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Derailed tanker cars still burning in Saskatchewan

(The Canadian Press circulated the following on December 7, 2009.) SPY HILL, Sask. — Several tank cars continued to burn Monday at a site in southeastern Saskatchewan where a CN freight train derailed two days earlier. A three-kilometre evacuation zone remained in...

CN acts quickly to resume normal operations

(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on December 3, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Canadian National Railway was ramping its operations back up Dec. 3 following a five-day strike by locomotive engineers, but it was not clear how...

US wheat exports unaffected by Canada rail strike

(Reuters circulated the following on December 2, 2009.) CHICAGO — U.S. wheat traders shrugged off news of a railroad strike in Canada, a major wheat producer and exporter, as any supply disruption was expected to be short lived and unlikely to shift demand to the...

‘Hangover’ dogs recovery, CN’s Mongeau says

(The following story by Brent Jang appeared on the Globe and Mail website on December 3, 2009.) TORONTO — Canadian National Railway Co., which is striving to bounce back from a five-day strike, faces a lengthy recovery period before freight shipments stage a sustained...

Canadian National, TCRC reach accord to end strike

(Bloomberg News circulated the following on December 3, 2009.) MONTREAL — Canadian National Railway Co. said a strike by locomotive engineers is over following an agreement to continue negotiations and, if necessary, submit to binding arbitration. “CN is pleased that...

Canadian ports weathering CN strike

(The following story by John D. appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on December 1, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Port of Prince Rupert on British Columbia’s remote northern coast, although tied to the U.S. Midwest by one ribbon of Canadian National Railways...

CN strike hits Halifax railcar supply

(The following story by John D. appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on December 1, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Although ships are keeping their schedules at the Port of Halifax, N.S., the strike by locomotive engineers against Canadian National Railway is...

CN asks customers for help during strike

(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on The Journal of Commerce website on December 1, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Canadian National Railway is asking customers to help it line up their freight for easier train pickup by taking steps to curb railcar switching...

CN Rail makes new offer to striking locomotive engineers

(Reuters circulated the following on December 1, 2009.) OTTAWA/VANCOUVER — Canadian National Railway (CNR.TO) (CNI.N) offered a potential olive branch on Tuesday to striking Canadian locomotive engineers, who are angry about a change in the amount of time they have to...

No quick political fix on cards for CN Rail strike

(Reuters circulated the following on November 30, 2009.) OTTAWA/VANCOUVER — Canada’s efforts to speed through legislation to halt a strike by Canadian National Railway’s (CNR.TO) locomotive engineers hit a political roadblock on Monday, preventing an...