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BRS signalmen on CP’s Soo Line ratify six-year pact

(Source: Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen press release, June 13, 2018) FORT ROYAL, Va. — Signalmen employed by the Canadian Pacific – SOO Line Railroad Company (CP/SOO Line) have ratified a new six-year contract. The new Agreement settles all issues arising...

CP Rail unveils plan to order 5,900 grain hopper cars

(Source: Progressive Railroading, June 7, 2018) Canadian Pacific will spend more than a half-billion Canadian dollars on new high-capacity grain hopper cars to serve CP grain shippers, the Class I announced today. Full story: Progressive...

Canadian railways woo workers with $15,000 signing bonuses

(Source: Reuters, June 7, 2018) MONTREAL — In a battle to unclog rail bottlenecks that left Canadian commodities trapped in landlocked western provinces this winter, the country’s largest railways are offering C$15,000 ($11,566.93) signing bonuses for experienced...