August 6, 2009 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Andre Salles appeared on the Fox Valley Sun website on August 6, 2009.) CHICAGO — One appeal of a controversial railway sale was denied this week, clearing the way for another — this one in federal court. On Wednesday, the federal Surface...
August 3, 2009 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Marni Pyke appeared on the Daily Herald website on August 1, 2009.) CHICAGO — Hoping to get more traction the second time around, U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean reintroduced legislation last week to force federal authorities to give more weight to...
August 3, 2009 | CN, Headlines
(The following appeared on the Chicago Sun-Times website on August 3, 2009.) CHICAGO — Where are all the trains? When the Canadian National Railway Co. won federal approval to buy the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. line for $300 million last December,...
July 28, 2009 | CN, Headlines
(The following column by Jake Lynch appeared at TheStreet.com on July 28, 2009.) BOSTON —Canadian National Railway is smaller and less well-known than larger U.S. rivals Union Pacific and Burlington Northern Santa Fe. But Montreal-based Canadian National, which has...
July 21, 2009 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Brent Jang and Karim Bardeesy appeared on the Globe and Mail website on July 21, 2009.) TORONTO — The sharp downturn in freight shipments has bottomed at Canada’s biggest railway, yet another sign that the economy is on the mend. Canadian...
July 21, 2009 | CN, Headlines
(Reuters circulated the following story on July 20, 2009.) VANCOUVER, B.C. — Canadian National Railway (CNR.TO) reported a 16 percent drop in quarterly profit on Monday but the country’s biggest railroad predicted the worst of the economic downturn was behind...
July 21, 2009 | CN, Headlines
(CN issued the following on July 20, 2009.) MONTREAL — CN today reported its financial and operating results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2009. Second-quarter 2009 highlights * Net income declined to C$387 million, or C$0.82 per diluted share, from...
July 13, 2009 | Canada, CN, Headlines
(Reuters circulated the following on July 10, 2009.) OTTAWA — Canadian National Railway Co (CNR.TO) (CNI.N) said on Friday that it is ready to meet with two conciliators, recently appointed by Ottawa, and the Teamsters union to discuss a labor deal. The federal...
June 24, 2009 | CN, Headlines
(The following appeared on the CBS 2 Chicago website on June 23, 2009.) ROCKFORD, Ill. — The Winnebago County sheriff’s office confirmed Tuesday that four 911 calls were placed as much as 25 minutes before the deadly train derailment and explosion in Rockford,...
June 23, 2009 | Accident, CN, Headlines
(The following story by Corina Curry appeared on the Rockford Register-Star website on June 22, 2009.) ROCKFORD, Ill. — A Winnebago County sheriff sergeant was on the phone with a Canadian National Railway representative 21 minutes before the rail company’s 114-car...
