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CN launches new pilot project using electric trucks
Montreal, QC — CN announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with The Lion Electric Co. for the conception, design and manufacturing of eight tandem axle, Class 8, zero-emission, electric trucks as part of its larger sustainable…
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Ottawa says it will close some dangerous rail crossings, upgrade others
Moncton, NB — Ottawa says it will close particularly dangerous rail crossings and upgrade many others as it moves to improve rail safety. Federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau announced Tuesday that Transport Canada will provide $16.5 million for 136 new…
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CN to invest nearly $600M in U.S. rail infrastructure
Homewood, IL — CN said it plans to invest US$585 million in five states in 2019 to strengthen the company’s rail network across U.S. “Following a record capital program in 2018, CN has been able to take on more traffic…
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CN plans to boost Ontario’s rail infrastructure with $320M investment
Toronto, ON — CN announced plans to invest approximately $320 million in Ontario in 2019 to expand and strengthen the company’s rail network across the province. “Following a record capital program in 2018, CN has been able to take on…
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NB rail to get $45M boost from CN
Moncton, NB — CN announced plans to invest $45 million in New Brunswick in 2019 to strengthen the company’s rail network across the province, improving safety and supporting efficient service. “Following a record capital program in 2018, CN has been…
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CN and Unifor reach tentative agreements
Montreal, QC— CN announced that new tentative collective agreements have been reached between Unifor Council 4000 and CN. Three collective agreements cover over 2,150 CN employees in Canada including all clerks and intermodal workers, excavator-operators, as well as conductors and…
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CN invests $5 million in Nova Scotia
Halifax, NS —CN said it plans to invest more than $5 million in the Nova Scotia in 2019 to strengthen the company’s rail network across the province, improving safety and supporting efficient service. “Following a record capital program in 2018,…
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CN to invest $370M in Alberta rail infrastructure
Edmonton, AB — CN announced plans to invest approximately $370 million across Alberta in 2019 to expand and strengthen the Company’s rail network throughout the province. “Following a record capital program in 2018, CN has been able to take on…
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CP Rail designates first woman to head railway’s board of directors
Calgary, AB — Canadian Pacific Railway has selected the first woman to head the board of directors of the country’s second-largest railway. Isabelle Courville, 56, has been designated to replace Andrew Reardon at the Calgary-based company’s annual meeting in May,…
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CN, CP Rail appealing minister’s order for use of handbrakes on stopped trains
Calgary, AB — Canada’s two largest railways are appealing Transport Minister Marc Garneau’s order requiring railways to immediately use handbrakes on all trains stopped on mountain slopes following a deadly derailment in the Rocky Mountains. Canadian Pacific Railway’s chief executive…
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Labour code issues flagged after fatal Canadian Pacific accident in Calgary
Calgary, AB — Documents show a federal investigator flagged labour code contraventions after a Canadian Pacific Railway train conductor died in a workplace accident in a Calgary rail yard last November. A Transport Canada rail safety inspector, delegated by the federal…
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With more oil to be shipped by rail, train derailments show enduring safety gaps
The recent runaway CP Rail train in the Rocky Mountains near Field, B.C., highlighted ongoing gaps in Canada’s railway safety regime, more than five years after the Lac-Megantic rail disaster that killed 47 residents of the small Quebec town. The…