WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: SCHAUMBURG, IL Last week, in the wake of a disastrous derailment of 29 cars of the Canadian Pacific and the Kansas City Southern Railroads (CPKCS)(link is external) and resulting fires from their hazardous cargo, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) wrote to the heads of the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Railroad Administration to address the safety of those who live in the areas surrounding rail lines affected by the merger more PR

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) and Canadian National Railway (CN) workers represented by the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference voted in late June to authorize a strike. Before a strike can legally occur, the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) must issue a ruling outlining shipments required to continue during a work stoppage. CIRB is expected to finalize a ruling in the coming days. U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Ranking Member of the Sen more PR