Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday his government remained focused on resolving the protests that have blocked rail lines “quickly and peacefully,” but Canadian National Railway’s frustration at the ongoing protests is continuing to grow. Sean Finn, CN’s senior vice president and chief legal officer told the Globe and Mail, “This has been long […]
The Canadian government has modified its rules for hazardous-material trains, raising some speed limits. TRAINS: David Lassen Tuesday morning rail news: — The Canadian government has modified its order slowing trains carrying hazardous materials, raising some speed limits and adding additional rules reflecting rail-line signaling, the CBC reports. The rules issued Sunday create two categories […]
Blockades of rail lines across Canada continue, with Canada’s prime minister cutting short an international trip to address the crisis, which saw new blockades develop over the weekend, and warnings of shortages and other commodities as the service disruption entered its 12th day. On Sunday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau cancelled a scheduled trip to Barbados […]
More Monday morning rail news: — Canadian National has withdrawn an application to expand yard facilities in East Chicago, Ind., to handle carloads of petroleum coke from BP’s Whiting, Ind., refinery, the Times of Northwest Indiana reports. The application by CN’s U.S. subsidiary Wisconsin Central Ltd. would have allowed the railroad to fill in wetlands […]
Monday morning rail news: — Amtrak service to and from Canada was disrupted Sunday by the rail blockades in that country. The Maple Leaf originated and ended in Niagara Falls, N.Y., instead of Toronto; the northbound Adirondack terminated in Albany rather than Montreal, while the southbound train originated in Plattsburgh, N.Y. Some Amtrak Cascade trains […]
OTTAWA — Freight and passenger traffic on a large part of the Canadian rail system are at a standstill today as groups protesting the construction of a natural gas pipeline in northern British Columbia continue to block rail lines from coast to coast. On Thursday, Canadian National announced it was shutting down all of its […]
MONTREAL — Canadian National Railway is beginning “a disciplined and progressive shutdown of its operations in Eastern Canada,” the railroad announced today, as a result of ongoing blockades of its lines in Ontario, Manitoba, and British Columbia. The move will lead to a halt to all VIA Rail Canada operations. VIA said in a statement […]
A jury has awarded more than $10 million to a passenger injured in the December 2017 derailment of an ‘Amtrak Cascades’ train in DuPont, Wash. Steve Carter More Thursday morning rail news: — In the latest trial stemming from the fatal December 2017 crash of an Amtrak Cascades train at DuPont, Wash., a jury has […]
Part one of your rail news roundup for Thursday: — Two CSX employees have been hospitalized after a CSX train derailed and caught fire this morning near Elkhorn City, Ky. WYMT-TV reports the train was carrying ethanol. CSX reports this afternoon that the train consisted of three locomotives, 96 loaded ethanol cars and two cars […]
A South Shore commuter train eases through trackwork in Michigan City, Ind., in August 2018. The project to double track the South Shore between Gary and Michigan City will advance after receiving a favorable government rating. TRAINS: David Lassen More rail news for your Wednesday morning: — The South Shore Line plan to double-track its […]
The first section of your rail news for Wednesday morning: — VIA Rail Canada has cancelled service through Thursday between Montreal and Toronto, and Toronto and Ottawa, because of the ongoing blockade of Canadian National Railway tracks at Belleville, Ontario. Service continues between Ottawa and Montreal, Montreal and Quebec City, and west of Toronto in […]
MONTREAL — Canadian National says a shutdown of significant parts of its Canadian network is imminent “unless the blockades on its rail lines are removed.” The blockades, which Feb. 6 near Belleville, Ontario, have spread to other locations throughout Canada. They are in response to and support of an indigenous group’s protest over construction of […]
