July 22, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The Canadian Press issued the following on July 22.) MONTREAL — Canadian National Railway Co., Canada’s largest railway company, reported a second-quarter profit of $459 million, down 11 per cent, while revenue rose to $2.1 billion. The earnings amounted to 95...
July 22, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(Canwest News Service circulated the following by Scott Deveau on July 22.) MONTREAL — Canadian National Railway Co. hopes to pick up steam in the latter half of the year, despite turning in an 11-per-cent drop in its second-quarter earnings yesterday. The...
July 21, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Bethany Krajelis appeared on the Kane County Chronicle website on July 20.) ST. CHARLES, Ill. — When West Chicago’s mayor thinks about Canadian National Railway’s plan to buy the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway, he said the phrase “we’re...
July 21, 2008 | CN, CP, Headlines
(Reuters circulated the following on July 18.) VANCOUVER, B.C. — Canada’s two biggest railways, Canadian National and Canadian Pacific (CP.TO: Quote, Profile, Research), have agreed to jointly handle rail car switching at Vancouver’s Deltaport container...
July 18, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Janet Lundquist appeared on the Suburban Chicago News website on July 18.) PLAINFIELD, Ill. — Village officials have created what they believe is another tool to fight the potential increase in freight trains rumbling through town should the...
July 18, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Louise Brass appeared on the Suburban Chicago News website on July 18.) PLAINFIELD, Ill. — The public can voice its opinions on the potential sale of the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railroad to Canadian National at a meeting at 6 p.m. July 23 at...
July 17, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Matt Kiefer appeared on the Pioneer Local website on July 17.) CHICAGO — Members of Illinois’ congressional delegation are getting behind a bill that would halt Canadian National from expanding freight traffic in the outlying suburbs....
July 15, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Bob Darden appeared on the Greenwood Commonwealth website on July 14.) GREENWOOD, Miss. — Greenwood Police are investigating an early morning incident today where a Canadian National/Illinois Central Railroad locomotive was shot at and struck...
July 14, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following appeared on the Edmonton Sun website on July 13.) EDMONTON — A rail line disabled by Saturday’s train accident north of Edmonton is running again, a CN official confirmed yesterday. “The line was open again (yesterday) at five o’clock...
July 14, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following appeared on the Suburban Chicago News website on July 13.) CHICAGO — Residents of Aurora, Naperville and Plainfield are invited to a rally in Aurora later this month to address the proposed Canadian National Railway purchase of local rail lines. The...
