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Weekly Crew Change Results
July 20th 2008 (Week #30)

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Teamsters 2008 Essay Contest
Essay topic and materials for Canadian students.

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Extreme Temperatures
Is there a temperature at which work becomes dangerous?
Heat Stress Awareness Guide...
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295 Meetings
The next Division 295 meeting will be held on August 13th at 11:00.
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CP Rail Stock Quote
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Away From Home Forecast
What will it be like?
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Retirements | Derailments | Miscellaneous
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Pat O’Donoghue’s last trip
Engineer Pat O’Donoghue made is last trip on Thursday January 10th 2008.
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Congratulations Jack!
A celebration was held to honour the career of Jack Buchanan & a large number 295 members were among the sizable group of well wishers.
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Jim Stockley's Last Trip
Conductor Jim Stockley made is last trip on Wednesday November 21st 2007 on train 427.
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Don Boyle's Last Trip
Our friend & brother Don Boyle recently made his last trip.
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Precious & Dinger
A celebration held to honour the careers of Dave Bell & John Maloney.
 
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John Maloney's final run
Our friend & brother John Maloney made his last trip on January 10th.
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Congratulations Ross!
A party was held on December 18th 2006 to celebrate the retirement of Ross Borthwick.
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Congratulations Jim!
Locomotive Engineer Jim Heney worked his last tour recently. Jim was met by Division 295 Local Chairman John Campbell.
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Congratulations Andy!
At a Christmas luncheon for Kawartha Lakes Railway employees, Local Chairman John Campbell presented Andy Craig with a gift.
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Don Brett Plaque Presentation
295 Local Chair Bruce Hiller presents Brother Don Brett with his retirement plaque. he members of 295 wish Don all the best during his well earned retirement.
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Jim Casey's last trip!
Locomotive Engineer Jim Casey made his last trip on June 23rd 2006. Jim was met by Division 295 Local Chairman John Campbell & some of his many friends.
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Locomotive engineer Willie Elyas made his last trip
December 07, 2005. Willie was met upon arrival Local Chairman John Campbell. Willie has decided to retire after some thirty years in both mechanical and operating. The members of Division 295 wish Willie all the best during his well earned retirement.
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Conductor Bill Grant made his last trip
October 28th. Bill was met by Division 295 reps, friends & company officials. The members of 295 wish Bill all the best during his well earned retirement.
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Retirements | Derailments | Miscellaneous | Labour Videos |  Rail Videos

 
 
Trainload too tall an order for tunnel
June 15th 2008 - A CP train heading through the tunnel from Detroit suffered significant damage when shipping containers on 24 cars were partly crushed on the tunnel's roof.
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Train derails in central Alberta
All the cars were empty at the time, CN officials said. The only spill came when some diesel leaked from one of the locomotives when it overturned.
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Train 166 Derailment
Train 116 Derails at the Essa Diamond on February 13th 2008.
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BNSF Derailment
On January 12th, 2008 at 0540 hours a Westbound Grain train passed a Red Absolute signal at MP 183.25 striking the rear of a stopped Westbound Z train at MP 183.34 on Main1, Emporia Subdivision, Augusta Kansas. Train speed at time of impact is estimated to be greater than 50-mph. The subsequent derailment then struck line 04 of a passing eastbound Z train on Main 2, placing it into emergency.
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Golden Wreck
CPR Train 470 derails in the Kicking Horse Canyon Golden B.C.
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Eggcellent Wreck
CP 9552 hits a truckload of eggs.
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CP/IC&E Derailment
Pictures from the November 2007 derailment near La Crescent (River Jct), MN.
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Schreiber Derailment
Pictures from the September 2007 derailment near Schreiber Ontario.
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Buckskin Wreck
Train 230 derails at the north end of Buckskin on the morning of January 31st 2006. Pictures provided by Locomotive Engineer Craig Watt.
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Oshawa Derailment
March 2006 derailment at the Gen-Auto compound.
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Nemegos Wreck
March 2006 derailment that affected traffic on the Mactier sub.
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Grain train derails in west Toronto
December 8th 2006 - There has been a major freight train derailment in the city's west end.
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Lonsdale Wreck - February 21st 2003
On February 21st 2003, at approximately 0540 eastern standard time, train 410-16, traveling eastward at 42 miles per hour, derailed 21 cars at Mile 80.5 of Belleville Sub. Added to this page on June 12th 2006 along with the TSB report.
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What track did you want that car in?
Somewhere on the CNR. Time & location unknown.
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CNR derailment
CNR engine train derails on the CP Cascade Sub near Yale, BC. - October 2005.
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Carberry Incident - 1999 -
Three platform car with derailed trucks resulted in canted car with second level of containers fouling opposing movement.
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A tragic reminder - Pushlinch 1975
These pictures were sent by a member in London Ontario. Sadly Conductor Jack MacLean was killed in this derailment. This tragic accident is a reminder to us all of the dangers we face on the job every day.
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Hamilton Sub
Pictures taken of the Hamilton Sun in the summer of 2007.
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Christmas Train
December 2nd at Smiths Falls.
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Recognize Anyone?
Take a look back at who was training in 1987. Article provided by Don Whitney.
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2006 IFS Golf
259 - Sophie wins Women's Closest to the Pin at IFS Golf Tournament. 261 - Girls win Ladies Division at IFS Golf Tournament.
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Photo at GO Willowbrook, Summer 2005.
Idle engines, serviced by Willowbrook shop staff, wait at the heads of their trains for departure in evening GO passenger service. Picture provided by Dave Clifford.
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A day at Nephton mines
July 2005 Nephton Mines. Engineer Kevin Barker, Conductor Steve Valade, and Brakeman Tom Stephens. Pictures provided by Tom Stephens.
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