December 12, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Mark Wilson appeared on the Traffic World website on December 11.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Hunter Harrison, president and CEO of Canadian National, said the likely future for North American railways is that two über railways will replace Union...
December 12, 2008 | CN, Headlines, UP
(The following story by Marni Pyke appeared on the Daily Herald website on December 12.) CHICAGO — A railroad that has indirectly supported CN in the past in its bid to buy the EJ&E Railway is complaining to federal regulators that the Canadian company is jumping...
December 11, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Diana Newton appeared on the Pioneer Press website on December 11.) CHICAGO — Canadian National Railway and Mundelein have reached agreement on ways to lessen the impact if CN goes through with plans to purchase the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern...
December 10, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Erik Potter appeared on the Gary Post-Tribune website on December 10.) GARY, Ind. — The rumbles of disappointment with the government’s environmental study of the proposed sale of the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. keep growing....
December 10, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Kim Smith appeared on the Herald News website on December 10.) NEW LENOX, Ill. — What track the village should take when it comes to Canadian National’s acquisition of the EJ&E Railway will be the topic of a special town meeting on...
December 10, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Richard Wronski appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on December 10.) CHICAGO — An analysis of the Canadian National Railway’s plan to use a suburban rail line as a freight bypass around Chicago does not sufficiently address economic...
December 8, 2008 | CN, Headlines
The following story appeared at chicagotribune.com on December 4, 2008) CHICAGO, Il – Amtrak has dropped its opposition to the hotly debated sale of a suburban Chicago railway line after reaching an agreement with Canadian National Railway on track maintenance,...
December 8, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Tian Huang appeared at news.medill.northwestern.edu on December 2, 2008) CHICAGO, Il – The economy may be weakening, but that hasn’t stopped Canadian National Railway Co., known for pioneering the “precision” or “scheduled” railroad that...
December 5, 2008 | Amtrak, CN, Headlines
(The following story appeared at RailwayAge:Rail Group News on December 3, 2008) CHICAGO, Il – Earlier commitments made by Canadian National are embodied in an agreement announced Wednesday that will ensure Amtrak’s continued access to the St. Charles Air...
December 4, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Richard Wronski appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on December 3.) CHICAGO — The Chicago area’s economy would grow by more than $60 million a year, freight traffic gridlock would ease, and hundreds of jobs would be created if the...
