Canadian Pacific Employees Partner for Safety

CALGARY, Alberta, April 2, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Canadian Pacific NYSE: CP has joined a Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) rail safety pilot project that engages employees in operation safety improvements in the American Midwest, announced Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer Kathryn McQuade today.

"We are pleased to partner with the FRA, bringing rail safety to the next level of effectiveness," said McQuade. "The safety of our employees and all the communities we serve is our highest priority."

The Confidential Close Call Reporting Pilot Project involves the FRA, Canadian Pacific, and employees represented by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (BLET) and United Transportation Union (UTU) in Portage and Milwaukee, WI. Certain BLET and UTU represented employees based in St. Paul, MN will also participate in the pilot project.

"This pilot project is an opportunity to improve our performance and provide an even safer work environment for our employees," added McQuade.

Employees can voluntarily and anonymously report incidents that could have resulted in an accident, but did not, without fear of sanction or penalty from the company or the federal regulator. The information will be studied to determine areas of potential risk and to develop solutions to prevent accidents in the future. Importantly, a review team will evaluate the reports as they are received in order to make safety recommendations for those that require immediate attention.

Close call reports will be taken for five years, providing sufficient time for a thorough analysis. The project is funded by the FRA. Canadian Pacific is the second large railroad to pilot the project.

About Canadian Pacific:

Canadian Pacific, through the ingenuity of its employees located across Canada and in the United States, remains committed to being the safest, most fluid railway in North America. Our people are the key to delivering innovative transportation solutions to our customers and to ensuring the safe operation of our trains through the more than 900 communities where we operate. Our combined ingenuity makes Canadian Pacific a better place to work, rail a better way to ship, and North America a better place to live. Come and visit us at http://www.cpr.ca to see how we can put our ingenuity to work for you. Canadian Pacific is proud to be the official rail freight services provider for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.