Members at BNSF’s Minneapolis Northtown shop celebrate their Safety Bell achievement. (Caption and Photograph Courtesy of BNSF)

Class I Briefs: BNSF, CPKC, CN

BNSF recognizes its 2024 Safety Bell Award honorees and partners with Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) on first-responder training in North Dakota. Also, CPKC and CN help welcome to the Port of Vancouver and Port Saint John, respectively, the first vessels from the Gemini Cooperation, a new global shipping operational collaboration between Hapag-Lloyd AG and A.P. Moller-Maersk.

An aerial view of the Mission Island Lands, a 183-acre industrial property in Thunder Bay, Ontario, where Frontier Lithium plans to build a lithium conversion facility. (Map Courtesy of CNW Group/Frontier Lithium Inc.)

Industrial Development Briefs: 5V/UP, Frontier Lithium/CPKC

5V, a newly formed partnership between Five Rivers Cattle Feeding, LLC and Viserion Grain, LLC, will develop a new Union Pacific (UP)-served facility in Dalhart, Tex. Also, Frontier Lithium has closed on the acquisition of a Thunder Bay, Ontario-based industrial site, with access to Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) service.

(CPKC Photograph)

Rail-Served Grain Facilities Coming Online, Earning Awards

Viterra recently broke ground on its newest grain elevator in Dalhart, Tex., to be served by Union Pacific (UP), and G3 Canada announced plans to build a new grain terminal at the

(Unifor Photograph)

CPKC Mechanical Employees Ratify New Agreement

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) on Feb. 24 reported that a new four-year collective agreement has been ratified by Unifor, which represents approximately 1,200 mechanics, laborers, diesel service attendants, and mechanical support staff across the Class I railroad’s network in Canada.

“This state-of-the-art, fully accessible building highlights our dedication to operational excellence and employee wellness,” CPKC said of its new Monterrey, Mexico, operations center. (Screen Grab from CPKC Video)

Class I Briefs: CPKC, UP, CN

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) opens a new operations center in Monterrey, Mexico. Also, Union Pacific (UP) and Texas Operation Lifesaver team on rail safety training; and CN is officially recertified as a Responsible Care® Partner.

(CPKC Photograph)

TCRC-MWED Ratifies CPKC Contract

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) on Feb. 14 reported that Teamsters Canada Rail Conference Maintenance of Way Employees Division (TCRC-MWED) has ratified a new four-year collective agreement. The union represents approximately 2,300

CPKC Dedicates ‘Patrick J. Ottensmeyer International Railway Bridge’ (Updated Feb. 7)

Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) in a Feb. 6 ribbon-cutting ceremony dedicated the Patrick J. Ottensmeyer International Railway Bridge, the new second span crossing the Rio Grande linking Laredo, Tex., with Nuevo Laredo,

Justin Dempsey, Trainmaster, Mississippi Southern Railroad (Watco Photograph)

MSR: Improving Efficiencies to ‘Keep Railcars Moving’

Since being promoted in 2023 from conductor/engineer to trainmaster, Justin Dempsey has improved processes to keep railcar inventory low, reduce costs, and boost velocity at Mississippi Southern Railroad (MSR).

(Shutterstock/ kelvn)

Railway Age 25 Under 40 Awards

RAILWAY AGE, FEBRUARY 2025 ISSUE: Railway Age proudly recognizes 25 ‘Fast Trackers’ Under 40 in 2025 who are making a real difference.

Port Saint John (Photograph Courtesy of Americold)

Cold Storage Coming to Port Saint John

Americold Realty Trust (Americold) will invest up to C$80 million to develop its first Import-Export Hub in Canada at Port Saint John. The project is said to “bring together Americold warehouse solutions

LOAD MORE