Canadian Pacific 2-10-4 5919 simmers at Field, B.C., before heading east into Kicking Horse Pass with a train. CP’s 2-10-4s were the biggest locomotives in Canada. Albert M. Rich coll. […]
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News photos: New QNS&L power on the move
ALDERSHOT, Ontario — So spotless you can imagine the smell of fresh paint, a half-dozen freshly rebuilt Wabtec AC44C6M locomotives bound for the Quebec North Shore & Labrador pass through Aldershot, Ont., today (Dec. 21, 2021) on Canadian National train No. 422 today. The units, rebuilt from BNSF C44-9s, will operate on the remote 257-mile […]
CP fundraising generates more than $3.3 million for two hospitals
CALGARY — Fundraising efforts for the CP Women’s Open golf tournament have raised more than C$3.3 million for two hospitals in British Columbia over the last two years, Canadian Pacific has announced. More than $2.8 million has supported equipment purchases and research at BC Children’s Hospital in Vancouver, while another $557,000 has gone to Kamloops […]
Last train marks closure of Orangeville-Brampton Railway
ORANGEVILLE, Ontario — GIO Rail operated the final train on the 34-mile Orangeville-Brampton Railway on Dec. 17, 2021, ending service on a line dating to 1879. The final train departed Orangeville for Streetsville, Ont., at about 9:15 a.m., with about 100 people on hand, following a brief ceremony and photo opportunity including GIO President Gerry […]
Transport Canada makes changes to track inspection rules
OTTAWA — Transport Canada has announced changes to track inspection rules increasing the frequency of inspections in some areas, as well as rules governing use of automated track-inspection technology. The rules announced by Transport Minister Omar Alghabra will increase the frequency of track inspections in higher-risk areas where trains travel at greater speeds while carrying […]
Historic Canadian Pacific headquarters could become residential units
TORONTO — The landmark Canadian Pacific Building, once the headquarters of what was billed as “The World’s Greatest Transportation System” and the tallest building in Canada upon its completion in 1913, could be converted to residences under a plan filed with the City of Toronto by the current owners. The website Daily Hive reports that […]
Transportation Safety Board releases report on fatal Montreal yard accident
MONTREAL — A jerk caused by slack action, following a sudden brake application, resulted in a railroad crewman falling from a car he was riding in a fatal January accident at Canadian National’s Pointe-Saint-Charles Yard in Montreal, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada determined in a report released Monday. The Jan. 6, 2021, accident killed […]
Canadian government to fund Port of Vancouver improvements
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The Canadian government will help fund an engineering study of capacity improvements for a Canadian Pacific rail line in Vancouver as part of a series of projects to improve container traffic in and around the Port of Vancouver. The study will look at improvements on the CP line connecting intermodal and […]
Events in Manitoba, Alberta to mark 125th anniversary of Canadian Northern predecessor
BIG VALLEY, Alberta — The Dauphin Rail Museum and Canadian Northern Society will hold events Dec. 14-15 to commemorate the opening of a railroad that became the Canadian Northern Railway, Canada’s second transcontinental railroad. Dec. 15 will mark the 125th anniversary of the opening of the Lake Manitoba Railway & Canal Co.; the company’s first […]
Calgary-Banff rail proposal sees price rise, seeks funds from province
BANFF, Alberta — The company seeking to build a rail connection between Calgary International Airport and Banff National Park now says the project will cost C$1.5 billion, and is seeking financial contributions from the province of Alberta. But the CBC reports Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says that while he believes the project has merit, the […]
CP train derails in Alberta
ENSIGN, Alberta — No injuries were reported when 39 cars of a Canadian Pacific train derailed early Monday morning near the community of Ensign. Global News reports the accident occurred about 1:35 a.m., according to the railroad. The Vulcan County, Alta., website reported that some cars involved carried residual amounts of anhydrous ammonia or liquid […]
New GO Transit service to London, Ontario, sees light ridership
TORONTO — A pilot program extending GO Transit service to London, Ontario — with travel times of almost four hours for a 118-mile trip — is drawing few passengers in its second month of operation. But provincial transit agency Metrolinx remains supportive of the project. The Toronto Star reports the pilot program extending Kitchener Line […]
