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...
June 22, 2009 | Accident, CN, Headlines
(The following story by Mike Wiser appeared on the Rockford Register-Star website on June 21, 2009.) ROCKFORD, Ill. — The crew of the Canadian National Railway train was reporting high water along the tracks at the moment its cars started to derail. That was one of...
June 22, 2009 | CN, Headlines, NTSB
(The Associated Press circulated the following on June 22, 2009.) ROCKFORD, Ill. — There was high water along the northern Illinois rail line where a freight train derailed, setting off a fiery explosion and killing one person, federal authorities said Sunday....
June 19, 2009 | CN, Headlines
(CN issued the following on June 18, 2009.) CHICAGO, Ill. — CN (TSX: CNR)(NYSE: CNI) announced today a voluntary mitigation agreement (VMA) with the City of Warrenville, Ill., located approximately 30 miles west of Chicago, addressing the municipality’s...
June 19, 2009 | Canada, CN, Headlines
(Reuters issued the following on June 18, 2009.) OTTAWA — Canadian National Railway Co (CNR.TO) said on Thursday it is awaiting Ottawa’s decision on its request for a conciliator to revive contract talks with the Teamsters union, which represents 1,700...
June 19, 2009 | CN, Headlines
(The Associated Press issued the following on June 20, 2009.) ROCKFORD, Ill. — One person was killed and a few others were severely injured when a Canadian National freight train derailed Friday night, triggering an explosion and fire involving 12 ethanol-filled...
June 18, 2009 | Canada, CN, Headlines
(The following story by Brent Jang appeared on the Globe and Mail website on June 18, 2009.) TORONTO — Canadian National Railway Co. has asked federal Labour Minister Rona Ambrose to appoint a conciliator to help reach a collective agreement with 1,700 locomotive...
June 5, 2009 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Vershal Hogan appeared on The Natchez Democrat website on June 5, 2009.) NATCHEZ, Miss. — Local legislators voted along with the rest of the Mississippi House to oppose the approval of the sale of rail lines in Mississippi, including the...
June 4, 2009 | CN, Headlines
(The following appeared on the Aurora Beacon News website on June 3, 2009.) CHICAGO — Opponents of Canadian National Railway Company’s purchase of a suburban rail line are applauding two new resolutions passed in Springfield recently. Senate Resolution 273,...
