October 10, 2008 | CN, CP, Headlines
(The following story by David Pett appeared on the National Post website on October 10.) OTTAWA — Lower volumes are in the cards for both Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. but a strengthening U.S. dollar will offset some of the bottom...
October 10, 2008 | CN, CP, Headlines
(The following story by Nathan VanderKlippe appeared on the National Post website on October 8.) VANCOUVER, B.C. — Until mid-September, just about the only thing not falling off the economic rails was the railroad companies themselves. Fuelled by rising Asian demand...
October 9, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Nathaniel Zimmer appeared on the Southtown Star website on October 9.) CHICAGO — U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin defended his vote on the recent bailout bill and reiterated his opposition to Canadian National Railway’s purchase of the Elgin Joliet...
October 7, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The Railway Association of Canada issued the following on October 6.) VANCOUVER, B.C. — CN’s Dangerous Goods Team has won the Railway Association of Canada’s 2008 Safety Award for their efforts to improve contact and communications with emergency...
October 3, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The Canadian Press circulated the following on October 3.) MONTREAL — The Canadian Transportation Agency has ruled that Canadian National Railway Co. (TSX:CNR), Canada’s largest railway and a major commodities transporter, failed to meet service obligations to...
October 2, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Richard Wronski appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on October 2.) CHICAGO — Canadian National Railway pledged at least $60 million Wednesday to make improvements in its bid to reroute freight traffic through unsympathetic suburbs, but the...
October 2, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following report by Nathan VanderKlippe appeared on the National Post website on October 2.) OTTAWA — Canadian National Railway President and CEO Hunter Harrison hinted Wednesday that the controversial deal to buy Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway may not die at...
October 1, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Eric Smith appeared on The Daily News website on September 30.) MEMPHIS — The University of Memphis has created the “CN – E. Hunter Harrison Center for Intermodal Safety and Emergency Preparedness” thanks to a $1 million donation by Canadian...
October 1, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following appeared on the Daily Herald website on September 30.) CHICAGO — The region’s planning and development think tank wants the Canadian National Railway to contribute $150 million to remedy problems caused by putting more freight trains onto a...
September 29, 2008 | CN, Headlines, Legislation
(Associated Press circulated the following on September 28.) CHICAGO – Legislation intended to tighten the rules on railroad mergers has fallen short of approval in the U.S. House, dealing a blow to opponents of the Canadian National Railway’s plan to...
