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Dec
04

Rail suppliers news from Hub, USIS, Voith, Wabtec, Bombardier, Wi-Tronix and NRC (Dec. 4)

Dec
04

West Virginia Rail Authority to acquire, operate rail line

Dec
04

CP raises funds for homeless veterans

Dec
04

CP raises funds for homeless veterans

Rail News Home Canadian Pacific 12/4/2020 Rail News: Canadian Pacific
Canadian Pacific raised more than CA$400,000 for homeless veterans through a Spin for a Veteran event, which raises funds for the Homes for Heroes Foundation.All funds raised through the event, held Nov. 9-10, doubled the fundraising goal of CA$200,000, and brought the total dollars donated from the past four years to over CA$1.2 million. Each CA$100,000 builds one home, bringing CP's total to 12 homes since 2016, CP officials said in a press release.Seven CP teams participated in this year's 24-hour spin competition. The team comprised of CP's military veterans won the competition, covering about 538.6 miles.The Spin for a Veteran event was developed in response to the growing number of military veterans who have returned to civilian life and now face crisis, according to the event's website.

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Rail News Home Canadian Pacific 12/3/2020 Rail News: Canadian Pacific
The 100-acre facility would have an agricultural hub, auto compound and liquid energy transload and rail facility.Photo – CP

Canadian Pacific has proposed the construction of a multimodal, multicommodity transload and logistics facility next to its existing intermodal terminal in Pitt Meadows, British Columbia. 

The 100-acre facility would have three major rail and transload components, including:

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