Missed stop signal caused collision, derailment between two CP trains in Toronto NEWSWIRE

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This TSB photo shows a pair of Canadian Pacific locomotives derailed near an interlocking in Toronto after colliding with an eastbound intermodal train. Transportation Safety Board of Canada RICHMOND HILL, Ontario — Investigators with the Transportation Safety Board of Canada have determined an August 2016 collision between two Canadian Pacific freight trains occurred when one […]

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British Columbia fires disrupt Rocky Mountaineer NEWSWIRE

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A Rocky Mountainer train from Vancouver, B.C. enters Jasper, Alta., in 2015. Bob Johnston QUESNEL, B.C.—Out-of-control forest fires in the Cariboo region north of Vancouver, B.C., have closed Canadian National’s former British Columbia Railway line between Lillooet and Quesnel, CN spokeswoman Kate Fenske tells Trains News Wire. “CN is working closely with Emergency Management B.C., […]

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UPDATE: Canada tweaks grain regulations and proposes expanded interswitching NEWSWIRE

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A grain hopper on a unit grain train in Wisconsin. Brian Schmidt OTTAWA, Ontario – The Canadian government on Monday proposed updating regulations covering rail service, grain rates, and interswitching. The Transportation Modernization Act will promote transparency and balance the competing needs of shippers and railroads, Transport Minister Marc Garneau said in announcing the legislation. […]

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