Canadian Pacific Rail
Mission, B.C. father killed on the job at CP train yard in Port Coquitlam
By Simon Little Online Journalist
According to the rail workers’ union, the victim was a 56-year-old father with 32 years on the job. Continue reading
Runaway Canadian Pacific train rolls 230 metres through Calgary
The Transportation Safety Board is investigating after 80 uncontrolled rail cars rolled a quarter kilometre along a track at one of Canadian Pacific Railway’s main marshaling yards in Canada. Continue reading
CP Rail train operators go on strike
Canadian Pacific Rail’s more than 3,000 conductors and engineers walked off the job late Tuesday night while a second group of workers reached a tentative contract settlement with the rail company. Continue reading
City to complete feasibility study on possible overpass at Ring Road railway crossing
By Marney Blunt Reporter
During his State of the City address Thursday, Mayor Michael Fougere announced a feasibility study will done to determine the cost of building an overpass or underpass at the railroad crossing on Ring Road near Winnipeg Street. Continue reading
Canadian Pacific and City of Vancouver start rail removal along Arbutus Corridor next week
Next week the City of Vancouver and Canadian Pacific Rail will begin to remove the train rails, ties and rail bed materials along the 42 acre Arbutus Corridor. Continue reading
Canadian Pacific challenging responsibility in Lac-Megantic disaster in court
Canadian Pacific Rail has refused to participate in the Lac-Megantic settlement offer and is challenging its legitimacy. Continue reading
Collision on train tracks near Innisfail sends man to hospital
A southbound Canadian Pacific Rail train collided with a loader working on the rail line at Township Road 362, just two kilometres north of Innisfail. Continue reading
Inglewood residents use social media to fight noise from Alyth yard
CALGARY – Frustration is mounting among some Inglewood residents who complain noisy train work has continued at Canadian Pacific’s (CP) Alyth yard, despite a federal order for it to stop. Continue reading