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CN to boost fines for overloaded cars

(The following appeared on the Alberta Farmer Express website on November 6.) CALGARY, Alberta — Prairie farmers loading grain in producer rail cars to roll on CN track will need to carefully check cars’ load limits or risk fines of up to $10,000 per car, the...

Opinion: In defense of the vilified CN

(The following column by Guy Tridgell appeared on the Southtown Star website on November 6.) CHICAGO — The Canadian National Railway has been accused of attempting to ruin the suburbs. A year ago, the Montreal railroad, with a U.S. headquarters in Homewood, petitioned...

CN repurchases Eastern Canadian rail lines

(Reuters circulated the following on November 3.) VANCOUVER, B.C. — Canadian National Railway Co. will pay C$50 million ($42.2 million) for three Eastern Canadian rail lines it sold in the 1990s, echoing repurchases it has made in Western Canada, the company said on...

Battles shaping up as EJ&E deadline looms

(The following story by Guy Tridgell appeared on the Southtown Star website on November 2.) CHICAGO — The Canadian National Railway has been accused of attempting to ruin the suburbs. A year ago, the Montreal railroad, with a U.S. headquarters in Homewood, petitioned...

Impressive quarter for rail companies

(The following appeared on the National Post website on October 30.) OTTAWA — With the earnings season behind them, the results of North America’s top tier railway appear to have impressed UBS analyst Rick Paterson. “The North American rails just completed one of the...

DOT nudges STB on Chicago plan

(The following story by John D. Boyd appeared on the Traffic World website on October 30.) WASHINGTON, C.D. — As Canadian National Railway tries to get a federal appeals court to force the Surface Transportation Board to rule soon on its Chicago-area plans, the U.S....

Canadian National’s strong results trigger stock upgrades

(The following story by Scott Deveau appeared on the Financial Post website on October 23.) OTTAWA — Canadian National Railway Co. (CNR/TSX) beat the Street’s expectations this week, turning in a 14% climb in net income during the third quarter despite the...