August 1, 2023 | CPKC, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, July 31, 2023) Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) on July 31 published its Grain Service Outlook Report, as required by section 151.01(1) of the Canada Transportation Act. It provides an assessment of the newly merged Class I’s ability to move...
July 28, 2023 | CPKC, Headlines, Quarterly Income
(Source: Freight Waves, July 27, 2023) Higher combined revenues for the second quarter of 2023 helped boost net profits for Canadian Pacific Kansas City. Revenues for the second quarter were nearly CA$3.2 billion (US$2.4 billion), up 44% year over year (y/y), CPKC...
July 6, 2023 | CPKC, Headlines, Ports
(Source: Canadian Press, July 5, 2023) CPKC, a major North American railway, says it has placed “temporary embargoes” on export traffic to the Port of Vancouver, as a strike at B.C. ports drags into its fifth day with no signs of a breakthrough. Full...
July 3, 2023 | CPKC, CSX, Headlines
(Source: Associated Press, June 28, 2023) CSX and CPKC railroads announced a deal Wednesday that will allow them to beef up a little-used connection between their two networks in the southeastern United States to handle a significant amount of freight. The deal...
June 23, 2023 | CPKC, CSX, Headlines, Technology
(Source: Freight Waves, June 23, 2023) Canadian Pacific Kansas City and CSX are working together to build and deploy hydrogen locomotive conversion kits that will be used for diesel electric locomotives. The two have formed a joint venture in which CSX will use one of...
June 22, 2023 | CPKC, Headlines
(Source: Canadian Pacific Kansas City press release, June 21, 2023) CALGARY — Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) and Americold Realty Trust, Inc. today announced a strategic collaboration to co-locate Americold warehouse facilities on the CPKC network. Anchored by...
June 19, 2023 | CPKC, Headlines, Mexico
(Source: The Loadstar, June 19, 2023) Canadian Pacific Kansas City Rail (CPKC) is bullish on the prospects for its Mexico intermodal reefer service launched last month despite the closure last week of one of the pioneers of the concept. Full story: The...
June 13, 2023 | AFL-CIO, CPKC, Headlines, TTD
(Source: Freight Waves, June 12, 2023) Rail labor groups are rejecting efforts by CPKC to extend and potentially make permanent a waiver that enables the Class I railroad from its Calgary, Alberta, office to dispatch trains at three locations near the U.S.-Canada...
June 12, 2023 | Canada, CN, CPKC, Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Canadian Press, June 11, 2023) Set to come into effect with Ottawa’s federal budget bill, an obscure law has Canada’s two main railways fighting back over concerns about expenses and congestion, with the drama playing out in social media posts and...
June 9, 2023 | CPKC, Derailment, Headlines
(Source: CTV News, June 8, 2023) Crews are cleaning up after a train derailment about 100 kilometres east of Calgary Thursday afternoon. A spokesperson for Canadian Pacific Kansas City Southern confirmed that “multiple cars of a CPKC freight train carrying...
