Rail News Home Canadian Pacific 12/22/2021 Rail News: Canadian Pacific
Canadian Pacific this week announced that the CP Women's Open golf tournament has helped raise more than CA$2.8 million over the past two years for the British Columbia Children’s Hospital Foundation.The money will go toward the hospital's purchase of cardiac ultrasound machines and other equipment, as well as research that supports the catheterization program, CP officials said in a press release.An additional CA$557,000 will go to Kamloops Royal Inland Hospital for renovations and equipment for a new cardiac wing.The CP Women’s Open tournament has not been held since before the pandemic, but has continued to raise money in the meantime. Fundraising efforts since CP assumed title sponsorship have totaled more than CA$16.85 million."We are grateful for the community's ongoing participation and support, and look forward to bringing the CPWO back once it is safe to do so," said CP President and CEO Keith Creel.
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Rail News Home Canadian National Railway - CN 12/22/2021 Rail News: Canadian National Railway - CN
CN's network in British Columbia was shut down for three weeks due to washouts. Photo – cn.ca
CN's network in British Columbia was shut down for three weeks due to washouts. Photo – cn.ca
CN's British Columbia network productivity has returned to pre-washout levels as crews continue to return track to service following recent washouts in the province.
The British Columbia network was shut down between Nov. 14 and Dec. 4 as the Class I experienced 58 outages over 150 miles. Crews of 400 employees and contractors have been working 24/7 to restore service, according to a CN press release.