Archive for the 'Noise and vibration' Category
• September 3, 2014 •
Comments Off on Railway Noise and Vibration Negatively Affects Overall Quality of Life
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Noise and vibration, shipping oil by rail
Tags: Canadian National Railway, dangerous goods, health, noise and vibration, property values, quality of life, safety, shipping crude oil by rail
• December 28, 2013 •
Comments Off on Odds and Sods
Posted in blocked railway crossings, Canadian National Railway, CN privatization, CN Railway, Noise and vibration, shipping oil by rail
Tags: blocked railway crossings, Canadian National Railway, CN privatization, CN Rail, criminal misconduct, rail safety, Railway noise and vibration, Rex Beatty, shipping oil by rail
• January 4, 2013 •
Comments Off on Short Notice Provided on Proposed Crude Oil Rail Loading Facility
Posted in Canadian Pacific Railway, CP Railway, Derailment, Fire, Health impact, Leaks, Noise and vibration, Property devaluation, Safety, shipping oil by rail, Smell, Spills, visual impacts
Tags: Gibson Energy Partnership, USD Terminals Canada
• October 24, 2012 •
Comments Off on Shipping Oil by Rail Creates Big Problems
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, Derailment, Noise and vibration, Rail and Reason, shipping oil by rail, Smell, Tar sands
Tags: Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, CN derailments, Rail and Reason, Railway noise and vibration, railway smell impacts, shipping oil by rail
• August 12, 2012 •
Comments Off on Cando Contracting Ltd. Not Truthful
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Railway, Conservation, Don Barr, Environmental impact, Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Imperial Oil, Legislation, Noise and vibration, Proximity, Rail yard, Railway Association of Canada, Spills, Strathcona County
Tags: breach of Alberta legislation, breach of federal legislation, Bretona ConservAction Area, Bretona Pond Buck-for-Wildlife Area, Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Railway, Don Barr, drainage pattern alteration, Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Imperial Oil Ltd., Mill Creek, North Saskatchewan River, rail yard, rail yard environmental impact, rail yard noise and vibration, rail yard proximity, rail yard spills, Railway Association of Canada, Strathcona County, wildlife conservation
• July 30, 2012 •
Comments Off on CN Rail Profits Increase at What Expense?
Posted in Canadian National Railway, CN privatization, CN Railway, compensation, Conservation, Derailment, Deteriorating rail infrastructure, emergency response times, Environmental impact, Fire, fish kill, Health impact, lawsuit, National Transportation Safety Board (U.S.), Noise and vibration, Rail yard, Safety, Spills, Transportation Safety Board of Canada
Tags: Canadian National Railway, CN compensation, CN derailments, CN environmental impacts, CN fire impacts, CN fish kills, CN health impacts, CN privatization, CN profits, CN Railway, CN safety, CN toxic chemical spills, container stacking, deteriorating rail infrastructure, emergency response times, lawsuit against CN, National Transportation Safety Board, rail yard, Railway noise and vibration, too long trains, Transportation Safety Board of Canada, wildlife conservation
• April 6, 2012 •
Comments Off on CP Risks Losing Customers If They Hire Ex-CN Boss
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Railway, Community relations, Conservation, CP Railway, Environmental impact, Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Fire, Fred Green, Health impact, Hunter Harrison, Imperial Oil, Landowner notification, Legislation, Noise and vibration, Property devaluation, Proximity, Rail yard, Railway Association of Canada, Safety, Smell, Socio-economic impact, Strathcona County
Tags: breach of federal legislation, Bretona ConservAction Area, Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd community relations, Cando Contracting Ltd environmental impacts, Cando Contracting Ltd landowner notification, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN community relations, CN compensation, CN cost-cutting, CN customer relations, CN customer service, CN employee relations, CN environmental impacts, CN environmental policy, CN fire, CN health impacts, CN landowner notification, CN privatization, CN profits, CN property devaluation, CN rail yard, CN Railway, CN safety, CP Railway, Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Fred Green, Hunter Harrison, Imperial Oil community relations, Imperial Oil environmental impacts, Imperial Oil environmental policy, Imperial Oil Ltd., Railway Association of Canada, Strathcona County, wildlife conservation
• October 3, 2011 •
Comments Off on More on Hazardous Rail Yards
Posted in Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, Environmental impact, Health impact, Leaks, Montana Rail Link, Noise and vibration, Petition, Rail yard, Spills
Tags: Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, Montana Rail Link, rail yard, rail yard toxic contaminants, railway environmental impact, railway health impacts, Railway noise and vibration, railway petition, railway tanker car leaks, railway tanker car spills, toxic railway diesel particulates, West Long Beach Association
• September 17, 2011 •
Comments Off on Railway Noise and Vibration Goes to Court
Posted in Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, Canadian National Railway, Canadian Transportation Agency, CN Railway, CP Railway, Federal Court of Appeal, Noise and vibration, Quayside Community Board, Rail and Reason, Rail yard, Southern Railway
Tags: Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway, Canadian National Railway, Canadian Transportation Agency, CN Railway, CP Railway, Federal Court of Appeal, Quayside Community Board, Rail and Reason, rail yard, Railway noise and vibration, Southern Railway
• August 30, 2011 •
Comments Off on Strathcona Continues to Examine Train Whistle Bylaw
Posted in Canadian National Railway, CN Railway, Noise and vibration, Proximity, Strathcona County
Tags: Canadian National Railway, CN Railway, noisy train warning whistles, railway crossings, Railway noise and vibration, Strathcona County
• August 24, 2011 •
Comments Off on CN Police Overstep Authority?
Posted in Canadian National Railway, CN Railway, Community relations, CP Railway, Environmental impact, Legislation, Noise and vibration, Proximity
Tags: Canadian National Railway, CN community relations, CN environmental impacts, CN private police, CN Railway, CP Railway, Railway noise and vibration
• June 24, 2011 •
Comments Off on CN Should Fix Existing Rail Lines
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Claude Mongeau, CN Railway, Conservation, Derailment, Fire, Noise and vibration, Safety, Spills
Tags: Canadian National Railway, Claude Mongeau, CN customer service, CN derailments, CN fire impacts, CN Railway, CN safety impacts, deteriorating rail infrastructure, lawsuit against CN, railway environmental impact, Railway noise and vibration, railway tanker car spills, wildlife conservation
• May 24, 2011 •
Comments Off on Petition to Shut Down Bretona Rail Yard
Posted in Bruce March, Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., Claude Mongeau, CN Railway, Conservation, Environment Canada, Gord Peters, Health impact, Imperial Oil, Landowner notification, Legislation, Leon Benoit (MP), Noise and vibration, Peter Kent, Petition, Property devaluation, Proximity, Rail yard, Rob Merrifield, Safety, Smell, Socio-economic impact, Spills, Transport Infrastructure & Communities
Tags: breach of Alberta legislation, breach of federal legislation, Bruce March, Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., Claude Mongeau, CN Railway, Environment Canada, Gord Peters, Imperial Oil Ltd., landowner notification, Leon Benoit MP, Peter Kent, rail yard, rail yard health impacts, rail yard noise and vibration, rail yard property devaluation, rail yard safety, rail yard smell, rail yard socio-economic impacts, rail yard spills, Railroaded petition, Rob Merrifield, Strathcona County, Transport Canada, wildlife conservation
• May 18, 2011 •
Comments Off on CN Wildfire Burns Conservation Area
Posted in Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Railway, Conservation, Environmental impact, Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Fire, Health impact, Imperial Oil, Landowner notification, Legislation, Noise and vibration, Petition, Proximity, Rail yard, Railway Association of Canada, Safety, Socio-economic impact, Spills
Tags: breach of federal legislation, Bretona ConservAction Area, Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN environmental impacts, CN fire impacts, CN health impacts, CN Rail, Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Imperial Oil Ltd., landowner notification, rail yard, rail yard noise and vibration, rail yard spills, Railway Association of Canada, railway safety, wildlife conservation
• March 16, 2011 •
Comments Off on Canadian National in Court Again
Posted in Canadian National Railway, CN Railway, Environmental impact, Health impact, Legislation, Noise and vibration, Property devaluation, Safety, Smell, Socio-economic impact, Spills, TRAC, U.S. Surface Transportation Board
Tags: breach of federal legislation, Canadian National Railway, CN environmental impacts, CN health impacts, CN property devaluation, CN Rail, CN safety, CN spill, Elgin Joliet & Eastern Rail Line, Railway noise and vibration, railway smell impacts, The Regional Answer to Canadian National, TRAC, train blockages, U.S. Surface Transportation Board
• February 16, 2011 •
Comments Off on CN Not Informing Neighbours – Again
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Railway, Conservation, Health impact, Imperial Oil, Landowner notification, Legislation, Noise and vibration, Proximity, Rail yard, Strathcona County
Tags: breach of Alberta legislation, breach of federal legislation, Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN community relations, CN health impacts, CN Rail deception, CN Railway, CN safety, Imperial Oil Ltd., landowner notification, rail yard, rail yard noise and vibration, rail yard proximity, Strathcona County, wildlife conservation
• February 15, 2011 •
Comments Off on Proximity Practices Need to be Practiced
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Railway, Community relations, Conservation, Environmental impact, Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Imperial Oil, Noise and vibration, Proximity, Rail and Reason, Rail yard, Railway Association of Canada
Tags: Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd community relations, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN community relations, CN environmental impacts, CN Railway, Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Imperial Oil community relations, Imperial Oil Ltd., Rail and Reason, rail yard, rail yard noise and vibration, rail yard proximity, Railway Association of Canada, wildlife conservation
• February 10, 2011 •
Comments Off on Albertans Upset Over Rail Noise
Posted in Canadian National Railway, CN Railway, Health impact, Noise and vibration, Safety, Strathcona County, Transport Infrastructure & Communities
Tags: Canadian National Railway, CN Railway, CN train whistles, railway health impacts, Railway noise and vibration, railway safety, Strathcona County, Transport Canada, Wildwood Alberta
• February 4, 2011 •
Comments Off on Cando Rail Yard Construction Continues
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Canadian Transportation Agency, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Railway, Imperial Oil, Legislation, Leon Benoit (MP), Noise and vibration, Rail yard, Railway Association of Canada, Stephen Harper
Tags: breach of federal legislation, Canadian National Railway, Canadian Transportation Agency, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Railway, Imperial Oil Ltd., Leon Benoit MP, Prime Minister Stephen Harper, rail yard, rail yard noise and vibration, Railway Association of Canada
• January 23, 2011 •
Comments Off on Tracking Harm: Impacts of Rail Yards
Posted in Environmental impact, Health impact, Noise and vibration, Rail and Reason, Safety, Smell, Socio-economic impact
Tags: California Air Resources Board, Rail and Reason, rail yard environmental impact, rail yard health impacts, rail yard noise and vibration, rail yard proximity, rail yard safety, rail yard smell, rail yard socio-economic impacts
• January 14, 2011 •
Comments Off on Red Tape Reduction Commission
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Railway, Conservation, Gord Peters, Health impact, Imperial Oil, Landowner notification, Noise and vibration, Property devaluation, Rail yard, Smell, Socio-economic impact
Tags: Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN rail yard, CN Railway, Gord Peters, Imperial Oil Ltd., petroleum tank cars, Prime Minister Stephen Harper, rail yard proximity, rail yard visual impact, Railway air quality, railway health impacts, Railway noise and vibration, Railway property devaluation, Red Tape Reduction Commission
• December 16, 2010 •
Comments Off on Petition to Shut Down Rail Yard
Posted in Bruce March, Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., Claude Mongeau, CN Railway, Conservation, Environmental impact, Gord Peters, Imperial Oil, Leon Benoit (MP), Noise and vibration, Peter Kent, Petition, Property devaluation, Rail yard, Rob Merrifield, Socio-economic impact, Warren Chandler
Tags: Bruce March, Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., Claude Mongeau, CN rail yard, CN Railway, Gord Peters, Imperial Oil Ltd., Leon Benoit MP, Peter Kent, Railroaded petition, railway environmental impact, Railway noise and vibration, Railway property devaluation, Rob Merrifield, Warren Chandler
• December 10, 2010 •
Comments Off on Rail Yard Fight has Just Begun
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Railway, Conservation, Environmental impact, Health impact, Imperial Oil, Landowner notification, Noise and vibration, Property devaluation, Proximity, Rail yard, Railway Association of Canada, Safety, Smell, Socio-economic impact, Strathcona County
Tags: Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Railway, Imperial Oil Ltd., landowner notification, rail yard, rail yard environmental impact, rail yard health impacts, rail yard noise and vibration, rail yard property devaluation, rail yard proximity, rail yard safety, rail yard smell, rail yard socio-economic impacts, Railway Association of Canada, Strathcona County, wildlife conservation
• December 6, 2010 •
Comments Off on Environmental Problems for Imperial Oil
Posted in Conservation, Environmental impact, Health impact, Imperial Oil, Leaks, Megaloads, Noise and vibration, Property devaluation, Rail yard, Tar sands, Tourism
Tags: Imperial Oil environmental impacts, Imperial Oil health impacts, Imperial Oil leaks, Imperial Oil Ltd., Imperial Oil megaloads, Imperial Oil property devaluation, Imperial Oil tar sands, Imperial Oil tourism impacts, rail yard, rail yard noise and vibration, wildlife conservation
• November 26, 2010 •
Comments Off on Enhanced Railroaded Website
Posted in Bolivar Heights, Canadian National Railway, CN Railway, CURES, Edmonton Tamarack Train Protest, Environmental impact, Health impact, Noise and vibration, Nous es les trains, Plainfield Village Board, Property devaluation, Quayside Community Board, Rail and Reason, Safety, Socio-economic impact, The Regional Answer to Canadian National, TRAC
Tags: Bolivar Heights, Canadian National Railway, Civics United for Railroad Environmental Solutions, CN Railway, CURES, Edmonton Tamarack Train Protest, Nous es les trains, Plainfield Village Board, Quayside Community Board, Rail and Reason, railway environmental impact, railway health impacts, Railway noise and vibration, railway safety, The Regional Answer to Canadian National, TRAC
• November 10, 2010 •
Comments Off on Petition Signed to Stop Rail Yard
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Railway, Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Imperial Oil, Landowner notification, Noise and vibration, Petition, Proximity, Rail yard, Strathcona County
Tags: Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Railway, Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Imperial Oil Ltd., landowner notification, rail yard, rail yard noise and vibration, rail yard proximity, rail yard setback, Railroaded petition, Strathcona County
• November 7, 2010 •
Comments Off on First Petroleum Tank Cars Stored
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Railway, Conservation, Environmental impact, Health impact, Imperial Oil, Noise and vibration, Property devaluation, Proximity, Rail yard, Safety, Socio-economic impact, Spills, visual impacts
Tags: Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Railway, Imperial Oil Ltd., rail yard, rail yard environmental impact, rail yard health impacts, rail yard noise and vibration, rail yard property devaluation, rail yard proximity, rail yard safety, rail yard socio-economic impacts, rail yard spills, rail yard visual impact, wildlife conservation
• October 11, 2010 •
Comments Off on Cando Ruins Another Holiday
Posted in Cando Contracting Ltd., Dust, Kichton Contracting Ltd., Noise and vibration, Rail yard, Safety
Tags: Cando Contracting Ltd., CN rail yard, Kichton Contracting Ltd., railway disturbance, Railway noise and vibration, railway safety
• September 30, 2010 •
Comments Off on Construction Noise and Damage
Posted in Cando Contracting Ltd., Dust, Kichton Contracting Ltd., Noise and vibration, Rail yard, Safety, Strathcona County
Tags: Cando Contracting Ltd., CN rail yard, Kichton Contracting Ltd., Railway noise and vibration, railway safety, school bus safety, Strathcona County
• August 2, 2010 •
Comments Off on Rail Yard Bullies
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Railway, Conservation, Environmental impact, Imperial Oil, Landowner notification, Noise and vibration, Proximity, Rail yard
Tags: Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN rail yard, CN Railway, Imperial Oil Ltd., rail yard environmental impact, rail yard noise and vibration, rail yard proximity, wildlife conservation
• July 28, 2010 •
Comments Off on Not Following the Rules
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Railway, Environmental impact, Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Imperial Oil, Legislation, Noise and vibration, Proximity, Rail yard, Railway Association of Canada, Socio-economic impact
Tags: breach of federal legislation, Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN environmental policy, CN rail yard, CN Railway, Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Imperial Oil Ltd., rail yard proximity, Railway Association of Canada, Railway noise and vibration
• July 28, 2010 •
Comments Off on Rail Yard Site and Its Use
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Railway, Environmental impact, Health impact, Imperial Oil, Noise and vibration, Property devaluation, Rail yard, Spills
Tags: Bretona Railway Station, Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Railway, Imperial Oil Ltd., rail yard, rail yard environmental impact, rail yard health impacts, rail yard noise and vibration, rail yard property devaluation, rail yard spills
• July 28, 2010 •
Comments Off on Dealing with Rail Yard Construction Activities
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Railway, Dust, Imperial Oil, Kichton Contracting Ltd., Noise and vibration, Proximity, Rail yard, Safety
Tags: Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Railway, Imperial Oil Ltd., Kichton Contracting Ltd., rail yard construction activity impacts, rail yard noise and vibration, rail yard proximity, rail yard safety
• July 28, 2010 •
Comments Off on Rail Yard Noise
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Railway, Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Imperial Oil, Noise and vibration, Proximity, Rail yard, Railway Association of Canada
Tags: breach of federal legislation, Canadian National Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., CN Rail, Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Imperial Oil Ltd., rail yard, rail yard noise and vibration, Railway Association of Canada