Parks Canada is worried spilled grain from a derailed train in Banff National Park will attract hungry grizzly bears to the tracks as they emerge from hibernation in the coming weeks.
Drivers fed up with waiting for a train to pass at Waverley Street and Taylor Avenue may know next week whether the much-needed underpass in the area will come to fruition.
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...
By Roger Currie Lots of news about railways this past week, and none of it particularly good. The mere threat of back-to-work legislation was enough to get the Teamsters union to accept binding arbitration, ending a very brief strike by Canadian Pacific engineers....
A man is facing several charges after a car collided with a train on Saturday night. The crash happened just before 10 p.m. in the area of Archibald Street and Fermor Avenue. Winnipeg police say the man was driving a Mazda3 when the signal crossing lights began to...
High winds were the cause of a train derailment in Poplar Point, Manitoba last July. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada on Tuesday released its findings into the July 29, 2012 derailment of the CP freight train, saying a delay in notification to the train crew...
RCMP are asking motorists to avoid the south Perimeter Highway at Highway 330 after a semi truck hit a CP train. The crash happened Monday morning when the semi collided with a southbound CP cargo train just west of the intersection. The 51-year-old semi driver from...
Brandon RCMP are investigating after a female youth was found dead along railway tracks near the Wheat City on Sunday. Little information is available, but police say the girl was discovered at about 9:30 a.m. Her name hasn't been released. The investigation is...
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,...
Alcohol is believed to be a factor in a crash that left one person dead Sunday morning after a pickup truck collided with a train. RCMP say just before 2:30 a.m. a Ford pickup truck collided with the side of a westbound CN freight train on Edgewood Road in the RM of...
One man was sent to hospital Saturday afternoon after his vehicle hit a train at Sturgeon Road and Inkster Boulevard. The crash happened around 1 p.m. when the Oldsmobile Alero travelling southbound crashed into the train. The crossing was controlled with an arm,...
