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CPKC: ‘Final Spike Steam Tour’ Set for April 2024

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) on April 14, 2024, will mark the first anniversary of its creation with the launch of its Final Spike Steam Tour. The 2816 Empress steam…

NextDecade Announces FID for Rio Grande LNG Phase 1

Texas-based energy company NextDecade Corporation (NextDecade) on July 12 announced that it has made a positive final investment decision (FID) for Phase 1 of its proposed Rio Grande liquefied natural…
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B.C. Ports Labor Dispute Drags On (UPDATED July 12)

While the U.S. West Coast ports labor dispute last month reached a point where a tentative labor agreement could be reached, there's as yet no sign of any such breakthrough in…
(Chuck Russell Photograph Courtesy of Golf Canada)

CPKC Extending Sponsorship of CPKC Women’s Open

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) is extending its title sponsorship of the CPKC Women’s Open for up to four more years, the Class I railroad and Golf Canada reported July…
On July 6, Metra Board Chair Romayne C. Brown and CEO/Executive Director Jim Derwinski joined Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Rockford, Ill., elected officials to announce that the commuter railroad will operate state-supported passenger rail service to Rockford starting in late 2027. (Photograph and Caption Details Courtesy of Metra, via Twitter)

Chicago-Rockford Passenger Rail Service Returns

Partners Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), Metra and Union Pacific (UP) will restore Chicago-Rockford, Ill., passenger rail service in late 2027. The Rebuild Illinois* capital plan includes $275 million for…
(CN Photograph)

CN, CP, STM Among ‘Best 50 Corporate Citizens in Canada’

Three railway companies have earned spots on the Corporate Knights Best 50 Corporate Citizens in Canada list for 2023: CN, Canadian Pacific (now Canadian Pacific Kansas City through the April…
Screen Grab Courtesy of CPKC via LinkedIn

First Look: CPKC’s New Livery Design

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) introduced June 28, via a LinkedIn post, its new livery design. “An inspiring blend of past and present,” the winning livery, CPKC says, “captures the…

CPKC: Investor Day Highlights; New CSX/G&W Agreement

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) on Investor Day, June 28, announced a new joint service agreement with CSX and involving Genesee & Wyoming that will create a direct CPKC-CSX interchange…

Watch: 2816 Passes Boiler Test

Canadian Pacific 4-6-4 2816, the Empress, has successfully completed a stationary steam test, moving another step closer to its transnational Canada-U.S.-Mexico voyage this summer to celebrate formation of CPKC (Canadian…
National Steel Car 5,431cf three-pocket, high-capacity grain hopper. (National Steel Car photo)

Richardson to Expand Eight Elevators on CPKC Network

Richardson International Limited (Richardson) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) announced June 26 that the agribusiness plans to expand eight CPKC-served elevators in Western Canada, allowing future trains to be…
CPKC (William C. Vantuono Photograph)

CPKC Issues 2022 Sustainability Data Report

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) on June 23 published its first Sustainability Data Report highlighting developments from 2022 for Canadian Pacific (CP) and Kansas City Southern (KCS), which on April…

CPKC, CSX Partner to Develop Additional Hydrogen Locomotives

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) and CSX Corporation (CSX) announced June 22 a planned joint venture for the building and development of hydrogen locomotive conversion kits for diesel electric locomotives.
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CPKC, Americold Partner on Cold Storage Facility Co-Location Initiative

Americold Realty Trust, Inc. (Americold) will co-locate its warehouse facilities on Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s (CPKC) transnational, single-line service network, the two companies reported June 21. The intent, they said,…
Officials from the CSX TDSI terminal (New Boston, Mich.) were recently presented an award for the Highest Quality Review Score at the Association of American Railroads’ Damage Prevention and Freight Claims Conference. (CSX Photograph)

Class I Briefs: CSX, UP, CSX/NS, CPKC/CN

A CSX Total Distribution Services Inc. (TDSI) terminal in Michigan earned an Association of American Railroads (AAR) quality award. Also, Union Pacific (UP) is named a 2023 VETS Indexes 4-Star…

CPKC Launches Carbon Emissions Calculator

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) on June 20 today launched an updated carbon emissions calculator for its transnational North American rail network in Canada, the United States and Mexico.

CPKC Announces Results of Director Elections

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) on June 15 announced that all resolutions placed in front of shareholders at its 2023 annual meeting have been passed, including the election of all…

FRA Awards $570MM for Grade Crossing Elimination Projects (UPDATED June 12)

The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) on June 5 reported that 63 projects will share more than $570 million in Railroad Crossing Elimination Grant Program funding to address safety at 400-plus…
CSX has donated $5 million to help transform the B&O Railroad Museum in celebration of B&O’s bicentennial anniversary in 2027. Pictured: B&O Railroad Museum Executive Director Kris Hoellen (left), CSX President and CEO Joe Hinrichs (center) and Maryland Gov. Wes Moore. (CSX Photograph)

Class I Briefs: CSX, CPKC, UP

CSX donates $5 million to the Baltimore and Ohio (B&O) Railroad Museum in Baltimore, Md. Also, Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) reports its commitment to developing a greenhouse gas (GHG)…

FRA: CPKC Petitions for Modification of Waiver of Compliance Regarding Freight Car, Brake System Safety Standards

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) on Dec. 12, 2022, petitioned the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for a modification of an existing waiver of compliance providing the Class I “limited, conditional…
Commentary

CPKC: New Railroad, New Livery

Locomotives are the public face of a railroad. The most attractive liveries reflect not only a company’s heritage, but the communities it serves. It is a symbol of pride. In…
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