Train

• Saskatoon Forestry and Zoo gets new electric train

  With the original zoo train on it's last legs, the Kinsmen Club of Saskatoon rolled out funding for Saskatoon's Forestry Farm Park and Zoo for a new improved Kinsmen Express II.

  Features

  Jun 30
  
• CN Rail train carrying coal derails near Lytton, B.C, causes minor fire

  A CN Rail spokesperson says preliminary information indicates that approximately 15 railcars containing coal have derailed, spilling some of their contents. 

  Canada

  Jun 19
  
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• Stalled train at Lorne Avenue could take hours to move

  Police tweeted shortly after 1 p.m., saying a train had stopped at the Lorne Avenue and Melville crossing. They said it could take several hours before the train is able to move.

  Traffic

  Jun 10
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• Iconic Upper Clements Park train up for sale, and a former conductor is ‘relieved’

  The train, a centrepiece of the former Upper Clements Park, is up for sale for $80,000. A former conductor says he'd like to see the train remain in Nova Scotia.

  Features

  May 20
• Quebec police watchdog investigating death of man struck by train after police stop

  The agency says the victim was a 27-year-old man who had been stopped by Montreal police officers for public drunkenness around 20 minutes earlier.

  Crime

  Apr 30
• Food and medicine supplies shrinking in Ukraine, as Russian advance stalls

  Russia's push into parts of Ukraine appears to have stalled, though its military is accused of choking Ukraine's supply chains.

  World

  Mar 21
• CP freight train derails near Drinkwater

  The train derailed at approximately 6:30 a.m. CP Rail said there were no injuries and no public safety concerns as a result of the derailment.

  Traffic

  Mar 12
• Alberta Regional Rail proposes passenger train line across province

  'A good example would be the GO Train in the Toronto region, as well as the West Coast Express. Their ridership has always been strong, even during COVID.'

  Canada

  Jan 20
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• Video shows thousands of stolen packages, empty boxes littering L.A. railway

  Video captured on scene shows thousands of broken boxes, discarded merchandise, and unopened Amazon Prime packages.

  World

  Jan 14
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• Former CP Rail conductor seeks passengers from 1978 who came through in a time of need

  John Cowan has published a book of photographs from his days with CP Rail — including shots of the day in October 1978 when passengers helped remove a boulder from the tracks.

  Canada

  Dec 5, 2021