March 7, 2018 | CP, Headlines
(Source: CP Rail press release, March 7, 2018) CALGARY, Alberta — Canadian Pacific Railway Limited continues to deliver overall for the grain supply chain with our year-to-date shipments, through Week 31, up 3 percent, or approximately 400,000 metric tonnes. While...
March 7, 2018 | CN, CP, Headlines
(Source: Globe and Mail, March 7, 2018) OTTAWA — The backlog of crop shipments that has raised tensions between the railways and grain industry has clogged West Coast ports with ships waiting to be loaded. Full story: Globe and Mail
February 27, 2018 | CN, CP, Headlines
(Source: Canadian Press, February 26, 2018) CALGARY — Grain shippers and producers are raising concerns about a growing backlog of rail shipments that they say is leading to lost sales and unreliable exports. Full story: Calgary Herald
February 22, 2018 | CN, CP, Headlines
(Source: Canadian Press, February 21, 2018) MONTREAL — Canada’s two largest railways vowed to improve their service levels over the coming months as they escape the grip of a tough winter that hampered their ability to transport goods. Full story: Canadian...
February 20, 2018 | CN, CP, Headlines
(Source: Canadian Press, February 15, 2018) MONTREAL — Service on Canadian National Railway Co. has deteriorated to the point that clients are switching their cargoes to rival Canadian Pacific Railway, Walter Spracklin, a financial analyst for RBC Dominion Securities,...
February 15, 2018 | Canada, CP, Headlines
(Source: Bloomberg, February 15, 2018) NEW YORK — A shortage of rail cars in Canada is leaving grain and oil shipments stranded on the Prairies, sending crude prices plummeting and leaving farmers in a cash crunch. Full story: Bloomberg
February 14, 2018 | CP, Headlines, Railroad Security
(Source: Minneapolis Star-Tribune, February 13, 2018) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — A former Canadian Pacific Railway information technology professional was sentenced to a year and a day in prison on Tuesday after he intentionally damaged the railway’s computer network in...
February 1, 2018 | CP, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Globe and Mail, January 31, 2018) TORONTO — A labor arbitrator has overturned the firing of a Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. conductor involved in the collision of two trains in midtown Toronto in 2016, saying the man’s culpability was mitigated by the...
January 29, 2018 | CP, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Canadian Press, January 26, 2018) CALGARY — Canadian Pacific Railway is asking crude-by-rail shippers to sign multi-year, take-or-pay contracts that guarantee minimum volumes before it will assign locomotives and crews to help move a backlog of oilsands crude...
January 26, 2018 | CP, Headlines
(Source: Canadian Press, January 24, 2018) CALGARY, Alberta — Canadian Pacific Railway says a conductor involved in a 2014 derailment was fired for a second time because she disparaged the company and was photographed in unsafe situations. Full story: Calgary...
