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#1 CNJRoss

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Posted 05 March 2015 - 05:13 PM

The Globe and Mail, Toronto, 3/4:

 
Canadian Pacific wants to limit shipments of dangerous goods
 

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. wants the power to refuse to haul dangerous goods, a signal it has grown weary of the risks and regulations that accompany the business of hauling oil.

 

The country’s second-largest rail company says it wants an overhaul of the so-called common carrier obligations of the Canada Transportation Act that require railways to haul any and all legal goods in rail cars that meet safety standards.

 

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In addition to the right to reject some shipments, CP wants the ability to refuse to move dangerous goods on certain routes through heavily populated areas such as Chicago or Toronto. It also wants the power to refuse to haul dangerous goods like oil or ammonia from Edmonton to Toronto, for example, if the same products are available closer to Toronto.

 

“The rail industry should have the right to choose whether it carries dangerous goods or not,” said Martin Cej, a CP spokesman.

 

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Posted 06 March 2015 - 08:23 PM

The Globe and Mail, Toronto, 3/6:
 

Ottawa stands firm on rail’s crude oil obligations

 

Amid a handful of recent fiery train derailments in Canada and the United States, the federal government said it is not considering changes to the laws that require rail companies to haul crude oil and other flammable goods.

 

“Transport Canada does not have any plans to review the common carrier obligations at this time,” Zach Segal, spokesman for Transport Minister Lisa Raitt, said.

 

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