targets. Full story: Toronto Star
July 20, 2018 | CP, Headlines, War on Workers
(Source: Revelstoke Mountaineer, July 18, 2018) REVELSTOKE, B.C. — A Calgary-based CP Rail manager could face up to six months in prison and be charged $50,000 in fines after being found guilty of violating the Railway Safety Act. On July 16 CP Rail manager Tim...
July 20, 2018 | CP, Headlines, Quarterly Income
(Source: Ottawa Citizen, July 18, 2018) OTTAWA — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.’s chief executive said labor negotiations and a brief worker strike slowed the company’s momentum in the second quarter and contributed to a nine percent decrease in profit. Full story:...
