May 24, 2011 | Amtrak, CN, Headlines
(The following appeared on the New Orleans Times Picayune website on May 23, 2011.) NEW ORLEANS, La. — Rail traffic on a major line just west of New Orleans has been halted after damage was discovered on a train bridge over the Bonnet Carre Spillway. The rail, owned...
May 18, 2011 | CN, Headlines
(CN issued the following press release on May 17, 2011.) TORONTO — CN announced today a series of capacity improvements to accommodate growing container volumes at its Brampton Intermodal Terminal (BIT) and to ensure a high level of service for intermodal customers...
May 12, 2011 | CN, Headlines
(The following appeared on the Journal of Commerce website on May 11, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Canadian National is spending nearly US$39 million to add tracks and make rail yard improvements on busy lanes in and east of Edmonton, Alberta, that handle rail traffic...
May 11, 2011 | CN, Headlines
(CN issued the following on May 10, 2011.) EDMONTON — CN announced today major investments to double track key segments of its high-volume main line east of Edmonton, add capacity to its rail line to the oil sands region of northern Alberta, and improve velocity at...
May 4, 2011 | CN, Headlines
(The Canadian Press circulated the following on May 3, 2011.) SASKATOON, Sask. — Canadian National Railway (TSX:CNR) says its new scheduled train service to potash mines in Saskatchewan is reducing loading and unloading times by 25 per cent. Scheduled trains going...
May 4, 2011 | CN, Headlines
(The following appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on May 3, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Japanese manufacturer of large-scale power transformers will build a new factory at a Memphis, Tenn., site that will use Canadian National Railway tracks, access to...
April 28, 2011 | CN, Headlines
(The following appeared on the Financial Post website on April 27, 2011.) OTTAWA — Canadian National Railway Co. is hoping efforts to improve customer service will help it crack a monopoly held by its rival, Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd., to ship most of the country’s...
April 28, 2011 | CN, Headlines
(The following appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on April 27, 2011.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Canadian National Railway boosted its profit 31 percent in the first quarter to nearly US$702 million and raised its full-year financial outlook. CN’s revenue grew...
April 27, 2011 | CN, Headlines
(CN issued the following on April 26, 2011.) MONTREAL, April 26, 2011 — CN today reported its financial and operating results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011. First-quarter 2011 highlights • Net income increased 31 per cent from the year-earlier quarter to...
April 26, 2011 | CN, Headlines
(The following appeared on the Globe and Mail website on April 25, 2011.) TORONTO — Bill Gates owns a $3.2-billion train set, making him the largest Canadian National Railway Co. The Microsoft Corp. founder now controls more than 46 million CN shares, or 10.04 per...
