Insights and Stories on Canadian Pacific Railway

Rail strike looms as CN, CPKC workers take action to a vote

Apr. 18, 2024 at 4:46 pm CDT

Members of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) are in the middle of a strike vote. The vote comes after three collective agreements, covering CN and CPKC engineers and conductors as well as rail traffic controllers at CPCK, expired December 31.

Richardson elevators expanding to feed ‘high-efficiency’ trains

Jun. 26, 2023 at 7:56 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

U.S. regulator approves CP’s purchase of Kansas City Southern

Mar. 15, 2023 at 9:03 pm CDT

By David Shepardson

Absence of issues leads to January record for grain movement

Feb. 6, 2023 at 6:10 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Railways over revenue cap in drought year, CTA finds

Dec. 22, 2022 at 3:52 pm CST

By Dave Bedard

Biden asks Congress to avert U.S. rail strike

Nov. 28, 2022 at 7:26 pm CST

Washington | Reuters — U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday called on Congress to intervene to avert a potential rail strike that could occur as early as Dec. 9, warning of a catastrophic economic impact if railroad service ground to a halt. Biden asked lawmakers to adopt the tentative deal […]

By David Shepardson

U.S. railroads, union extend strike deadline until at least Dec. 4

Nov. 9, 2022 at 7:09 pm CST

Washington | Reuters — A group representing major railroads and a union that voted to reject a new contract said Wednesday they had agreed to extend a potential strike deadline until at least Dec. 4. The National Carriers’ Conference Committee (NCCC) and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (BMWED) that represents […]

By David Shepardson

U.S. rail embargoes may stymie some Canadian rail traffic

Sep. 14, 2022 at 8:37 pm CDT

Mindful of the potential for snarls on their own tracks, Canada’s big two railways are monitoring talks between a clutch of major U.S. railways and several of their labour unions to avert strikes and/or lockouts that may begin as early as Friday. As of Wednesday, three unions out of the […]

By Dave Bedard

U.S. railways to halt grain shipments ahead of potential shutdown

Sep. 13, 2022 at 8:56 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Some U.S. railroads will start halting crop shipments on Thursday, a day ahead of a potential work stoppage, an agricultural association and sources at two grain co-operatives said on Tuesday, threatening exports and feed deliveries for livestock. With farmers starting to harvest autumn crops that are […]

By P.J. Huffstutter Tom Polansek

CP arbitration ends in two-year deal for engineers, conductors

Aug. 15, 2022 at 8:45 pm CDT

Mediation and arbitration hearings over the weekend have ended in a two-year labour deal for engineers, conductors and train and yard service staff at Canadian Pacific Railway. The agreement puts a formal lid on the latest round of contract disputes between Calgary-based CP and its 3,000-odd unionized employees represented by […]

By Dave Bedard

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