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BNSF crews clear track near Lemmon, S.D., about 300 km northeast of Rapid City, in late December 2016. (BNSF.com)
Crops

Biden steps in to help end freight rail labour disputes

Disputes dragging at BNSF, Union Pacific

By Reuters July 15, 2022
Washington | Reuters — U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday signed an executive order creating an emergency board to help resolve disputes between major freight rail carriers and their unions, […] Read more

While railways have historically maintained farm crossings that don’t have public access and are only used seasonally to access landlocked farmland, some farmers in eastern Ontario have been receiving notice that they are now responsible for maintenance costs.
News

Farmers feeling railroaded by lack of farm crossing designation

Some eastern Ontario farmers surprised by sudden demands from railway company for maintenance costs

By Diana Martin July 11, 2022
When is a farm rail crossing not a farm crossing?  That’s the $5 million question facing many landowners in Eastern Ontario who have found themselves having to fight Transport Canada […] Read more

Crews work as Canadian Pacific Railway tracks are suspended above the washed-out Tank Hill underpass of the Trans-Canada Highway after devastating rain storms caused flooding and landslides, northeast of Lytton, B.C. on Nov. 20, 2021. (Photo: B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure handout via Reuters)
Crops, Machinery, Markets

Year-end profits up for CN, CP despite lower grain handles

Railways' ledgers weather drought, B.C. disasters

By Dave Bedard January 29, 2022
Both of Canada’s big two railways were able to improve their overall gross and net in 2021 over 2020 despite a yield-robbing drought and disastrous track and bridge washouts in […] Read more

Crews work as Canadian Pacific Railway tracks are suspended above the washed-out Tank Hill underpass of the Trans-Canada Highway after devastating rain storms caused flooding and landslides, northeast of Lytton, B.C. on Nov. 20, 2021. (Photo: B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure handout via Reuters)
Crops, Machinery

Grain movement to Vancouver picking up

Railways seen recovering from B.C. damages faster than many had expected

By Allan Dawson December 21, 2021
Western grain movement to the Port of Vancouver was at 60 per cent of normal as of Dec. 15 and is expected to continually improve, Mark Hemmes, Canada’s grain monitor […] Read more

File photo of a CN locomotive in Winnipeg. (Dave Bedard photo)
Crops

Vena withdraws as candidate for CN CEO role

By Reuters December 20, 2021
Reuters — Canadian National Railway said on Monday Jim Vena, who was backed by a group of investors to lead the country’s largest railway operator, had pulled out of the […] Read more


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Thousands in B.C. still stranded by flood waters

'We are not out of this by a long shot'

By Jesse Winter November 18, 2021
Abbotsford | Reuters — Rescuers and workers in British Columbia were still trying to reach 18,000 people stranded on Thursday after floods and mudslides destroyed roads, houses and bridges in […] Read more

Cows that were stranded in a flooded barn at Abbotsford, B.C. are rescued on Nov. 16, 2021 by people in boats and on a jet-ski after rainstorms lashed the province, triggering landslides and floods and shutting highways. (Photo: Jennifer Gauthier/Reuters)

B.C. calls emergency, expects more deaths from 500-year flood

Some livestock die, more are expected to be euthanized

By Jesse Winter November 17, 2021
Abbotsford | Reuters — The death toll in Canada from massive floods and landslides that devastated parts of British Columbia is set to rise, with the province declaring a state […] Read more

(CPR.ca)
Crops, Machinery

CP, Kansas City lock in new deal as CN steps out

More efficient flow of grain, perishables, machinery parts touted

By Dave Bedard September 15, 2021
Canadian Pacific Railway and U.S. railway Kansas City Southern on Wednesday again formalized their engagement after competing suitor Canadian National Railway walked away from the table. CP and KCS, which […] Read more


File photo of the Prince Rupert Grain Terminal. (Dan_prat/iStock/Getty Images)
Crops, Markets

Grain shortage, cold snap cause delays at West Coast ports

'...the vessels continue to arrive'

By Glen Hallick February 25, 2021
MarketsFarm — Grain movement in Western Canada remains faced with significant difficulties, according to Mark Hemmes, president of Quorum Corp., which monitors rail traffic and vessel movements in Canada. February’s […] Read more

(Dave Bedard photo)
Crops

Federal work/rest rules to be updated for railway workers

More clarifications coming, Teamsters say

By Dave Bedard December 9, 2020
A perennial sticking point in work stoppages and labour disputes at Canada’s two major railways is expected to be at least somewhat addressed within the next two and a half […] Read more

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