CONTRECOEUR, Canada –– The Montreal Port Authority is undertaking Canada’s largest east coast port expansion thanks to a $1.6 billion loan from the Canadian Infrastructure Bank.
WINNIPEG, MB/ENTERPRISE, NT –– Cando Rails and Terminals has announced that it has acquired the rail terminal operations of AWP Industries in the Northwest Territories
OTTAWA –– RT&S reported within the last two weeks that striking workers at the Port of Montreal and the lockout of port workers in British Columbia was underway and impact of the work stoppages were beginning to stir up some economic headwinds.
MONTREAL –– This week, workers at two Montreal ports went on strike, and most port terminals in British Columbia face a walkout early next week.
TORONTO –– Canadian National has won approval from a Federal Court of Appeal to proceed with the construction of a large intermodal hub.
ATLANTA –– Although labor issues are not on our beat, we would be remiss in not reporting the situation that’s taking place in Canada right now. Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor of Railway Age, filed this report today.
FORT FRANCES, Ontario –– A Canadian National bridge that provides a connection to Thunder Bay, Ont. collapsed this week.
TORONTO – Canadian National reached a multi-year agreement with Bowman Consulting for on-call engineering services.
KINGSTON, ONTARIO – An inspection by CN found part of the crossing that collapsed earlier this year had seen a “significant drop in condition.”
NOVA SCOTIA – Canadian National rail track suffered damage after torrential rainfall hit Nova Scotia.
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has released its investigation report on the August 2021 freight train derailment near Moncton, New Brunswick.
The top news stories of the week ending Oct. 7.
Canadian National reported that a fire on a major bridge on the Grand Cache subdivision near Latornell, Alberta, has shut down rail traffic moving in and out of the Grand Prairie area until further notice.
A 151-car-long Canadian National train derailed just outside Detroit on Sept. 29.
Canadian National continues to announce rail maintenance plans for its network.
Canadian National has announced it plans to invest approximately $30 million in Tennessee in 2022.
Canadian National is at risk of losing its signal and communication people if neither side can agree to avert a strike.
While a subject like this is not within our normal purview of coverage, the unusual nature of it is worth reporting.
The top news stories RT&S was following the week ending May 6.
Canadian National has joined Canadian Pacific, Wabtec, and Kansas City Southern in donating to help Ukranian victims of the horrific war in their country.
