Canadian Pacific Railway boss Hunter Harrison says he doesn’t agree with the ruling against noise in his yard in southeast Calgary.
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Local shortage of rail cars results in backlog of grain shipments
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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Railway access talk heats up locally and in Ottawa
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.
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Hatters call for rail access at transport meeting
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.
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Pipeline supporters say government report on risks of oil trains boosts Keystone XL
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.
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Railways won’t change schedules to avoid snarling Edmonton traffic
EDMONTON – The complaints of irate Edmonton motorists stuck at busy train crossings aren’t ringing any bells with Canada’s two biggest railway companies.
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Cochrane opening one rail crossing, closing another
The permanent closure of the CP Rail crossing at Fourth Avenue is scheduled for the week of Jan. 20.
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Alberta bitumen B.C.-bound one way or another, provinces agree
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.
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Room for both rail and pipelines to ship Alberta oil: Redford
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.
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CN, feds eyeing oil-by-rail to Prince Rupert, B.C., in same quantity as Gateway
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.
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