December 21, 2021 | CN, Headlines, Short Line, STB
(Source: Trains Magazine, December 20, 2021) WASHINGTON, D.C. — After a lengthy delay sparked by filings in opposition to the deal, the Surface Transportation Board has approved Watco’s purchase of about 650 miles of branch lines in Wisconsin and Michigan from...
December 20, 2021 | CN, Headlines
(Source: Bloomberg, December 20, 2021) MONTREAL — Canadian National Railway Co. said Jim Vena, a former executive favored by shareholder TCI Fund Management Ltd. to take over the company, has dropped of the running to replace Chief Executive Officer Jean-Jacques...
December 16, 2021 | Canada, CN, CP, Headlines
(Source: Transport Canada press release, December 15, 2021) OTTAWA, Ontario — The Government of Canada remains committed to promoting public safety and security during the transportation of dangerous goods, which is why important steps continue being taken to reduce...
December 14, 2021 | Accident, Canada, CN, Headlines
(Source: Trains Magazine, December 14, 2021) MONTREAL — A jerk caused by slack action, following a sudden brake application, resulted in a railroad crewman falling from a car he was riding in a fatal January accident at Canadian National’s Pointe-Saint-Charles Yard in...
December 13, 2021 | Canada, CN, Headlines
(Source: Railway Track & Structures, December 6, 2021) NEW YORK — A vital Canadian National line in southern British Columbia is officially back on the grid. Crews worked around the clock to repair rail infrastructure on the Vancouver-to-Kamloops corridor, and...
December 1, 2021 | CN, Headlines
(Source: Real Agriculture, November 30, 2021) VANCOUVER, B.C. — We’ve all been watching the situation in British Columbia unravel, as this significant weather event continues to transpire and wreak havoc. David Przednowek, assistant vice president for grain with CN...
November 30, 2021 | CN, Headlines
(Source: Canadian Press, November 29, 2021) VANCOUVER, B.C. — Flooding in southern B.C. continues to present logistical challenges for exporters as Canadian National Railway shut its service along the key freight corridor because of heavy precipitation. Full story:...
November 22, 2021 | Canada, CN, CP, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, November 19, 2021) Canadian Pacific and CN have had to suspend service in parts of British Columbia since Nov. 14 after heavy rains, severe flooding and subsequent mudslides wreaked havoc on infrastructure in the province. Full story:...
November 22, 2021 | Canada, CN, CP, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, November 22, 2021) NEW YORK — The governments of Canada and British Columbia have established a joint Supply Chain Recovery Working Group to help restore the flow of goods through the province after devastating floods cut off Vancouver from rail...
November 22, 2021 | Canada, CN, CP, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, November 19, 2021) NEW YORK — If there are no atheists in foxholes, then there should now be no climate skeptics left among Canadian railroaders, as they move rapidly on what they do best: rebuild to keep the trains running. Full story: Railway...
