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
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 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
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 more
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
The Mexican and Canadian governments have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to exchange information on the railway industry and its regulation. The agreement is big step forward towards better integration of the rail freight...Read more
