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CN, CP push for a ‘pipeline on rails’

Canada’s two major railroad companies have begun making regular shipments of oil, in a move that changes how Canadian crude moves to market – and opens the door to new destinations for energy exports, including Asia. Although pipelines continue to carry the...

CN reports 2010 fourth quarter net income of $503 million

(CN issued the following press release on January 25.) MONTREAL — CN reported its financial and operating results for the fourth quarter and year ended Dec. 31, 2010. Fourth-quarter and full-year 2010 highlights • Net income for the final quarter of 2010 was C$503...

CAW cancels plans for strike at CN after tentative deal

According to the Canadian Press, the Canadian Auto Workers have reached a tentative agreement with the Canadian National Railway that avoids a potential strike. The union, which represents nearly 4,000 workers at CN, had set January 25 as the deadline for a strike....

Chicago town puts CN noise reduction funds to work

The village of Frankfort near Chicago has made considerable headway in distributing $2.7 million from Canadian National Railway to reduce noise from CN freight trains, assistant village administrator Rob Piscia reported Monday night. Piscia said $2.28 million has been...

CN adds railcars to boost steel business

(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on October 8, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Canadian National Railway said it is adding railcars and taking other steps to meet supply chain needs of steel producing customers in Canada, the...

Canadian National Reaches Tentative Labor Deal With Union

(The following story by Joan E. Solsman appeared on The Wall Street Journal website on October 4, 2010.) Canadian National Railway Co. (CNI) said it reached a tentative labor deal with the union representing its train conductors, yardmen and traffic coordinators....

Two trains crash north of Two Harbors

(The following story by Matt Suoja appeared on the Lake County News Chronicle website on September 30, 2010.) BRIMSON, Minn. — Canadian National Railway has confirmed that a crash involving two trains occurred today north of Two Harbors on a CN track in Brimson. The...