Railways

• Prep work to start in Lac-Mégantic rail bypass project

  Residents of Lac-Mégantic and surrounding towns are divided on the project, with some saying the new route has more curves than the old one and could trigger derailments.

  Canada

  Oct 6, 2023
  
• CP Rail maintains interest in KCS after CN setback with U.S. regulator

  The Montreal-based railway says it is disappointed by the decision, but that it remains confident its offer to buy the U.S. railway is in the public interest.

  Canada

  Sep 1, 2021
  
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• Saskatoon mayoral candidates weigh in on rail line relocation

  While Saskatoon mayoral candidates have varied opinions about moving rail lines cutting through the city, CN and CP Rail have said relocation is not viable.

  Politics

  Sep 25, 2020
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• Canada’s largest railways move record grain in June, second quarter

  Canada's two largest railways moved record quantities of grain in the second quarter after benefiting from another strong month in June.

  Economy

  Jul 7, 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
• Security logs show rise in anger and violence on Via Rail’s Western Canadian trains

  Violence used to be rare on board the world-famous transcontinental Canadian train, say Via Rail employees. This changed after Greyhound cancelled most of its bus routes in Western Canada.

  Investigations

  Mar 9, 2020
• ‘We didn’t like it at all’: CP Rail CEO objects to oil production curtailments

  Canadian Pacific Railway CEO Keith Creel said his company "didn't like it at all" when Premier Rachel Notley stepped in to work out a plan on shipping more crude oil via rail.

  Economy

  Feb 21, 2019
• Vaudreuil-Dorion officials concerned in wake of St-Polycarpe derailment

  After the St-Polycarpe derailment, Vaudreuil-Dorion officials are concerned their city could be particularly vulnerable given its population density and proximity to rails.

  Jul 18, 2018
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• An Indian train passenger’s tweet helped save 26 girls from child traffickers

  Twenty-six Indian girls have been rescued from the clutches of human traffickers thanks to an alert tweet from a train passenger.

  Crime

  Jul 8, 2018
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• Canadian crude by rail exports to the U.S. hit 3-year high

  Railway exports of crude oil from Western Canada are starting to increase, a welcome sign for producers who were forced to accept bigger price discounts and, in some cases, curtail production, as export pipelines filled to near capacity earlier this year.

  Money

  Jun 14, 2018