News Items tag as: CN Rail

Auto parts, wood chips spill in North Thompson train derailment
March 13, 2025 - 2:00 PM

There were no hazardous spills and no injuries when a CN train derailed near Barriere Wednesday evening.
CN off the hook for firefighting costs in Lytton blaze
July 18, 2024 - 7:00 AM

BC Wildfire Service won't hold a rail company responsible for reimbursement of firefighting costs during the 2021 Lytton wildfire.
CN Police investigating train robbery in Kamloops
March 28, 2023 - 3:03 PM
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Police are tight-lipped following the armed robbery of a train in Kamloops yesterday.
Kamloops boy gets special birthday surprise tossed from CN train
February 14, 2023 - 6:00 PM
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A Kamloops boy who is crazy about trains got a big surprise just in time for his seventh birthday.
No ghosts here, the Spirit of Kamloops is a steam engine
October 30, 2022 - 6:50 AM
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No ghosts, ghouls or witches can claim the Spirit of Kamloops — it's a fully-operational steam engine that used to sit in Riverside Park.
Rail companies started 15 fires in 2019, face more than $200K in costs, fines
September 14, 2022 - 1:33 PM

Rail companies caused 15 wildfires in 2019 and now they have to pay the bill.
Kamloops needs to improve rail safety before train whistles stop
August 18, 2022 - 7:00 PM

The city is looking for federal funding to improve safety along the CN tracks near downtown Kamloops.
CN investigating five-car derailment in Kamloops
April 05, 2022 - 9:40 AM

Five train cars derailed near the Kamloops airport this past weekend, but CN Rail can't yet say why.
CN Rail fined $3.2M for 2018 wildfires near Lillooet
April 01, 2022 - 7:30 AM

CN Rail has been fined $3.2 million for causing four wildfires west of Lillooet in 2018.
Crews rush to repair southern Interior rail lines damaged by washouts, mudslides
November 16, 2021 - 11:53 AM

The heavy rain and mudslides in southern B.C. have disrupted both highway infrastructure and rail lines.
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