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Canadian Pacific Railway boss Hunter Harrison rails against NIMBYs

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Joe

Canadian Pacific Railway boss Hunter Harrison says he doesn’t agree with the ruling against noise in his yard in southeast Calgary.

Read more: http://tinyurl.com/k93qn3o

Posted in Calgary (Alberta) | Tagged railway, train

Local shortage of rail cars results in backlog of grain shipments

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Joe

The railways are credited with opening Western Canada to rapid development more than a century ago. But now it’s the same companies, producers say, that are blocking access to key markets.

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Posted in Lethbridge County (Alberta) | Tagged grain, railway

Railway access talk heats up locally and in Ottawa

Posted on February 8, 2014 by Joe

From an emergency debate in the House of Commons to stakeholder meetings in Medicine Hat, access to railway transport is a hot topic of conversation.

Read more: http://tinyurl.com/lv64y85

Posted in Medicine Hat (Alberta) | Tagged railway, safety

Hatters call for rail access at transport meeting

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Joe

Among a myraid of particular projects, Hatters appear most concerned about increasing rail access and rail safety, and how access in general for rural communities fits into a 50-year transportation plan for the province.

Read more: http://tinyurl.com/kre4dwu

Posted in Medicine Hat (Alberta) | Tagged railway, safety

Pipeline supporters say government report on risks of oil trains boosts Keystone XL

Posted on January 24, 2014 by Joe

WASHINGTON – A government warning about the dangers of increased use of trains to transport crude oil is giving a boost to supporters of the long-delayed Keystone XL pipeline.

Read more: http://tinyurl.com/o8rb8ka

Posted in Alberta, Canada, United States | Tagged oil, railway

Railways won’t change schedules to avoid snarling Edmonton traffic

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Joe

EDMONTON – The complaints of irate Edmonton motorists stuck at busy train crossings aren’t ringing any bells with Canada’s two biggest railway companies.

Read more: http://tinyurl.com/o76j9bw

Posted in Edmonton (Alberta) | Tagged railway, traffic

Cochrane opening one rail crossing, closing another

Posted on January 10, 2014 by Joe

The permanent closure of the CP Rail crossing at Fourth Avenue is scheduled for the week of Jan. 20.

Read more: http://tinyurl.com/qynvo29

Posted in Cochrane (Alberta) | Tagged crossing, railway

Alberta bitumen B.C.-bound one way or another, provinces agree

Posted on October 16, 2013 by Joe

B.C. and Alberta acknowledged Tuesday that if the Northern Gateway and Trans Mountain pipelines to the west coast are not built, rail will fill the “void” to the coast.

Read more: http://tinyurl.com/kx6ntmx  

Posted in Alberta | Tagged bitumen, railway

Room for both rail and pipelines to ship Alberta oil: Redford

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Joe

EDMONTON – Alberta’s oil transportation strategy can’t come down to pipelines versus railways even as the province’s shipments by rail to the U.S. market continue to increase, Premier Alison Redford said Monday.

Read more: http://tinyurl.com/oz2vvwe

Posted in Alberta | Tagged oil, railway

CN, feds eyeing oil-by-rail to Prince Rupert, B.C., in same quantity as Gateway

Posted on September 22, 2013 by Joe

OTTAWA – CN Rail, at the urging of Chinese-owned Nexen Inc., is considering shipping Alberta bitumen to Prince Rupert, B.C., by rail in quantities matching the controversial Northern Gateway pipeline, documents show.

Read more: http://tinyurl.com/n4m34o8

Posted in Alberta | Tagged bitumen, oil, railway

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