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TCRC union says doesn’t want strike at CN

(Reuters circulated the following on September 28, 2010.) VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The union representing 2,700 train conductors and other workers at Canadian National Railway Co Ltd will not serve strike notice unless the company is intent on making drastic...

CN, TCRC meet with mediator as deadline nears

(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on September 27, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Canadian rail shippers are anxiously waiting to see if Canadian National Railway and 2,700 union workers in the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference...

Is CN inevitably heading toward a work stoppage?

(The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference issued the following on September 27, 2010.) OTTAWA — Despite the insistence shown by the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) to negotiate, a strike or lockout at Canadian National (CN) could be inevitable. Either party could...

CN signs accords with ocean terminal operators

(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on September 18, 2010.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Canadian National Railway inked performance agreements with ocean terminal operators Maher and DP World at the Prince Rupert and Vancouver...

CN aims to improve efficiency with suppliers

(The following story by Robert Gibbens appeared on the Montreal Gazette website on September 15, 2010.) MONTREAL – Claude Mongeau, CEO of Canadian National Railway Co., urged supply chain partners Wednesday to work more closely together and with the company to...

Stock analyst upgrades CN from ‘hold’ to ‘buy’

(The following story by David Berman appeared on the Globe and Mail website on September 10, 2010.) TORONTO — Cherilyn Radbourne, an analyst at TD Newcrest, has cut her recommendation on Canadian National Railway Co. (CNR-T65.24-1.48-2.22%) to “hold” from “buy.” Blame...

Canadian railroads seeing steady pickup in freight volumes

(Dow Jones Newswires circulated the following story by Caroline Van Hasselt on September 8, 2010.) TORONTO — Canada’s two major railroad companies are seeing a steady pickup in freight volumes, reflecting growing demand for commodities, such as potash, iron ore,...

CN, CP Rail volumes full steam ahead

(The following story by Scott Deveau appeared on the National Post website on September 8, 2010.) OTTAWA — The backlog of container traffic at West Coast ports presents an interesting paradox at a time when the economy is supposedly faltering But Steve Hansen, Raymond...

CN gearing up for fall grain harvest

(CN issued the following on September 1, 2010.) EDMONTON — The Canadian harvest is getting underway and CN is ready to meet the demand. CN’s objective is to move this year’s crop more reliably than it ever has before. And CN has launched a Scheduled Grain...