Reading Time: 3 minutes North American industry groups and shippers are bracing for an unprecedented simultaneous stoppage at both of Canada's main railway companies that could inflict billions of dollars' worth of economic damage.
Industry and shippers brace for Canada rail stoppage, fear ‘catastrophe’
No progress on rail strike negotiations, say union, companies
Strike action delayed until CIRB hands down decision on safety implications of work stoppage
Reading Time: 2 minutes No progress has been made in negotiations with Canadian Pacific Kansas City railway the union representing many of their workers said yesterday.
Railways blast past revenue cap
Grain moved was up 60 per cent from last season on drought recovery
Reading Time: < 1 minute Canada's two big railways will have a $7.1 million Christmas present for the Western Grains Research Foundations following a ruling they exceeded their revenue caps in 2022-23.
Record amount of grain moved, CN goes over revenue limit
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) recently ruled that Canadian National Railway exceeded its maximum grain revenue entitlements for the 2020/21 crop year. Meanwhile, the CTA stated that Canadian Pacific was under its entitlement. The CTA’s report stated that CN’s revenue from transporting Western Canadian grain was nearly C$1.045 billion and was C$2.4 million over its […] Read more
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