Rail Transportation

• Alberta train derailment impacting traffic west of Wainwright

  Some traffic west of Wainwright, Alta., was being rerouted on Tuesday afternoon as emergency crews responded to a train derailment along Highway 14.

  Canada

  Aug 8, 2023
  
• CP Rail reaches collective agreement with 3,000 workers

  Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. says it has signed a two-year collective agreement with about 3,000 union members.

  Economy

  Aug 15, 2022
  
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• Canadian crude-by-rail exports bounce back in March as pipeline capacity limited

  The Canada Energy Regulator says Canadian crude-by-rail exports bounced back in March due to better oil production amid limited export pipeline capacity for heavy oil.

  Money

  May 25, 2021
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• CN, CP notch record Q3 grain hauls as global demand continues to surge

  Canada's two main railways notched another record-setting quarter for grain shipments, benefiting from strong global demand, a bumper crop, efficient cars and more capacity due to smaller hauls of other products amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Economy

  Oct 2, 2020
• Canadian crude-by-rail exports drop by half in April as fuel demand saw sharp drop

  Canadian exports of crude oil by rail dropped by more than half in April compared to March as North American fuel demand plunged due to measures taken to control the COVID-19 pandemic.

  Economy

  Jun 19, 2020
• CP Rail moves record 2.8 million tonnes of grain in April

  Canadian Pacific Railway says it moved the most grain last month in the company's 139-year history.

  Money

  May 4, 2020
• CP and CN Rail move record 15.4 million tonnes of grain in 4th quarter

  Canada's two largest railways moved a record 15.4 million tonnes of grain in the final three months of 2019.

  Money

  Jan 7, 2020
• Producers proceed with caution at passing of Bill C-49

  Grain backlogs have become a problem in the past decade as western Canadian farmers reap larger yields to meet the demand of a growing world population.

  Canada

  May 25, 2018
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• B.C. government announces first phase of spill response regulations

  Environment Minister George Heyman says the new regulations apply to transporters of liquid petroleum products that move more than 10,000 litres.

  Environment

  Oct 14, 2017
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• Details key for Saskatchewan as Ottawa eyes long-term plan for moving grain

  Although proposed federal legislation for moving grain by rail contains measures farmers want, the details are still unknown.

  Politics

  Nov 3, 2016