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Frankfort braces for approval of CN/EJ&E merger

(The following story by Gina Kenny appeared on the Southtown Star website on September 25.) CHICAGO — Frankfort village officials are not putting all of their eggs in one basket. The village will spend money to prevent a hurried ruling on Canadian National’s...

Court is CN’s next stop to EJ&E purchase

(The following story by Kevin P. Craver appeared on the Kane County Chronicle website on September 26.) CHICAGO — Canadian National Railway on Thursday made good on its promise to go to court to force a federal regulatory decision on its proposed purchase of the...

CN found in breach of service to 4 grain shippers

(Reuters circulated the following story by Roberta Rampton on September 25.) WINNIPEG — Canadian National Railway, Canada’s largest railway, breached its service obligations to four small grain shippers last year, the Canadian Transportation Agency said on...

CN Rail CFO sees no need for railway price wars

(Reuters circulated the following on September 25.) VANCOUVER, B.C. — North America’s railroads are unlikely to turn to predatory pricing to maintain revenue growth, Canadian National Railway Co’s chief financial officer said on Wednesday. Railways have...

CN’s EJ&E purchase may face new hurdle

(Bloomberg News circulated the following story by Angela Greiling Keane on September 24.) CHICAGO — Canadian National Railway Co., the country’s largest railroad, may have to meet a higher U.S. regulatory standard to buy a Chicago-area regional carrier. Federal...

Two towns commit to their EJ&E views

(The following story by Chad Brooks and Nadia Malik appeared on the Daily Herald website on September 23.) CHICAGO — The debate over whether Canadian National should buy the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway Co. continued Monday with different suburban villages...

Ahead of the bell: Analyst touts Canadian National

(The Associated Press circulated the following on September 23.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Goldman Sachs analyst on Tuesday added Canadian National Railway Co. to a list of recommended stocks, noting the railroad has the best volume growth among the largest North American...

CN police union ratifies new contract

(CN issued the following on September 22.) MONTREAL — CN said today members of the Canadian National Railways Police Association (CNRPA) have ratified a new collective agreement with the company. The five-year agreement, effective Jan. 1, 2009, through Dec. 31, 2013,...

Residents fear the worst from intermodals

(The following story by Stewart Warren appeared on the Herald News website on September 21.) CHICAGO — At the CenterPoint Intermodal Center, the diesel trucks go on forever. In a single hour, hundreds rumble through Elwood’s 2,200-acre industrial park —...