US-Canada Task Force highlights need for greater rail cooperation in EU
The announcement at the COP28 summit in Dubai last week that the US and Canada have set up a Rail Decarbonization Task Force to develop a common vision for reducing emissions has prompted calls for...Read more
US railway giants merge to create first Canada-US-Mexico network
US weekly updateCanadian Pacific (CP) and Kansas City Southern (KCS), two of the largest railway companies in the United States, finalised a merger that will result in a new company called Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC). This...Read more
Canada to help Ukraine reconstruct its railways
Canada will help Ukraine in restoring its railway infrastructure. This was agreed during a meeting on Wednesday 28 September between the respective ministries. The governments of Canada and Ukraine, together with Ukrainian Railways and RAC...Read more
Canada releases investigation report on fatal 2019 derailment
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) recommends improved tests and maintenance of brake cylinders on freight cars. That is one the three main recommendations listed in its final investigation report into the 2019 derailment...Read more
Video: Canadian freight train defies meters of snow
Snowfall in Europe regularly causes disruptions, delays and even cancellations. But in some other countries carriers decide to continue driving under very extreme weather conditions. A historical example is the video of a Canadian National...Read more
Rail freight Canada goes electric
North America, where diesel rules supreme, is about to see a shift in freight haulage hierarchy. One trans-continental carrier is about to break ranks, with a plan to ditch the diesel and bank on batteries....Read more
Floods cause shut down all railway lines port of Vancouver
Floods on the west coast of Canada have cut all rail freight traffic to and from the port of Vancouver, the largest port of the country. Two days of torrential rain across the province of...Read more
North American rail merger raises controversy
Interesting news arrives from the shores across the ocean and specifically North America. Two major rail operators, Canadian Pacific (CP), from Canada, and Kansas City Southern (KCS), from the US, have announced their intent to...Read more
Rail freight in eastern Canada paralysed due to protests
Rail freight in eastern Canada has been paralysed as protesters have been blocking many railway routes in the country for the past three weeks. Canadian National Railway Company has halted operations on its eastern network,...Read more
Lowered speed limit Canada may hamper oil industry
The decision by the Canadian federal government to lower the speed limit of freight trains carrying dangerous goods may have a significant impact on the oil industry. The order could potentially reduce the current crude-by-rail...Read moreCanada reduces speed limit for dangerous goods
Canada has temporarily reduced the speed limit of freight trains carrying hazardous goods. This is in response to the derailment of a crude oil train on Thursday 6 February. A major fire broke out near...Read more