August 25, 2023 | Canada, CN, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: CTV News, August 23, 2023) The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference, which is the union that represents 5,500 Canadian National railway employees, alleges CN has been monitoring the whereabouts of a train operator outside of work hours through a company-issued...
June 12, 2023 | Canada, CN, CPKC, Headlines, Legislation
(Source: Canadian Press, June 11, 2023) Set to come into effect with Ottawa’s federal budget bill, an obscure law has Canada’s two main railways fighting back over concerns about expenses and congestion, with the drama playing out in social media posts and...
June 8, 2023 | Canada, CN, Headlines
(Source: Freight Waves, June 7, 2023) Canadian railway CN is keeping an eye on the wildfires occurring across several provinces and it is adjusting operations as needed, the railway told Freight Waves Wednesday. Full story: Freight Waves
May 31, 2023 | CN, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: Teamsters Canada Rail Conference press release, May 26, 2023) OTTAWA, Ontario — The TCRC is very pleased to announce the ratification of their new collective agreement affecting approximately 6,000 Locomotive Engineers, Conductors and Yard Workers employed...
May 9, 2023 | CN, CPKC, Headlines, STB
(Source: Progressive Railroading, May 8, 2023) CN is taking issue with the amount of data reporting that Canadian Pacific Kansas City wants to submit to the Surface Transportation Board as part of the board’s post-merger oversight. Full story: Progressive...
May 5, 2023 | CN, Headlines, PSR, Train Length
(Source: Trains Magazine, May 4, 2023) Canadian National executives on Wednesday dissected the long-train strategy that the railway has cast aside in favor of an operating plan where sticking to schedule is gospel. Full story: Trains Magazine
May 4, 2023 | CN, Headlines
(Source: Trains Magazine, May 3, 2023) During an investor day presentation on May 3, Canadian National touted its operational improvements over the past year and said its faster, more fluid network has created capacity that its marketing team can sell to propel...
May 3, 2023 | Canada, CN, CPKC, Headlines, Mexico, UP
(Source: Trains Magazine, May 2, 2023) Canadian National, Union Pacific, and Ferromex have significantly tightened the schedules for the new intermodal service they will launch on May 15 to link Canada and Detroit with Mexico. Full story: Trains...
May 1, 2023 | CN, Fatality, Headlines
(Source: CTV News, April 28, 2023) Authorities are investigating after a “fatal incident” occurred on Canadian National Railway (CN) property in Montreal’s east end. An employee is said to have died during the incident, which took place in...
April 28, 2023 | BNSF, CN, CP, CSX, East Palestine-NS, Headlines, KCS, NS, PSR, UP
(Source: Press release from the National Counsel for Occupational Safety and Health, April 26, 2023) The National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (National COSH) announced today the “Dirty Dozen” list of employers who put workers and communities at risk due...
