• February 28, 2015 •
Comments Off on More Canadian National Railway Derailments in Pennsylvania and Alberta
Posted in Derailment
Tags: Butler County Pennsylvania, Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, CN Railway Derailments Other Accidents and Incidents, CSX, Duluth Minnesota, fires, Jasper Alberta, spills, Timmins Ontario
• February 17, 2015 •
Comments Off on Major Canadian National Railway Crude Oil Train Derailment and Fire in Ontario – Update
Posted in shipping oil by rail
Tags: Alberta tar sands, Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, cancelled passenger service, CN Railway Derailments Other Accidents and Incidents, crude oil, CSX, dangerous goods, fire, safety, shipping oil by rail, spill, Timmins Ontario, Via Rail
• February 5, 2015 •
Comments Off on Canadian Pacific Railway Derailment in Iowa – Ethanol Loads Catch Fire
Posted in Derailment
Tags: Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, Cherry Valley, CP derailment, Dubuque Iowa, environmental impact, ethanol, evacuation, fire, Mississippi River, shipping dangerous goods by rail, spill
• December 30, 2014 •
Comments Off on Fish at Risk from Coal Fly Ash Spilled in Banff Derailment
Posted in Canadian Pacific Railway, Derailment
Tags: 40 Mile Creek, Banff National Park Alberta, Bow River, Bull Trout, Canadian Pacific Railway, coal fly ash, CP spill, dangerous goods, derailment, fish kill, rail safety, toxic, Westslope Cutthroat Trout
• December 12, 2014 •
Comments Off on Major Cities Don’t Want Dangerous Goods on Railways
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, Derailment
Tags: Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, dangerous goods, derailments, Mayor Bonnie Crombie, Mayor Drew Dilkens, Mayor John Tory, Mississauga, rail safety, Toronto, Transport Canada, Windsor
• November 19, 2014 •
Comments Off on Railway Companies’ Bottom Line Continues to Trump Safety
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, Derailment, Safety
Tags: Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, derailments, hazardous and dangerous goods, Lac Megantic, Mark Winfield, Peggy Nash, rail safety, Safe Rail Communities, Transport Canada
• September 25, 2014 •
Comments Off on Canadian National Railway Grain Hauling Fine a Joke
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, Rail and Reason, Transport Canada
Tags: Canada Transportation Act Review Secretariat, Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, CN fine, Fair Rail for Grain Farmers Act, Malcolm Allen, Rail and Reason, safety, shippers, Transport Canada, Wade Sobkowich
• September 18, 2014 •
Comments Off on Canadian National Railway Gets First Fine for Not Moving Enough Grain
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, CN privatization, shipping oil by rail
Tags: Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, CN fine, CN privatization, Fair Rail for Grain Farmers Act, Fair Rail Freight Service Act, Gerry Ritz, shipping crude oil by rail
• April 26, 2014 •
Comments Off on B.C. Train Derailments Jump 21% in 2013
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, Derailment, shipping oil by rail, Transportation Safety Board of Canada
Tags: British Columbia, British Columbia Railway, Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, derailments, Mayor Ralph Drew, oil spills, pipelines, shipping oil by rail, Transportation Safety Board of Canada
• April 18, 2014 •
Comments Off on More Unreported Derailments in Canada – How Safe are Our Railroads?
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, Derailment, Safety, shipping oil by rail, Transportation Safety Board of Canada
Tags: Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, dangerous goods, derailments, Montreal Maine and Atlantic Railway, rail safety, shipping oil by rail, Transportation Safety Board of Canada, unreported accidents
• April 2, 2014 •
Comments Off on Outdated DOT-111 Rail Tank Cars Need to be Replaced Faster
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, Derailment, Safety, shipping oil by rail, Transportation Safety Board of Canada
Tags: Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, derailments, DOT-111 tank car, hazardous goods, Lac Megantic, safety, shipping oil by rail, Transportation Safety Board of Canada, Wendy Tadros
• March 29, 2014 •
Comments Off on CEO Doesn’t Want Government to Mess with Canadian National Railway’s Monopoly
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, Claude Mongeau, monopoly
Tags: Alberta Barley, Alberta Federation of Agriculture, Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, Claude Mongeau, Fair Rail for Grain Farmers Act, Fair Rail Freight Service Act, grain backlog, railway monopoly, Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association
• March 18, 2014 •
Comments Off on Federal Government Shares Blame for Lac-Megantic Rail Disaster
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, Cando Contracting Ltd., Derailment, Imperial Oil, Safety
Tags: Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, derailment, Lac Megantic, Mike Bradley, Montreal Maine and Atlantic Railway, safety, Transport Canada, Transportation Safety Board of Canada
• March 16, 2014 •
Comments Off on Railways Insist Hazardous Material Lists be Kept Secret
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, Derailment, Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Jim Feeny, Warren Chandler
Tags: Brian Williams, Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, derailments, Doug Reycraft, Federation of Canadian Municipalities, hazardous goods, Jim Feeny, Josh Matlow, Steve Parish, Warren Chandler
• March 8, 2014 •
Comments Off on Federal Government Orders CN and CP to Move More Grain or Get Fined
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, Claude Mongeau, CN privatization, Hunter Harrison
Tags: Alberta Federation of Agriculture, Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, Claude Mongeau, CN privatization, grain backlog, Hunter Harrison, Keystone Agricultural Producers, railway monopoly, Ralph Goodale, Transport Canada, Western Grain Elevator Association
• March 5, 2014 •
Comments Off on Grain Sale Losses Skyrocket as Rail Backlogs Continue
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, shipping oil by rail
Tags: Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, CN, CP, grain backlog, price drop, shipping crude oil by rail, Western Grain Elevator Association
• March 2, 2014 •
Comments Off on Is There Meaningful Progress in Improving Rail Tank Car Safety?
Posted in Federation of Canadian Municipalities, National Transportation Safety Board (U.S.), Safety, shipping oil by rail, Transportation Safety Board of Canada
Tags: Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, DOT-111, Federation of Canadian Municipalities, National Transportation Safety Board, rail safety, shipping oil by rail, tank cars, Transportation Safety Board of Canada
• February 25, 2014 •
Comments Off on CN and CP Railway Tell Edmonton to Mind Its Own Business
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, CN Railway, CP Railway
Tags: blocked railway crossings, Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, CN Rail, CP Railway, Edmonton, federal responsibility, long waits, Mayor Don Iveson
• February 25, 2014 •
Comments Off on CN and CP Bottlenecks Hurting Grain Farmers
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, CN Railway, CP Railway
Tags: bottleneck, Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, CN Rail, CP Railway, grain backlog, railway monopoly, shipments
• September 29, 2013 •
Comments Off on Allegations of Canadian National Railway Criminal Conduct, Financial Mismanagement and Other Irregularities
Posted in Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, Claude Mongeau
Tags: Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, Claude Mongeau, CN Police, criminal conduct, defrauding shareholders, GO Transit, Keith Creel, lawsuit, Scott Holmes, Timothy Wallender, whistleblowers
• April 10, 2013 •
Comments Off on Two Railway Crude Oil Spills Within a Week
Posted in Canadian Pacific Railway, CP Railway, Derailment, pipelines, shipping oil by rail, Spills, Transportation Safety Board of Canada
Tags: Association of American Railroads, Canadian Pacific Railway, railway tanker car spills, shipping oil by rail, Transportation Safety Board of Canada
• November 8, 2012 •
Comments Off on Court Decision Brings More Fairness to Rail Shippers
Posted in Canadian Industrial Transportation Assoc, Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, Canadian Transportation Agency, monopoly
Tags: Canadian Industrial Transportation Association, Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, Canadian Transportation Agency, Peace River Coal Inc., Rail Freight Service Review Panel, railway monopoly
• 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
• October 17, 2012 •
Comments Off on Rail Shippers Looking for More Fairness
Posted in Bob Ballantyne, Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, Claude Mongeau, Coalition of Rail Shippers, monopoly, Rail Freight Service Review, Transport Canada
Tags: Bob Ballantyne, Canadian National Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, Claude Mongeau, Coalition of Rail Shippers, Rail Freight Service Review, railway monopoly
