How Canada got to the brink of an unprecedented rail shutdown with billions at stake

For the first time, Canada's two main railway companies — Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Kansas City — are on the verge of a simultaneous labour stoppage that could inflict billions of dollars' worth of economic damage.

How Canada got to the brink of an unprecedented rail shutdown with billions at stake
An orange and black train engine in a railyard with the words, CN, painted on it in large white letters

For the first time, Canada's two main railway companies — Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Kansas City — are on the verge of a simultaneous labour stoppage that could inflict billions of dollars' worth of economic damage.