A Canadian Pacific Railway Company train crew did not apply enough force or allow enough time for the slack between the cars to fully adjust before applying the emergency air brakes, leading to 2022 uncontrolled movement and derailment of several rail cars in CP’s Toronto Yard.
Canadian Pacific Kansas City announced the departure of Executive Vice President and Chief Transformation Officer John Orr, who joined Norfolk Southern as executive vice president and chief operating officer, effective immediately.
The six Class I freight railroads participating in national bargaining have started taking steps to manage and secure hazardous and security-sensitive material shipments.
Canadian Pacific and Union Pacific want an exemption from federal requirements for a potash unit train pair running between Portland, Oregon and Saskatchewan, Canada.
Under the deal, CP agreed to acquire KCS in a stock and cash transaction representing an enterprise value of approximately USD $31 billion. The deal includes the assumption of $3.8 billion of outstanding KCS debt.