WASHINGTON — Federal regulators have given Canadian Pacific a limited victory in its dispute with Canadian National over where the railroads should interchange traffic in Chicago. CN’s unilateral request to have Canadian Pacific run 84 miles through the busy Chicago terminal in order to interchange at Kirk Yard in Gary, Ind., is unreasonable, the Surface […]
Alan Doyle and Beautiful Band perform for the crowd gathered to see them and the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train at Mechanicville, N.Y., on Nov. 26. Dan Kittay The Canadian Pacific Holiday Train rests at Mechanicville, N.Y., during a recent stop. Two trains, similarly decorated with lights and decorations, travel the Canadian Pacific network each November […]
Canadian Pacific plans to use the Minneapolis land formerly occupied by its Shoreham Yard roundhouse, torn down earlier this year, to expand an intermodal facility is meeting with some local opposition. Steve Glischinski MINNEAPOLIS — Community officials have been caught off guard by Canadian Pacific plans to redevelop a portion of its Shoreham Yard facility, […]
CP SD70ACU No. 7003 departs Muskego Yard in Milwaukee after making a set out on Nov. 25. Chris Guss MILWAUKEE – Canadian Pacific’s SD70ACU fleet have been primarily assigned to Canadian service since the first locomotive was released for revenue service in August. That changed this week when two locomotives worked south of the border […]
MONTREAL — Canadian Pacific will build a new transload terminal in Montreal, with the first phase of the project to open in June 2020. The 118,000-square-foot facility, to be operated by Quebec-based transportation and warehousing firm TYT Group, will be served by more than 4,000 feet of existing track at CP’s Cote Saint-Luc Yard. It […]
NEW YORK — Canadian Pacific will upgrade Central Maine & Quebec trackage so that the route linking Montreal and Atlantic ports can handle premium intermodal and automotive traffic, Chief Marketing Officer John Brooks told the RailTrends 2019 conference on Friday. CP announced this week that it will acquire the CM&Q from Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure […]
WATERLOO, Ontario — BlackBerry is providing tracking devices for 2,000 chassis in Canadian Pacific’s intermodal operations. BlackBerry Radar is designed for use on chassis, containers, trailers, railcars, and other equipment, BlackBerry officials say, and “provides near real-time information and analytics on location, motion, mileage, utilization, dwell and turn times.” BlackBerry Radar will allow shippers to […]
Central Maine & Quebec’s Job 1 rolls west at Magog, Quebec, with AC44CWs, Nos. 1002 and 1006, and GP38-3 No. 3812 in June 2018. Frank Jolin MONTREAL – Canadian Pacific is acquiring the Central Maine & Quebec Railway for $130 million. The acquisition of the 481-mile short line connecting Quebec with northern New England — […]
Canadian Pacific CALGARY, Alberta – Canadian Pacific has unveiled five locomotives honoring Canadian and U.S. armed forces. Each of the five rebuilt SD70ACU locomotives was painted in a different design inspired by various aspects of Canadian military equipment, both past and present. “As a leading employer of veterans, CP is proud to commemorate military machines and […]
CALGARY, Alberta – Canadian Pacific has unveiled five SD70ACU locomotives honoring Canada’s armed forces. The railroad is also releasing 10 locomotives of the same model in its classic maroon-and-gray paint scheme, five with block lettering and five with script lettering. Trains News Wire is awaiting additional information from the railroad. Wow. What a gesture by […]
A Canadian Pacific train passes through Deerfield, Ill., in November 2018. CP reported record financial results but slightly lowered its volume expectations as part of its quarterly earnings report. TRAINS: David Lassen CALGARY, Alberta – Canadian Pacific reported record third-quarter financial results on Wednesday, as traffic was up slightly and the railway set records for key […]
Canadian Pacific’s new heritage locomotives make their first revenue run, leading train No. 197 as it departs St. Paul, Minn., at Hoffman Avenue on Oct. 18, 2019. Dan Kwarciany Canadian Pacific train No. 197 arrives at Shoreham Yard in Minneapolis to pick up intermodal traffic on Oct. 18, 2019. Dan Kwarciany ST. PAUL, Minn. – Canadian […]
