The Latest Breaking News from Canadian Pacific

Canada’s two largest railroads are starting to shut down their shipping networks as a labor dispute with the Teamsters union threatens to cause lockouts or strikes that would disrupt cross-border trade with the U.S. Both the Canadian Pacific Kansas City and Canadian National railroads have stopped taking certain shipments of…

The Maine Department of Environmental Protection is taking Canadian Pacific Kansas City to task over the cleanup following a freight train derailment and fire

Two cars derailed, but no injuries were reported and no hazardous materials were released, a Canadian Pacific spokesperson said. The tracks were cleared in hours.

The news came as no shock, but was disappointing nonetheless to residents in Camanche, Iowa, who for months have vigorously fought a proposed merger of two of the nation’s largest railroads.

Metra, suburban mayors wary of more delays because of increase freight traffic in the Chicago area.

Federal regulators have approved the $31 billion merger of Kansas City Southern railroad with Canadian Pacific.

Some Chicago suburbs opposed the merger of Canadian Pacific and Kansas City Southern because of concerns about more traffic potentially causing some commuters to abandon the Metra rail network and drive instead.

“I think every mayor thinks the same thing: ‘What happens if that happens in my town?’” Elgin Mayor Dave Kaptain said.

The ongoing environmental tragedy in Ohio caused by the derailment of a Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous materials — which sent toxic chemicals into the air and local waterways — will take a long time to clean up. And if a similar rail tragedy in Canada is an example, it…