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• September 08, 2022
• Class I

Class I Briefs: CN, NS

Canadian National’s (CN) 16th Canadiens Alumni Challenge raises a record $550,000. Also, Norfolk Southern Corporation (NS) returns to conventional hump operations at Moorman Yard in Bellevue, Ohio.

• September 06, 2022
• Regulatory

STB Extends Public Comment Period for Proposed CP-KCS Merger Draft EIS

In response to a request from “affected communities,” the Surface Transportation Board’s (STB) Office of Environmental Analysis (OEA) issued on Sept. 6 a notice extending the deadline for public comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed acquisition of Kansas City Southern (KCS) by Canadian Pacific (CP) to Oct. 14.

• August 29, 2022
• Class I

Children, Paula Reto Win Big at CP Women’s Open

Record attendance and incredible performances, including by big winner Paula Reto, during the Canadian Pacific (CP) Women’s Open on Aug. 28 helped CP raise $2.5 million to support the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) Foundation and $510,000 for 2022 CP Women’s Open community partner Perth & Smith’s Fall District Foundation, the railroad reported in a release.

• August 15, 2022
• Class I

CP, TCRC Complete New Collective Agreement

Canadian Pacific (CP) on Aug. 15 reported a new two-year collective agreement with the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC)-Train and Engine, following binding arbitration.

• August 08, 2022
• Class I

CP 2022-23 Grain Plan: ‘Deliver Outstanding Service’

Since 2018, the Canadian government, through changes in Section 151.01(1) of Canada Transportation Act, has required Canada’s railroads to publish grain movement plans for the forthcoming crop year. Grain is crucial to Canada’s

• August 05, 2022
• Regulatory

Draft EIS Released for CP-KCS Merger Proposal

The Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) analyzing Canadian Pacific Kansas City’s (CPKC) potential impacts on the environment was issued Aug. 5 by the Surface Transportation Board (STB); comments are due by Sept. 26, 2022.

• August 03, 2022
• News

KCS, CP, GATX, Rotary, NASCO Team for a ‘Butterfly Effect’ (Updated)

Here’s something probably not too many rail industry people know: The migration path of the Monarch Butterfly, recently declared an endangered species, closely follows the alignment of the combined north-south Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern networks, which (pending merger approval by the Surface Transportation Board) will in early 2023 merge to form CPKC (Canadian Pacific Kansas City), North America’s first transnational freight railroad.

• July 28, 2022
• Class I

CP’s Creel: Momentum Building Into 2H22 (UPDATED, Cowen)

“The strong demand environment for North American goods and commodities, coupled with our own unique growth initiatives and the promising upcoming Canadian grain crop, gives me confidence that we will continue to see momentum build into the back half of 2022 and beyond,” Canadian Pacific (CP) President and CEO Keith Creel said during a second-quarter 2022 financial report. After a “challenging” first quarter, he noted the Class I railroad saw a sequential improvement in operating ratio—more than 1,000 basis points despite a fuel headwind—and in operating performance.

• July 28, 2022
• News

NS’s Jamie Helmer Receives 2022 John H. Chafee Environmental Excellence Award

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) announced on July 27 that it has named Norfolk Southern (NS) Director of Fuel Efficiency Jamie Helmer as recipient of the 2022 John H. Chafee Environmental

• July 27, 2022
• Class I

Class I Briefs: BNSF, CP

BNSF this year awarded college scholarships to 49 children of employees or retirees. Also, Canadian Pacific (CP) is expanding its workforce in Revelstoke, British Columbia.