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CPR strike * Canada - Truckers first to feel impact of
A strike by 3,200 Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. track staff began yesterday, slowing big trucks picking up container loads of imported consumer goods stored at rail terminalsToronto,Ontario,Canada -The Globe and Mail, by BRENT JANG -May 17, 2007: -- CPR spokesman Mark Seland played down the picketing at key intermodal terminals in the Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal regions. "It's a mild irritation to the truckers, but it's not affecting our actual train service," he said... Despite CPR's assurances of smooth deliveries, rail customers such as manufacturers and the Canadian Wheat Board are nervous about any potential disruptions... Calgary-based CPR and its larger rival, Canadian National Railway Co., share tracks in the Vancouver area, where shipping lanes are already congested because of booming trade with Asia...
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