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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivers a statement on the potential rail strike following an event in Gatineau, Quebec, Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)