Historian says Canadian Pacific Railway completion was key for national unity, sovereignty

The ceremonial last spike was driven into the Canadian Pacific railway in Craigellachie, just west of Revelstoke, at 9:22 a.m ...
ABC 7 Chicago

Northwest suburban mayors, first responders, business owners oppose massive $31B railroad merger

BARTLETT, Ill. (WLS) -- Residents and police and fire chiefs packed a meeting in the northwest suburbs Monday night to vocally oppose the proposed $31 billion merger of the Canadian Pacific and Kansas ...
Kansas City Star

Kansas City Southern railroad merger approved despite growing concerns over rail safety

Federal regulators have approved the $31 billion merger of Kansas City Southern railroad with Canadian Pacific. The new railroad, to be named Canadian Pacific Kansas City, will become the first and ...
The Northern View

140 years on, railway historians reflect on legacy of the Last Spike

Just west of Revelstoke 140 years ago, Sir Donald A. Smith made history at the small settlement of Craigellachie, driving the ...
WQRF Rockford on MSN

Canadian Pacific’s Holiday Train won’t be making a stop in Byron this year

The annual Holiday Train has made stops in Byron for the past three consecutive years. In 2022, the train stopped on December 3rd, with performances by Lindsay Ell and JoJo Mason. In 2023, it returned ...
WUFT

Arbitration hearing between Canadian railroads and union ends with no decision

TORONTO — A workers union on Friday threatened a strike at one of Canada’s two major freight railroads, only hours after the company’s trains restarted following a potentially devastating stoppage. A ...

Canadian Pacific profit misses estimates on lower freight volumes

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd missed Street estimates for quarterly profit on Tuesday, as the railroad operator was hurt by lower freight volumes during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Capital Gazette

Arbitration hearing between Canadian railroads and union ends with no decision on back-to-work order

TORONTO (AP) — A workers union on Friday threatened a strike at one of Canada’s two major freight railroads, only hours after the company’s trains restarted following a potentially devastating ...