November 19, 2008 | CN, Headlines, STB
(The following story by Guy Tridgell appeared on the Southtown Star website on November 19.) CHICAGO — For the past year, the proposed sale of the EJ&E Railroad has divided the Chicago area. Tuesday, the federal panel with final say on the deal indicated it also...
November 19, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Richard Wronski appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on November 19.) CHICAGO — Federal regulators could ask the Canadian National Railway to shell out a much larger share of the cost to build overpasses than railroads traditionally have...
November 19, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on November 19.) CHICAGO — Canadian National Railway says it has reached an agreement with a Chicago suburb over its proposed purchase of the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. Canadian National said Tuesday its...
November 14, 2008 | CN, Headlines, STB
(The following story by Guy Tridgell appeared on the Southtown Star website on November 12.) CHICAGO — Towns on the EJ&E Railroad should find out next week if they need to brace for more trains. The Surface Transportation Board, the federal agency that regulates...
November 12, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(CN issued the following on November 11.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — CN said today the Surface Transportation Board (STB) should proceed quickly with a final decision on the CN’s proposed acquisition of the principal lines of the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Company...
November 12, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Erik Potter appeared on the Post-Tribune website on November 12.) GARY, Ind. — A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., has declined to put a timeline on the government’s approval of Canadian National Railway’s purchase of the...
November 12, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following appeared on The Montreal Gazette website on November 12.) MONTREAL — Reeling from a setback in a U.S. court this week, Canadian National Railway Co. is still hoping to save a controversial deal to acquire almost 200 main line miles of track around...
November 10, 2008 | CN, Headlines, STB
(The U.S. Surface Transportation Board issued the following on November 7.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Surface Transportation Board today announced that it will hold a public meeting on November 18, 2008, at its Washington, D.C. headquarters, concerning the Environmental...
November 10, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Dan Campana appeared on The Beacon News website on November 10.) CHICAGO — The federal board charged with deciding on Canadian National Railway’s merger proposal wants an update on a study of the deal. On Nov. 18, the Surface...
November 7, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Tom Peters appeared on The Chronicle Herald website on November 7.) HALIFAX, N.S. — As CN waits for the U.S. Surface Transportation Board to approve its proposal to acquire a small rail line around Chicago, the deadline for the purchase from...
