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After the tragic death of a Calgary teen earlier this week, former train conductor Lou Schillaci is warning people to stay away from railroad tracks.

MONTREAL — The union representing 9,300 workers at Canada's two biggest railways says public safety is at stake after contract negotiations ground to a halt this month, with a potential strike on the horizon.

MONTREAL — The union representing 9,300 workers at Canada's two biggest railways says public safety is at stake after contract negotiations ground to a halt this month, with a potential strike on the horizon.

Railroad industry news about: Canadian Pacific Kansas City, American Train Dispatchers Association President L. Ed Dowel, train dispatchers, paid sick leave. From the editors of Progressive Railroading Magazine

Not only is CPKC lagging the trend of major freight railroads agreeing to provide paid sick time to most of their workers

Not only is CPKC lagging the trend of major freight railroads agreeing to provide paid sick time to most of their workers, but now some of its dispatchers may lose the benefit later this year when they move to the merged railroad's new U.S. headquarters in Kansas City, Missouri. Rail unions estimate that less than 10% of CPKC's U.S. workers have paid sick time, compared to nearly 90% of the more than 100,000 workers across all six of the biggest freight railroads.

Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, Canada

A five-month Press Herald investigation reveals poorly maintained lines, unreported accidents and secrecy around the hazardous materials transported through Maine.

A new dispute over who owns a greenbelt beside a railroad track in Northeast Dallas has stalled demands to restore trees there.

A Federal Court judge has found Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. guilty of contempt of court for employees working excessively long hours.