The CP Rail statement says the company is continuing talks with the TCRC - Train & Engine, pointing to a number of successful agreements made in 2017 with unions representing the Canadian Pacific Police Association, TCRC Maintenance of Way Employees Division, and administrative and intermodal employees with the United Steelworkers Local 1976. "Negotiations with the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference – Train & Engine, representing our Canadian engineers and conductors, continue in earnest," according to the statement. "That said, despite our best efforts and commitment to fair, equitable and early bargaining, a significant gap remains." The TCRC notes that a ratification vote is currently underway for a new contract between it's members and Canadian National, a rival competitor of CP Rail. Last year, the company shifted 73 locomotive engineer and conductor jobs from Cranbrook to Sparwood in order to make operations more efficient.