Logistics providers say Canada rail strike would ‘paralyze ports’

Historic shutdown of CN and CPKC would leave shippers with few options, put pressure on trucking rates Logistics providers warned the historic shutdown of Canada’s two largest railroads would have a seismic effect on the cross-border supply chain as shippers search for alternative transportation. Both Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Kansas City have set a…

UPDATE: CN, CPKC lock out union rail employees

Canadian railroads in historic network shutdown Canada’s largest railroads, Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Kansas City, both said they had formally locked out union rail employees at 12:01 a.m. Eastern time Thursday in an unprecedented shutdown of the country’s largest rail networks. CN said the lockout came after the union did not respond to its…