September 9, 2008 | CN, Headlines, STB
(The following story by Richard Wronski appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on September 9.) CHICAGO — Federal regulators on Monday denied the Canadian National Railway Co.’s demand for early approval of its plan to buy a suburban railroad, a decision likely...
September 8, 2008 | CN, Headlines, STB
(The following story by Kevin P. Craver appeared on the Northwest Herald website on September 8.) CHICAGO — Barrington Village President Karen Darch will have a large, and very influential, audience next week regarding her opposition to Canadian National’s purchase of...
September 5, 2008 | Canada, CN, Headlines
(CN issued the following on September 4.) MONTREAL —CN said today it has negotiated a tentative labour agreement with the union representing its police officers in Canada. Details of the new agreement are being withheld pending ratification by members of the Canadian...
September 4, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Tony Bertuca appeared on the Pioneer Local website on September 4.) CHICAGO — A representative from Canadian National Railway promised the Des Plaines City Council on Tuesday night that a proposed $300-million bid to purchase Elgin, Joliet,...
September 4, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Jonathan Bilyk appeared on the Kane County Chronicle website on September 4.) GENEVA — Kane County officials might not formally oppose the acquisition of the Elgin Joliet & Eastern Railway by Canadian National. But the Kane County Board...
September 3, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(Article appeared in the Chicago Daily Herald on September 3) We have debated the Canadian National deal to purchase the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railroad from U.S. Steel on the county board extensively and in the end, the board voted in favor of the CN proposal. All...
September 3, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(Article by Bob Okon and appeared on the Plainfield Sun webpage on September 2) JOLIET — Canadian National Railway officials say Joliet would be a major part of its future regional operations. Company representatives have told city officials that they would...
August 29, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by David Gialanella appeared on the Courier News website on August 29.) BARTLETT, Ill. — Residents opposing the Canadian National Railway’s acquisition of the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway cite a number of reasons why the deal...
August 28, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Kathy Cichon appeared on the Suburban Chicago News website on August 28.) CHICAGO — The DuPage County Forest Preserve District says it will work with Canadian National Railway if a deal to buy the EJ&E tracks goes through. The district is...
August 28, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Robert Channick appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on August 28.) CHICAGO — Area residents turned out by the hundreds Wednesday in Barrington to voice opposition to the proposed purchase of a suburban railroad line. More than 500...
