Railroad engineers — or train drivers, as they are known to most of the world — are the focus of two of the articles in the latest installment of Trains.com’s occasional Recommended Reading feature. First up, we have this article from UK newspaper The Telegraph on a driver for the Caledonian Sleeper, the London-to-Scotland passenger […]
TORONTO — Toronto’s Eglinton Crosstown light rail line opened on Sunday, Feb. 8, some 15 years after construction began and six years after it was supposed to be completed. The CBC reports it took 55 minutes for the first westbound train to cover the 19 kilometers (11.8 miles) from the Kennedy station to Mount Dennis […]
OTTAWA, Ontario — Fleet availability for VIA Rail Canada’s Siemens Venture trainsets has dropped below 50% this winter, leading to a series of train cancellations over seven days that began on Saturday, Feb. 7, according to the nonprofit transit advocacy group Transport Action Canada. The organization reports that VIA has begun turning the trainsets, which […]
TORONTO — The Eglinton Crosstown, a long-delayed 25-station, 19-kilometer (11.8-mile) light rail line connecting east and west Toronto, is slated to open this Sunday, Feb. 8, following a press conference to mark the occasion on Friday, Feb. 6. A phased “soft opening” of the route on Sunday will include free-first day rides. The Toronto Transit […]
WILDWOOD, Alberta — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is investigating the derailment of a Canadian National intermodal train west of Edmonton on Thursday. The Edmonton Journal reports that 37 loaded intermodal cars derailed in “various positions” about 5:30 p.m. Thursday near Wildwood, 77.5 rail miles west of Edmonton. The incident is on CN’s busy […]
TORONTO — GO Transit’s operating problems from a Monday derailment will extend into a fifth day, with the commuter rail service continuing to run a reduced schedule through Friday, provincial transit agency Metrolinx said this afternoon (Thursday, Feb. 5). The regular schedule is now projected to resume on Saturday, Feb. 7. “Our crews are continuing […]
EDMONTON, Alberta — Korean manufacturer Hyundai Rotem has signed a contract to build 32 light rail vehicles for the Edmonton Transit Service, its second order for Edmonton. The contract was signed Tuesday, Feb. 3, in Edmonton, CTV News reports. Design will begin later this year with deliveries in 2029 and 2030. The trainsets are part […]
WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Rail creep was detected and track buckling was likely involved in the derailment of a Canadian National grain train near Devlin, Ontario, in June 2025, according to a Transportation Safety Board of Canada investigation report released today (Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026). The track issues reflect the forces exerted by heavy-tonnage traffic, most […]
TORONTO — Fallout will continue into at least Wednesday, Feb. 4, from Monday’s derailment of a GO Transit train near Toronto Union Station. The commuter rail operator, which ran a special schedule today (Feb. 3) “to support ongoing service recovery.” CityNews reports that officials for Metrolinx, the provincial transit agency and GO Transit parent, said […]
‘Significant’ GO delays following train derailment. Here’s what commuters need to know https://t.co/68YusOu3K8 #Toronto #Transit #TTC #GoTransit #TorontoNews — MyTransit Toronto (@MyTransit_TO) February 2, 2026 TORONTO — GO Transit commuter rail service from Toronto Union Station remains disrupted as of this evening (Feb. 2) after a low-speed derailment involving a GO train earlier today. An […]
CALGARY, Alberta — CPKC broke its January record for Canadian grain shipments in the just-completed month, moving 2.396 million metric tons and 24,688 carloads, the railroad announced today (Feb. 2, 2026). Both figures surpass records set in January 2023. “By working closely with our grain customers and working efficiently with our supply chain collaborators, our […]
MONTREAL — Stacy Alderson, Canadian National’s assistant vice president, investor relations, will retire in May, CEO Tracy Robinson announced today (Jan. 30) at the end of the company’s quarterly earnings call. Alderson will be succeeded by Jamie Lockwood, appointed as vice president, investor relations and special projects. Robinson said Alderson has “had an exceptional 30-year […]
