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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...

CN signs mitigation agreement with Long Grove

(The following appeared on the Chicago Daily Herald website on August 28, 2010.) CHICAGO — The Canadian National Railway reached a deal with Long Grove Friday over the impact of the company’s takeover of the EJ&E Railroad. The mitigation agreement means CN...

TCRC: CN is provoking its workers to launch a strike

(Teamsters Canada Rail Conference issued the following on August 29, 2010.) OTTAWA — After only a few days of bargaining, it seems that the Canadian National Railway Company (CN) is bent on provoking its workers to launch a strike, regardless of the insistence of the...

CN employees get class action status in overtime dispute

(The following appeared on the Toronto Sun website on August 17, 2010.) TORONTO — An Ontario judge has granted a group of Canadian National Railway Co. employees class action status in a dispute for unpaid overtime. Ontario Superior Court Justice Paul Perell released...

‘Breach of service obligation’ suit against CN is dismissed

(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on August 5, 2010.) The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) recently dismissed a Saskatchewan agricultural producer’s complaint alleging that CN’s planned delisting of certain western Canada loading sites...

CN announces plan to buy back shares through private agreements

(CN issued the following on July 30, 2010.) MONTREAL — CN announced today that it intends to purchase for cancellation up to two million of its common shares pursuant to private agreements between CN and an arm’s-length third-party seller. The purchases will form part...

Northern Quebec conductors ratify new agreement

(CN issued the following on July 29, 2010.) MONTREAL — CN conductors represented by the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) on the Company’s Northern Quebec Internal Short Line have ratified a new five-year collective agreement. Retroactive to Dec. 15, 2007,...

CN raises forecast as profits jump 38%

(The following appeared on the Calgary Herald website on July 23, 2010.) CALGARY — Canadian National Railway reported a 38 per cent jump in quarterly profit on Thursday and raised its full-year forecast based on its strong results over the past six months and...