Winnipeg police were called to assist CN Rail colleagues early Thursday after a reported break and enter to a rail car. The incident happened shortly after 1 a.m. in the area of Dugald Road and Ravenhurst Street. Police used the Air 1 helicopter to locate the suspect...
It's a rite of passage being a motorist in Winnipeg -- sitting in traffic waiting for the "Waverley train" to pass. Now, all three levels of government have come together to alleviate the time spent sitting at flashing red signal lights. The federal and provincial...
No one was injured and no leaks occurred after nine CN Rail cars derailed Wednesday afternoon in Winnipeg. The minor derailment occurred just after 5 p.m. behind the Federal Building, southeast of the corner of Portage and Main. The city says there was no damage to...
WINNIPEG -- A CN train derailed late Tuesday afternoon near Brereton Lake in Whiteshell Provincial Park. Twelve rail cars from the westbound train derailed at around 5 p.m. No dangerous goods were involved. Crews were cleaning up at the scene on Wednesday morning. The...
By Roger Currie One of the most pleasant ways to spend a summer evening in Winnipeg is to watch baseball in the beautiful ballpark downtown. Last summer, after the tragedy at Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, we suddenly realized as we sipped our beer and cheered on the Goldeyes,...
CN has opened a new 100,000-square-foot facility in Winnipeg to offer training opportunities for conductors and car mechanics, to track supervisors and signal maintainers. The $35 million Transcona area campus is capable of hosting more than 350 CN students from...
CN has launched a public awareness campaign to mark Rail Safety Week. Happening through May 4, the railway will be out in full force all week conducting safety initiatives at commuter stations, CN intermodal terminals and railway crossings in Canada and the United...
Five CN railcars derailed from their track south of Winnipeg on Sunday in St. Norbert. The accident occurred just before 1 p.m. as the train was heading south. The cars were carrying plastic pellets, steel pipe and lumber at the time. Ted Kuryluk, platoon chief with...
The president and CEO of CN will address Winnipeg's business community on April 9. Claude Mongeau will speak at a Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce luncheon at Fort Garry Place. Mongeau will discuss the challenges of moving the historic crop in Western Canada and how...
By David Klassen A 29-year-old Portage la Prairie woman is in critical but stable condition after being hit by a train on Sunday. The accident happened shortly after midnight in Portage at the intersection of Fisher Avenue and 8th Street NW. The woman was found near...
By David Klassen An investigation into what caused a CN train to derail in Winnipeg on Saturday is underway. The derailment happened at about 10:30 a.m. near Pembina Highway and the Jubilee Overpass in the Fort Rouge area. Six train cars could be seen on their side,...
By David Klassen RCMP are trying to piece together what happened when a marked Dakota Ojibway Police Service vehicle struck a slow moving CN train last weekend. Police say the Ford F-250 police truck was transporting a passenger on December 2 shortly before noon along...
