Rail Shutdown Begins as Employees Locked Out

Trains across the country have ground to a halt as 9,300 workers were locked out by both of Canada’s major railways after they failed to agree on a new contract before a 12:01 a.m. EDT deadline. The shutdown marks the first ever simultaneous work stoppage at Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Kansas City. The Railway Association of Canada says the shutdown puts a halt to about $1 billion in goods traffic each day, some of which was pre-emptively stopped to avoid having cargo stranded in the event of a stoppage. Transit authorities have said select commuter lines that run on Canadian Pacific tracks in Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver will be suspended....