OTTAWA — Days after Canada’s two Class 1 railroads announced they would appeal a government order requiring the use of handbrakes on trains stopped on mountains grades, one of the county’s largest unions says it’s standing by the Crown. Last month, Transport Canada announced a new rule requiring the application of handbrakes on trains in mountainous […]
Zone & Region: Canada
Canadian government provides C$1 billion for Edmonton light rail expansion NEWSWIRE
EDMONTON, Alberta – The Government of Canada is providing more than C$1 billion for two Edmonton light rail expansion projects through the Investing in Canada infrastructure plan. Additionally, the Government of Alberta is contributing about C$1.17 billion through the Climate Leadership Plan, and the City of Edmonton is providing about C$706 million. The Valley Line […]
No one injured in CP collision, derailment near Calgary NEWSWIRE
CALGARY, Alberta – No one was injured when two Canadian Pacific trains collided near Calgary late last week. CBC News reports that a yard job and an intermodal train collided at Alyth Yard on Friday morning. Images of the collision show multiple rail cars derailed in the incident. Railroad officials told CBC News that the […]
CP, CN to appeal Canadian government rule on use of handbrakes NEWSWIRE
CALGARY, Alberta — Canadian Pacific and Canadian National will appeal an order by the Canadian government requiring the use of handbrakes when trains stop on mountain grades, an order issued in the wake of a fatal CP accident in February. In a press release issued Friday, CP President and CEO Keith Creel said the railroad […]
B.C. government seeks assessment of Vancouver Island rail line NEWSWIRE
VIA Rail Canada service arrives in Parkhurst, British Columbia, in 2006. The Vancouver Island service last operated in 2011, but the provincial government is seeking a contractor to assess the condition of the rail route. Bob Johnston VICTORIA, British Columbia — British Columbia’s provincial government is seeking a contractor to assess the condition of the […]
CN will double track a Vancouver port line to increase capacity NEWSWIRE
VANCOVER, B.C. — Canadian National intends to double-track 2.5 miles of the Burrard Inlet rail corridor serving south shore port facilities in Vancouver to aid in a short-term increase in port capacity. “The Port of Vancouver is the busiest global trade export gateway of Canada and we must make the most of the existing limited […]
Photo of the Day
This 40-foot Canadian National boxcar was built in November 1923 and was still in service in the 1970s. The car is single-sheathed (meaning sheathed only on the inside of the truss-style metal bracing) and has wood sides and ends. Note the modern AEI panel on the 1923-built car. Michael Dean photo […]
Mayors urge funding to restore Vancouver Island rail service NEWSWIRE
The Mahalat, VIA Rail Canada’s service on Vancouver Island, arrives at Parksville, British Columbia, in 2006. Passenger service on the island ended in 2011, but area mayors are urging that the province fund a restoration of service. Bob Johnston VICTORIA, British Columbia — A group of 13 area mayors have appealed to British Columbia’s premier, […]
Rocky Mountaineer adds capacity, offers discounts NEWSWIRE
Stadler-built GoldLeaf dome No. 9541 in Rocky Mountaineer’s Kamloops yard on Oct 9, 2018. It is equipped with air spring primary suspension trucks with a mechanical spring secondary suspension. Three photos, Bob Johnston VANCOUVER, B.C. – New bilevel GoldLeaf domes built by Stadler Rail A.G. in Switzerland and Germany that are joining Rocky Mountaineer daytime […]
Railroaders step up to support families of those lost in British Columbia wreck NEWSWIRE
FIELD, British Columbia – Railroaders from across North America are stepping up to support the families of the three men killed earlier this week when a Canadian Pacific grain train derailed in the mountains of British Columbia. A GoFundMe page has been set up to raise money for the families of conductor Dylan Paradis, engineer […]
Site of fatal British Columbia derailment has challenged CP for more than a century NEWSWIRE
CP maintenance workers remove ice from the walls of a Spiral Tunnel to prevent damage to passing trains. Canadian Pacific FIELD, British Columbia – This week’s fatal derailment in British Columbia that took the lives of three railroaders is not the first time tragedy has struck Canadian Pacific’s rugged Laggan Subdivision. Kicking Horse Pass, home […]
CP CEO on fatal wreck: ‘This is a tragedy’ NEWSWIRE
FIELD, British Columbia — Canadian Pacific president and CEO Keith Creel called this week’s fatal derailment in British Columbia a “tragedy” and has vowed to figure out what caused a train to derail while descending Kicking Horse Pass. Three railroaders were killed at about 1 a.m. Monday when a westbound grain train derailed between the […]
