September 2, 2022 | CN, Fatality, Headlines, Short Line
(Source: Associated Press, September 1, 2022) MOBILE, Ala. — A train engineer who was allegedly chatting on video when his locomotive struck heavy equipment on the tracks in south Alabama, killing a Mississippi man, was charged with reckless manslaughter in the crash,...
August 25, 2022 | Canada, CN, Derailment, Headlines, Positive Train Control
(Source: Railway Age, August 24, 2022) The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is calling for Transport Canada and the Canadian rail industry to expedite the implementation of automated train control systems and to develop and implement formal crew resource...
August 16, 2022 | CN, CP-KCS Merger, Headlines, STB
(Source: Progressive Railroading, August 15, 2022) CN states how its proposal for the divestiture of KCS track to CN between Kansas City, Missouri, and Springfield and East St. Louis, Illinois, would — in CN’s view — create greater competition through the development...
August 3, 2022 | CN, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, August 1, 2022) CN has published its 2022-2023 grain plan, which describes the railroad’s preparations for moving a western Canadian grain crop that is expected to rebound from last year’s drought-impacted level. Full story:...
August 2, 2022 | Canada, CN, CP, Headlines, Railroad Safety, Transport Canada
(Source: Freight Waves, July 28, 2022) Transport Canada is now requiring railway companies to submit winter operating plans for their equipment, including how the railways will manage the maintenance of air brakes in very cold temperatures, as part of a broader effort...
July 29, 2022 | CN, CP, CP-KCS Merger, Headlines, PSR, Quarterly Income
(Source: Freight Waves, July 28, 2022) Deploying precision scheduled railroading (PSR) is an art and a process, and the operational model shouldn’t be blamed for poor rail service, Canadian Pacific President and CEO Keith Creel told investors during a second-quarter...
July 29, 2022 | Amtrak, CN, Headlines, STB
(Source: Trains Magazine, July 28, 2022) Canadian National calls an Amtrak proposal that would give it dispatching control over CN lines with poor passenger performance “an outrageously self-serving recipe” that would “cause profound harm to freight railroads, freight...
July 27, 2022 | CN, Headlines, Quarterly Income
(Source: Canadian National Railway press release, July 26, 2022) MONTREAL — CN today reported its financial and operating results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022. Financial performance improved year-over-year with record adjusted diluted earnings per share...
July 27, 2022 | CN, Headlines, Quarterly Income
(Source: Bloomberg News, July 26, 2022) Canadian National Railway Co. reported earnings that easily beat analysts’ estimates, as strong volumes allowed the railroad to increase prices and fuel surcharges to offset rising costs. Revenue in the second quarter was C$4.34...
July 12, 2022 | CN, Headlines, Quarterly Income
(Source: Trains Magazine, July 11, 2022) Canadian National was the only one of the big six railroads to gain traffic in 2022’s second quarter. CN’s traffic was up 0.4%, essentially flat compared to last year’s second quarter. CSX Transportation was flat, too, but its...
