CN Milton Logistics Hub OK’d by CTA
The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) last month released its decision to approve CN’s proposed C$250 million logistics hub/intermodal facility, to be built in Milton, Ontario.
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RAC Members Earn Safety, Environmental Awards
Three Railway Association of Canada (RAC) member railroads have earned the association’s safety and environmental awards for 2021.
CSX EVP Mark Wallace Dies at 52
CSX Executive Vice President Mark K. Wallace died on Nov. 28 following a battle with cancer, CSX reported.
CN Launches Indigenous Advisory Council
CN’s Indigenous Advisory Council (IAC) kicked off its inaugural meeting with 10 new members, in addition to Co-Chairs Roberta Louise Jamieson, OC, Kanyen’kehà:ka, and Murray Sinclair, C.C., M.S.M., Mizhana Geezhik.
Class I Briefs: CN, CP, CSX, UP
CN has been added to Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) North America and DJSI World for 2021. In addition, Canadian Pacific (CP) is joining forces with Canadian Music Hall-of-Famer Steven Page and The Strumbellas to fight hunger; CSX has earned a National Defense Transportation Association service award; and Union Pacific (UP) has launched a Business Resource Group focused on the environment.
CN, CP Delivering Canadian Red Cross Donations
CN and Canadian Pacific (CP) are donating $100,000 apiece to the Canadian Red Cross to support the 2021 British Columbia Floods and Extreme Weather appeal.
Canadian Working Group Responding to B.C. Flooding
The governments of Canada and British Columbia have established a joint Supply Chain Recovery Working Group to help restore the flow of goods through the province after devastating floods cut off Vancouver from rail and road service on Nov. 16.
Commentary
Mountain Railways: Ground Zero for Canadian Climate Change (Updated—CP Building Back Fast!)
If there are no atheists in foxholes, then there should now be no climate skeptics left among Canadian railroaders, as they move rapidly on what they do best: rebuild to keep the trains running.
Disastrous Flooding Cuts Vancouver Off From Rail, Road Service
Food and toilet paper have been stripped from grocery store shelves across British Columbia as panic buying follows the realization Wednesday, Nov. 17 that the previous day’s Biblical flooding means road and rail connections with Vancouver and southwestern British Columbia could be disrupted for months.
CN Commits to Net-Zero Carbon Emissions by 2050
CN has formally committed to a 2050 net-zero target for carbon emissions by joining the Business Ambition for 1.5°C and the United Nations’ Race To Zero campaigns, the Class I railroad reported on Nov. 12.