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Union Pacific withdraws objection to CN’s EJ&E bid

(The following story by Robert McCoppin appeared on the Chicago Daily Herald website on December 23.) CHICAGO — Union Pacific Railroad Co. has withdrawn its objection to Canadian National Railway Co.’s plan to acquire the EJ&E Railroad. The move is one of a...

CN wins approval to acquire EJ&E line

(Bloomberg News circulated the following story by Angela Greiling Keane and Hugo Miller on December 24.) CHICAGO — Canadian National Railway Co., the country’s largest railroad, won U.S. approval for the $300 million acquisition of a Chicago-area line from U.S. Steel...

Railway jobs become more attractive

(The following story by Carl Clutchey appeared on the Chronicle Journal website on December 23.) THUNDER BAY, Ontario — There may be easier ways to make a buck. But one of the most physically demanding jobs one can have is starting to look a little better to some...

Another Chicago burb cuts deal with CN

(The following story by Elisabeth Kilpatrick appeared on the Southtown Star website on December 23.) CHICAGO — Mokena will receive nearly $500,000 to pay for noise mitigation efforts and other concessions from Canadian National Railway under an agreement approved...

Griffith third town to approve deal with Canadian National

(The following story by Erik Potter appeared on the Gary Post-Tribune website on December 18.) GARY, Ind. — Griffith became the third Northwest Indiana town to accept a mitigation agreement with Canadian National Railway Co. on Wednesday. The town council approved the...

Union Pacific says CN interfering with its track rights

(The following appeared on the Daily Herald website on December 16.) CHICAGO — Union Pacific Corp. told U.S. regulators that Canadian National Railway Co. is interfering with its track rights on a Chicago-area railroad that the Canadian company wants approval to buy...

Editorial: CN and Chicago win

(The following editorial appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on December 15.) CHICAGO — Canadian National’s proposed purchase of the EJ&E rail line would boost the Chicago-area economy by $60 million a year, create hundreds of new jobs and ease freight...