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CN off the hook for firefighting costs in Lytton blaze
BC Wildfire Service won't hold a rail company responsible for reimbursement of firefighting costs during…
CN Police investigating train robbery in Kamloops
Police are tight-lipped following the armed robbery of a train in Kamloops yesterday. The robbery…
Kamloops boy gets special birthday surprise tossed from CN train
A Kamloops boy who is crazy about trains got a big surprise just in time…
No ghosts here, the Spirit of Kamloops is a steam engine
No ghosts, ghouls or witches can claim the Spirit of Kamloops — it's a fully-operational…
Rail companies started 15 fires in 2019, face more than $200K in costs, fines
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
The city is looking for federal funding to improve safety along the CN tracks near downtown…
CN investigating five-car derailment in Kamloops
Five train cars derailed near the Kamloops airport this past weekend, but CN Rail can't…
CN Rail fined $3.2M for 2018 wildfires near Lillooet
CN Rail has been fined $3.2 million for causing four wildfires west of Lillooet in…
Crews rush to repair southern Interior rail lines damaged by washouts, mudslides
The heavy rain and mudslides in southern B.C. have disrupted both highway infrastructure and rail…
Hope historical society’s efforts to save historic train station boosted by positive reports
The fight to save a historic train station in Hope took a major step forward…
CN Rail fined $100,000 for spraying pesticides along tracks in B.C.
CN Rail will have to pay $100,000 after spraying pesticides in northwestern B.C. along railroad…
B.C. railway uses a surplus B-52 bomber engine to clear snow from tracks
The use of jet-powered snow removal equipment in B.C. apparently didn't end with an experimental…
CN Rail appeal for $16M Lytton fire fine backfires, fine increased
CN Rail has been ordered to pay $16,619,782 after a wildfire destroyed 2,255 hectares of…
A grizzly end: Collisions between trains and bears in B.C. a sad reality
CONTENT ADVISORY While most people may find it a little unnerving having grizzly bears wander…
Full Okanagan rail trail opening faces another delay after Agricultural Land Commission decision
OKANAGAN – Even as the partial opening of the Okanagan Rail Trail is being celebrated…
Kelowna buys last chunk of CN rail corridor for trail, plans upgrade
KELOWNA – A chunk of the CN Rail corridor that wasn’t included in the original…
Happy trails? Not so much as Okanagan Rail Trail still far from a full opening
From missing fences to actual legal titles, the Okanagan Rail Trail from Kelowna to Vernon…
Kelowna plans to buy another chunk of CN Rail corridor for Okanagan Rail Trail
KELOWNA – City officials are negotiating with CN Rail to purchase another piece of the…
A sneak peak at a possible future for the Okanagan Rail Trail
TRAIL PROJECT IN CALIFORNIA'S COACHELLA VALLEY HOLDS VISION OF FUTURE POSSIBILITIES OKANAGAN VALLEY – It’s…
Okanagan politicos to get first look at rail trail plans
CENTRAL OKANAGAN – Councillors and directors from various communities will get their first look soon…
You can help shape the future Okanagan Rail Trail
OKANAGAN – You can help shape the development of the 47 kilometre Okanagan Rail Trail…
Transport Canada ‘satisfied’ with Kamloops diesel spill cleanup, ends investigation
KAMLOOPS – Government officials are no longer investigating a Christmas Day diesel spill in a…
Government officials examining diesel spill at Kamloops rail yard
KAMLOOPS - Officials from Transport Canada are investigating a diesel spill at a local rail yard that occurred on Christmas Day. Approximately 8,000 litres of diesel spilled in the CN rail yard during a fuel transfer from a railcar to a truck on Dec. 25, according to company spokesperson Kate Fenske. David Karn, media relations...
Rail trail group itching to get going on CN corridor
HOPE TO BE OPEN BY JULY 2017 OKANAGAN – They’ve got a construction plan, some…