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Milwaukee's 'Hop' streetcar returns to regular service Aug. 1

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Sound Transit teams with regional agencies for 'Trees for Rail'

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Report: FTA made progress in providing Hurricane Sandy funds, but transparency issues exist

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CP unveils climate strategy to reduce emissions

Rail News Home Canadian Pacific 7/26/2021 Rail News: Canadian Pacific
Canadian Pacific today released its first comprehensive Climate Strategy, which charts a path to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, adapt operations to the physical risks of climate change and further position the Class I as a leader in the transportation sector's transition to a low-carbon future.Building on CP's Climate Change Commitment announced last year, the Climate Strategy outlines the company's approach to drive innovative climate action and a measured response to emerging climate-related risks impacting the rail sector, CP officials said in a press release.The Climate Strategy outlines CP's objectives across five strategic pillars: establishing a clear understanding of climate-related risk and opportunities; reducing the company's carbon footprint; adapting operations to the physical risks of climate change; integrating climate factors across the business; and engaging with stakeholders on climate action.To guide implementation of the Climate Strategy, CP has established two science-based emissions reduction targets that address 100 percent of CP's Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions, and more than half of Scope 3 emissions. CP commits to reducing Scope 1, 2 and 3 GHG emissions intensity of its locomotives by more than 38% by 2030. Locomotive operations represent CP's largest source of emissions. To support decarbonization across all operations, CP also commits to reducing absolute Scope 1 and Scope 2 GHG emissions from non-locomotive operations by in excess of 27% by 2030."CP's Climate Strategy is ambitious, which we feel appropriately reflects the urgency of the fight against climate change. We look forward to collaborating with government, industry and research partners to create and test the new solutions required to achieve our targets," said CP President and Chief Executive Officer Keith Creel.CP's Climate Strategy, and supporting science-based emissions reduction targets, have been developed in alignment with the goals of the Paris Agreement and the Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change, which seek to limit global temperature increases to well below 2°C.

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CP unveils climate strategy to reduce emissions

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Virginia DRPT approves grant for Norfolk Terminal rail yard project

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Metrolink names Kettle CEO

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Ag shippers call on STB to adopt competitive rail measures

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NCTD advances fencing project along Del Mar bluffs

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NJ Transit authorized to secure FY2022 capital funding

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BART accelerated work during the pandemic to support rebuilding project

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Governors call on Congress to pass infrastructure package

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23

P&H to upgrade grain elevator, other Quill Lake facilities

Jul
23

P&H to upgrade grain elevator, other Quill Lake facilities

Rail News Home Canadian National Railway - CN 7/23/2021 Rail News: Canadian National Railway - CN
P&H is adding a rail car unloading system that will allow the company to unload a rail car off either track at 272mt/hour. Photo – P&H

Parrish & Heimbecker (P&H) is planning upgrades to its facilities in Quill Lake, Saskatchewan. 

P&H will be increasing its existing 50-car spot to accommodate 100 rail cars from CN in one spot. This upgrade will allow the company to clear twice as much grain out of the facility, according to a news release.

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