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Labor dispute stops Canadian freight railroads and could cause major economic disruption in US

Commuters arrive at Union Station on a GO Train as a national rail shutdown causes delays in Toronto, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (Paige Taylor White /The Canadian Press via AP)

Commuters arrive at Union Station on a GO Train as a national rail shutdown causes delays in Toronto, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (Paige Taylor White /The Canadian Press via AP)

Commuters arrive at Union Station on a GO Train as a national rail shutdown causes delays in Toronto, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (Paige Taylor White /The Canadian Press via AP)

Commuters arrive at Union Station on a GO Train as a national rail shutdown causes delays in Toronto, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (Paige Taylor White /The Canadian Press via AP)

Teamsters Rail placards sit in a pile at a Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) rail yard in Smiths Falls, Ont., on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (Sean Kilpatrick /The Canadian Press via AP)

Teamsters Rail placards sit in a pile at a Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) rail yard in Smiths Falls, Ont., on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (Sean Kilpatrick /The Canadian Press via AP)

Locked out Canadian National Rail workers stand at a picket line as locomotives are moved by management at CN Rail's Thornton Yard in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

Locked out Canadian National Rail workers stand at a picket line as locomotives are moved by management at CN Rail's Thornton Yard in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

Rail workers picket in front of Canadian National headquarters on the first day of a nationwide rail shutdown, after workers were locked out by CN and CPKC when new contract agreements weren't reached by the midnight deadline, in Montreal, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (Ryan Remiorz /The Canadian Press via AP)

Rail workers picket in front of Canadian National headquarters on the first day of a nationwide rail shutdown, after workers were locked out by CN and CPKC when new contract agreements weren't reached by the midnight deadline, in Montreal, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (Ryan Remiorz /The Canadian Press via AP)

Trains sit idle at a Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) rail yard in Smiths Falls, Ont., on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (Sean Kilpatrick /The Canadian Press via AP)

Trains sit idle at a Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) rail yard in Smiths Falls, Ont., on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (Sean Kilpatrick /The Canadian Press via AP)

A old piece of rail equipment sits on display as trains sit idle at a Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) rail yard in Smiths Falls, Ont., on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (Sean Kilpatrick /The Canadian Press via AP)

A old piece of rail equipment sits on display as trains sit idle at a Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) rail yard in Smiths Falls, Ont., on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (Sean Kilpatrick /The Canadian Press via AP)

Rail workers picket in front of Canadian National headquarters on the first day of a nationwide rail shutdown, after workers were locked out by CN and CPKC when new contract agreements weren't reached by the midnight deadline, in Montreal, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (Ryan Remiorz /The Canadian Press via AP)

Rail workers picket in front of Canadian National headquarters on the first day of a nationwide rail shutdown, after workers were locked out by CN and CPKC when new contract agreements weren't reached by the midnight deadline, in Montreal, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (Ryan Remiorz /The Canadian Press via AP)

Train cars are seen on the tracks in an aerial view at Canadian National Rail's Thornton Yard as the Port Mann Bridge spans the Fraser River and trucks transport cargo containers on the highway in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

Train cars are seen on the tracks in an aerial view at Canadian National Rail's Thornton Yard as the Port Mann Bridge spans the Fraser River and trucks transport cargo containers on the highway in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

Trains sit idle at a Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) rail yard in Smiths Falls, Ont., on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (Sean Kilpatrick /The Canadian Press via AP)

Trains sit idle at a Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) rail yard in Smiths Falls, Ont., on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (Sean Kilpatrick /The Canadian Press via AP)

Rail workers picket in front of CN headquarters on the first day of a nationwide rail shutdown, after workers were locked out by CN and CPKC when new contract agreements weren't reached by the midnight deadline, in Montreal, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press via AP)

Rail workers picket in front of CN headquarters on the first day of a nationwide rail shutdown, after workers were locked out by CN and CPKC when new contract agreements weren't reached by the midnight deadline, in Montreal, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press via AP)

Rail workers picket in front of Canadian National headquarters on the first day of a nationwide rail shutdown, after workers were locked out by CN and CPKC when new contract agreements weren't reached by the midnight deadline, in Montreal, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (Ryan Remiorz /The Canadian Press via AP)

Rail workers picket in front of Canadian National headquarters on the first day of a nationwide rail shutdown, after workers were locked out by CN and CPKC when new contract agreements weren't reached by the midnight deadline, in Montreal, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (Ryan Remiorz /The Canadian Press via AP)

Train cars are seen on the tracks in an aerial view at Canadian National Rail's Thornton Yard as the Port Mann Bridge spans the Fraser River and trucks transport cargo containers on the highway in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

Train cars are seen on the tracks in an aerial view at Canadian National Rail's Thornton Yard as the Port Mann Bridge spans the Fraser River and trucks transport cargo containers on the highway in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

Rail workers picket in front of Canadian National headquarters on the first day of a nationwide rail shutdown, after workers were locked out by Canadian National and CPKC when new contract agreements weren't reached by the midnight deadline, in Montreal, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (Ryan Remiorz /The Canadian Press via AP)

Rail workers picket in front of Canadian National headquarters on the first day of a nationwide rail shutdown, after workers were locked out by Canadian National and CPKC when new contract agreements weren't reached by the midnight deadline, in Montreal, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (Ryan Remiorz /The Canadian Press via AP)

A locomotive is moved by management at Canadian National Rail's Thornton Yard in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

A locomotive is moved by management at Canadian National Rail's Thornton Yard in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

Employees in a pickup truck stop to talk to locked out Canadian National Rail workers standing at a picket line at CN Rail's Thornton Yard in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

Employees in a pickup truck stop to talk to locked out Canadian National Rail workers standing at a picket line at CN Rail's Thornton Yard in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

Commuters at the GO Bus Terminal Aug. 22, 2024 gets instructions as train service from Hamilton has been interrupted by the labor dispute with the two major Canadian railways on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024 in Hamilton, Ontario. (Peter Power/The Canadian Press via AP)

Commuters at the GO Bus Terminal Aug. 22, 2024 gets instructions as train service from Hamilton has been interrupted by the labor dispute with the two major Canadian railways on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024 in Hamilton, Ontario. (Peter Power/The Canadian Press via AP)

Train cars are seen on the tracks in an aerial view at Canadian National Rail's Thornton Yard as the Port Mann Bridge spans the Fraser River and trucks transport cargo containers on the highway in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

Train cars are seen on the tracks in an aerial view at Canadian National Rail's Thornton Yard as the Port Mann Bridge spans the Fraser River and trucks transport cargo containers on the highway in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)

People wait inside at the Union Station bus terminal as a national rail shutdown causes delays in Toronto, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (Paige Taylor White /The Canadian Press via AP)

People wait inside at the Union Station bus terminal as a national rail shutdown causes delays in Toronto, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. (Paige Taylor White /The Canadian Press via AP)