July 31, 2008 | CN, Headlines, VIA Rail
(Canwest News Service circulated the following story on July 31.) MONTREAL — All of Via Rail’s disrupted service between Toronto and Montreal, and Toronto and Ottawa, is expected to be fully restored this morning after an early-morning derailment of a Canadian...
July 31, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Janet Lundquist appeared on the Suburban Chicago News website on July 31.) PLAINFIELD, Ill. — Village officials urged residents to join them in fighting the potential sale of the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern rail line to a Canadian company that...
July 31, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Matt Kiefer appeared at PioneerLocal.com on July 31.) CHICAGO — The federal government has no plans to require Canadian National to share track with the proposed commuter STAR Line, according to a draft study published by the Surface Transport...
July 30, 2008 | CN, Headlines, VIA Rail
(Canwest News Service circulated the following on July 30.) KINGSTON, Ontario — A CN freight train derailed early Wednesday just west of Kingston, Ont., disrupting the morning commute on the Via Rail service between Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal. The seven-car...
July 30, 2008 | CN, CP, Headlines
(The following story by Brent Jang appeared on the Globe and Mail website on July 30.) TORONTO — If the battle between Canada’s two largest freight carriers were a reality TV show, Canadian National Railway Co. would be out-manoeuvring Canadian Pacific Railway...
July 30, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Keith Benman appeared on the Munster Times website on July 30.) MUNSTER, Ind. — A federal evaluation that only 15 rail crossings of 112 along the EJ&E line will be “substantially affected” when Canadian National trains rumble...
July 30, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Marni Pyke appeared on the Daily Herald website on July 30.) CHICAGO — On second thought, the Canadian National Railway isn’t thrilled with a report by federal regulators on its request to purchase the EJ&E railroad. Friday, the U.S....
July 30, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(CN issued the following on July 29.) CHICAGO — CN said today that the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) issued on July 25, 2008, by the Section of Environmental Analysis (SEA) of the Surface Transportation Board (STB) on the company’s proposed...
July 30, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Erik Potter appeared on the Post-Tribune website on July 30.) CHICAGO — Five Illinois members of Congress will hold an ad hoc hearing in Chicago on Tuesday to look into Canadian National’s proposed purchase of the EJ&E Railroad. The...
July 29, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Roger Taylor appeared on the Chronicle Herald website on July 26.) HALIFAX, N.S. — A few weeks ago a CN Rail representative came to Halifax to speak to a Halifax Chamber of Commerce audience about business in the Port of Halifax. I don’t know...
