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Rocky Mountaineer cancellations
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Good thing I got plenty of Rocky Mountaineer pictures last couple summers as the Vancouver BC to Seattle run having a hard time selling tickets in 2019. Was just thinking today that I haven't heard the Saturday BNSF airwaves talking to the Rocky Mountaineer all summer. There is a reason. Another prob...
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Grain trains to Churchill...again.
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Just saw this tidbit on TO about grain trains to Churchhill MB after several years of shutdown. The Russians are going crazy building ports in their northern most places to take advantage of climate change and the Arctic Ocean is going to be navigable more of the year. Churchill in a good location for m...
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Canuckistan National celebrates
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birthday...https://www.progressiverailroading.com/canadian_national/news/CN-marks-100th-year-in-business--57777 I thought CP was the older of the two Canuckistan transcons. I stand corrected. Again.
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Demoralized CP employees start a pool with derailment predictions
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https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?15,4748266
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PSR at CP explained in laymans language
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Pretty much way it rolled out on CSX, placed here so our friends at BNSF, UP and NS can have a look..
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Bad wreck In B.C. - crew of 3 in the river
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https://globalnews.ca/news/4922096/train-derailment-field-b-c/
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CP Stack derails near Toronto
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https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/crews-respond-to-cp-train-derailment-in-ajax-1.4265702
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CN derailment at Saskatoon
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[url]https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/dashboard-video-captures-moment-52-car-train-derails-near-saskatoon-...
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CP derailment in Spiral Tunnel
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https://www.trainorders.com/discussion/read.php?15,4703164
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CP Holiday Train 2018
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The CP really out did themselves for 2018 as I was really impressed with the "Holiday Train". This train is moving westward currently having just left Chicago and probly travel the CP transcon to Vancouver BC with many stops along the way. This train will be video'd and photographed hundreds of times...
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Live railcam at Revelstoke BC
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The Canadian Pacific Transcon Vancouver BC to Montreal goes through Revelstoke BC. Revelstoke a huge CP railroad town and division point and crew change point. Notice watching the webcam today that they get their crew change done in 3-5 minutes as its blocking a few crossings in town. Think trains...
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NOT Canuckistan railroad nooz!
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But this might just be more important. Depending... https://www.bbc.com/news/business-45788532 Weed. Legalized or not, lotsa people gonna smoke anyway. Some habits die hard. And if they figure out how ta tax the shit, who knows? Legal marijuana could bring in more money than crude...
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/article/the-weird-and-isolating-life-of-a-young-railway-engineer
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We talked to a railway engineer about about endless miles of track, plowing through wildlife, and how most people don't even think that job exists anymore.Adam Landry has worked the rails for over a decade, and logged enough miles to circle the earth 10 times. Currently a locomotive engineer with a n...
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Clearly the engineer's fault
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https://twitter.com/logancadue/status/970051598037798912/video/1
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Not exactly Canuckistan railroad news
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But this IS big news if ya live way up in The Great White (almost always) Frozen North. Yep! Surely our old pals steamer, and TW-5K have noticed strange phenomena with climatic conditions of late, you betcha! http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/insurers-extreme-weather-canada-1.4497456
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Lac Mégantic trial verdict delivered
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In Lac-Mégantic, few expected a guilty verdict, or wanted oneThe mood at the cafés and bars in Lac-Mégantic Friday night was subdued, as the news began to sink in that the three railway employees who faced criminal charges in the rail disaster that killed 47 people here in July of 2013 had been found no...
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A great tribute to a fine man
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Canadian/Canadien Thanksgiving
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And good wishes to all our friends north of the 49th. parallel. May you enjoy nature's bounty, good health, and secure futures for in "The Great White (Already) Frozen North" forever!
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Tempting Offer From CPRail/US?
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*cy*, aren't you at least a little familiar with Elkhart? I know it's kind of disappointing being CP and not LAMCO, but Snippy will learn the new culture. If this is true, Snippy is thinking about leaving retirement to hire back on. If a railroad needs Snippy, Snippy will be there for the railroad. *cy...
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A kinder more gentle CP
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http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/cp-train-ceo-workers-1.4048025
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Canuckistanian Rails to be Safer
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Thank goodness, now we'll be able to rest easier knowing that our northern buddies will be safer because of constant scrutiny, than ever before. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is calling for the implementation of voice and video recorders on locomotives in Canada. The call follo...
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Only in Canada!
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Lookin' for the nearest set-out point, or what?
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CP acted in bad faith? Really?
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Canadian Pacific acted in bad faith when firing conductor after Banff derailment: arbitratorCanadian Pacific Railway acted in bad faith when it fired a Calgary conductor last year after a major derailment, basing her dismissal on "unfounded" grounds thatCALGARYHERALD.COM
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LIFE!
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Raed Jaser and Chiheb Esseghaier, the men convicted earlier this yearon terrorism charges for plotting to derail a Via passenger train, were both sentenced to life in prison today in a Toronto courtroom.In passing sentence, Superior Court of Justice Judge Michael Code said the unusual gravity...
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