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The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has released the reason for a train derailment near Silton, Sask., in 2021. A train was hauling 200 freight cars loaded with potash south in October 2021 when 27 cars jumped off the tracks, crashing into a heap. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada …
Read More »Ottawa should consider train passenger bill of rights, Via Rail CEO says – National
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted October 23, 2023 7:25 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size The head of Via Rail says the federal government should consider a passenger bill of rights comparable to the one now in place for air travellers. In an interview, CEO Mario …
Read More »The race to build the Toronto-Quebec City high-frequency rail is down to 3 contenders – National
Three consortia have been selected as finalists to build the high-frequency rail project, which will connect Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and Quebec City. Transport Minister Omar Alghabra announced Thursday that the three contenders will be submitting their proposals this year, but he said he expects service on the line to begin …
Read More »Fish not biting ‘like they used to’ in Lac-Mégantic 10 years after rail disaster
Pierre Grenier says that ever since the 2013 train derailment in Lac-Mégantic, Que. spilled 100,000 litres of crude oil into the Chaudière River, fishing hasn’t been the same. Anglers like him are catching fewer fish, and their catches are increasingly adult fish — a sign that fewer fish are being born. …
Read More »Manitoba may re-examine rail relocation following train derailment – Winnipeg
A train derailment closed a stretch of a busy Winnipeg thoroughfare Friday and prompted Manitoba’s Progressive Conservative government to refloat the billion-dollar idea of relocating rail lines outside the city. Several rail cars carrying bitumen left the track near a rail overpass that runs over McPhillips Street — a major …
Read More »Ukraine seeking Canada’s help to repair rail system ravaged by war – National
Ukraine wants Canada to lend its expertise – and donate crucial railway parts – to keep its embattled passenger and cargo rail system running as landmines and missile strikes threaten to stall the country’s lifeline. The rail system is vital to the war effort, and has been since the first …
Read More »Some Via Rail trains in Ontario delayed, cancelled as winter storm continues
Several Via Rail trains have been delayed or cancelled as a winter storm continues to wreak havoc in Ontario. In a statement emailed to Global News on Saturday, Via Rail said several of its trains in the Quebec City to Winsdor corridor had been immobilized “due to extreme weather conditions.” …
Read More »CP Rail investigating after train carrying grain derails in southern Alberta
A train carrying grain has derailed in southern Alberta, Canadian Pacific Railway confirmed Wednesday. Wednesday afternoon a CP train derailed in Bassano, Alta., approximately 140 kilometres southeast of Calgary. A CP spokesperson said there were no injuries, and the incident is under investigation. Bassano resident Thomas McPhail said he’s happy …
Read More »Train derails in Kamloops with no injuries and no hazardous goods onboard, CP Rail says
Canadian Pacific Railway confirmed one of its trains derailed in Kamloops, B.C. on Wednesday afternoon. The railway said the train went off the tracks in the Mission Flats area, to the west of town, south of the Thompson River. The train was carrying grain, CP added, and no one was injured. …
Read More »Cobourg, Ont. area residents call for return of early morning Via Rail train to Toronto
Toronto workers who live in the Cobourg, Ont. area are concerned and frustrated that Via Rail has not yet resumed its early morning commuter train into the city and they are calling on the national rail passenger service to reinstate it. Residents who have returned to work in person say they used to …
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