TSB to investigate CPKC derailment in British Columbia

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ELKO, British Columbia — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is dispatching investigators to the site of a CPKC derailment on Tuesday night, Sept. 2, 2025, the agency announced. The TSB’s brief announcement said a team of investigators “will gather information and assess the occurrence.” The CBC reports the derailment occurred about 8 p.m. Tuesday […]

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Squamish mayor calls for provincial consultations on CN decommissioning plan

SQUAMISH, British Columbia — The mayor of Squamish is asking British Columbia’s Minister of Transportation and Transit to convene consultations over Canadian National Railway’s plan to end operations on 214 miles of its former BC Rail line through Squamish. In Canada, consultations are a formal process to gather information and opinions from affected parties and […]

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Canadian government sets summit on domestic rail, ferry manufacturing

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OTTAWA, Ontario — Canada’s Minister of Transport and Internal Trade, Chrystia Freeland, will hold a summit on Canadian manufacture of rail and ferry equipment on Sept. 2, 2025, Transport Canada has announced. The event, “Made in Canada: Ferries and Rail Summit” will be held in Hamilton, Ont., and will bring together industry and government officials […]

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Nova Scotia plans study of light rail, commuter rail options

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HALIFAX, Nova Scotia — The Nova Scotia government is planning to study the possibilities of developing light rail in Halifax and commuter rail in the area of the province’s largest city, which accounts for 63% of the Nova Scotia population. The government is seeking qualified consultants to carry out a rail feasibility study through a […]

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Alstom to build new Toronto subway equipment

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TORONTO — Alstom will build new subway cars for the Toronto Transit Commission at its Thunder Bay, Ontario, plant, after the TTC cancelled bidding for the contract and elected to award the order to the only company that could build the equipment in Canada. The move was announced Friday (Aug. 15), with the TTC saying […]

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Montreal’s REM prepares to resume operations after six-week shutdown

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MONTREAL — Réseau express métropolitain light rail service between downtown Montreal and Brossard, Quebec, is slated to resume on Monday (Aug. 18) following a six-week closure to prepare for the opening of most of the rest of the REM system. The closure of the 10.3-mile (16.5-kilometer) section that opened in July 2023 was necessary, REM […]

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Rocky Mountaineer announces new, limited-run trip in Canadian Rockies (updated)

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Rocky Mountaineer has announced a limited-run trip through Canada’s Banff and Jasper national parks to be offered for four weeks in summer 2026. The “Passage to the Peaks” service will feature two days of viewing the parks with an overnight stay in Kamloops, B.C. It will offered beginning June 10 from […]

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TSB of Canada seeks rail investigator

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DORVAL, Quebec — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is seeking a regional senior investigator for its rail department. The job involves leading and supporting investigations of rail occurences across Canada, developing investigation reports, and communicating results to the public. It is open to individuals residing in Canada, as well as Canadian citizens and permanent […]

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Broken wheel led to CN grain train derailment: TSB

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WINNIPEG, Manitoba — A broken wheel, which fractured after sustaining a dent to the back of the wheel plate, led to the derailment of  a Canadian National Railway unit grain train in Manitoba in March 2024, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada said in an investigation report released Tuesday (July 29, 2025). The derailment occurred […]

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CN derailment disrupts VIA corridor service west of Toronto

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PARIS, Ontario — A Canadian National Railway derailment on Friday morning (July 25, 2025) led to disruption of VIA Rail Canada corridor service to and from Windsor, Ont., the CBC reports. Five trains between Toronto and Windsor were rerouted via CN’s Guelph Subdivision, while three others were cancelled entirely. VIA service has been restored today, […]

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