January 22, 2009 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Melissa Jenco and Justin Kmitch appeared on the Daily Herald website on January 22, 2009.) CHICAGO — Naperville and Aurora have decided to stay on track with other towns that are appealing Canadian National’s purchase of the EJ&E...
January 20, 2009 | CN, Headlines, STB
(The following appeared on the Journal of Commerce website on January 19, 2009.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Surface Transportation Board has denied petitions to stay its decision approving Canadian National’s purchase of the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern, which is...
January 19, 2009 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Andre Salles appeared on the Suburban Chicago News website on January 17, 2009.) CHICAGO — Opponents of a $300 million rail transaction have filed an appeal in federal court, looking to stop the deal in its tracks. A dozen communities, under...
January 16, 2009 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Stewart Warren appeared on the Herald News website on January 16, 2009.) JOLIET, Ill. — The members of the Will County Forest Preserve District voted Thursday to fight Canadian National Railway’s proposed purchase of the Elgin Joliet...
January 16, 2009 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Janet Lundquist appeared on the Plainfield Sun website on January 16, 2009.) PLAINFIELD, Ill. — Plainfield village officials are looking to join the legal fight against Canadian National’s purchase of the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern...
January 15, 2009 | CN, Headlines, UTU
(The following story by Jeff Gray appeared on the Globe and Mail website on January 15, 2009.) TORONTO — Trouble-plagued GO Transit tried to blame Canadian National Railway Co. yesterday after thousands of commuters faced a morning of cancelled trains and delays of up...
January 15, 2009 | Accident, CN, Headlines
(The Canadian Press circulated the following on January 14, 2009.) DUFF, Sask. — About 30 rail cars loaded with grain derailed has shut down the Canadian National Railway line. The train was headed east from Regina Tuesday night when the cars left the track. No one...
January 14, 2009 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Janet Lundquist appeared on the Plainfield Sun website on January 14, 2009.) PLAINFIELD, Ill. — Plainfield village officials are looking to join the legal fight against Canadian National’s purchase of the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern...
January 12, 2009 | CN, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(The following story by Guy Tridgell appeared on the Southtown Star website on January 11.) CHICAGO — Two sets of railroad tracks meet at East End Avenue and 23rd Street in Chicago Heights in an area known for aging homes and vacant brick warehouses. It is an area...
January 12, 2009 | CN, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(The following editorial appeared on the Daily Herald website on January 12.) CHICAGO — We hope Metra Executive Director Phil Pagano is correct. He told transportation writer Marni Pyke in Sunday’s Daily Herald that the STAR line – the suburb-to-suburb...
