September 11, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(Reuters circulated the following on September 10.) VANCOUVER, B.C. — Canadian National Railway will ask a U.S. court to force regulators to rule quickly on its planned purchase of the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railroad, an executive said on Wednesday. The Surface...
September 10, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Andre Salles appeared on The Beacon News website on September 10.) AURORA, Ill. — Less than an hour into Tuesday night’s hearing on a controversial railroad sale proposal, Aurora resident John Lieck stepped up to the microphone, air horn...
September 10, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Guy Tridgell appeared on the Daily Southtown Star website on September 10.) CHICAGO — The clock is ticking on legislation that could kill the controversial plan to sell the EJ&E Railroad and divert more trains to the suburbs. A...
September 10, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on September 9.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Canadian National Railway’s CEO says a measure gaining bipartisan support in Congress could threaten its plan to buy the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway line in...
September 10, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(Reuters circulated the following on September 9.) VANCOUVER, B.C. — Canadian National Railway is weighing its next step after being rebuffed in the latest regulatory ruling on its planned purchase of the Chicago area’s Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co....
September 9, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on September 8.) CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Officials say a train derailment in Champaign will continue to block traffic all day. Seven cars came off the Canadian National Railway tracks on State Street Monday morning. Champaign...
September 9, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Guy Tridgell appeared on the Chicago Sun-Times website on September 9.) CHICAGO — Some affluent white folks in the suburbs are the only ones who stand to lose if the EJ&E Railroad is sold to the Canadian National Railway. That’s the...
September 9, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Keith Benman appeared on the Times of Northwest Indiana website on September 9.) CHICAGO — Ralph Flens moved from Calumet City to a subdivision of neat townhomes with clipped green lawns in Schererville three years ago to enjoy some quiet in...
September 9, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Guy Tridgell appeared on the Daily Southtown Star website on September 7.) CHICAGO — One of the hottest issues in the Southland these days involves one of the oldest modes of transportation. Trains. In October, the Canadian National Railway...
September 9, 2008 | CN, Headlines, STB
(The following story by Dan Campana and Andre Sallas appeared on the Daily Southtown Star website on September 9.) CHICAGO — Canadian National Railway cannot purchase the EJ&E Railroad before a final study on the impact of the sale is released, the U.S. Surface...
