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Canadian forest products shippers want feds to collect freight rail data
Transport Canada is considering making the data collection of rail service metrics permanent — a move the Forest Products Association of Canada supports.
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Canada pumps $29M into rail projects, rail-related climate studies
The Canadian government says it will fund infrastructure projects in Saskatchewan and Ontario, as well as research into how the railways can respond to climate-induced…
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CN, Canadian Pacific foresee lower grain volumes, colder-than-normal winter
CN and CP unveil their annual winter operational plans, which include expectations that grain shipments will be down this year and that a La Nina…
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Canadian railways boast record grain volumes in 2020-2021
Canadian Pacific and CN shattered records for hauling Canadian grain and grain products in the 2020-2021 crop year, which ran from Aug. 1, 2020, to…
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Transport Canada approves updates on freight rail switching rules
Transport Canada has approved updates to the rules, regulations and standards regarding switching operations as part of a broader effort to make operations safer.
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FreightWaves Classics: The Soo Line was founded to serve Twin Cities’ millers and ag interests
The Soo Line was one of hundreds of railroads that existed in the U.S. Read an overview of its history in this FreightWaves Classics article.
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Transport Canada seeks input on rail service data collection
Expanding what service and performance data Transport Canada collects could help demystify the freight rail operations, the agency said.
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Transport Canada revises rules on worker fatigue in the rail industry
The rules reflect the latest science on fatigue management, Transport Canada says.
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Social risk trumps financial risk for Canadian crude-by-rail
Canadian Pacific, CN, and the Canadian government are taking steps to ease the social and reputational risks, according to a Monday report by Moody’s Investors…
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Transport Canada announces Port of Trois-Rivières investment
The Canadian government will invest C$33.4 million in the inland Quebec port.
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