July 14, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Marni Pyke appeared on the Chicago Daily Herald website on July 13.) CHICAGO — The headlines have a familiar look. “Suburbs vow to derail train proposal.” “Lawmakers fight train plan.” But these aren’t from recent...
July 11, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following report appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on July 11.) CHICAGO — A coalition opposed to the planned acquisition of the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. is hiring public relations consultants and lobbyists to try to persuade federal...
July 10, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(CN issued the following on July 9.) MONTREAL — CN welcomed the arrival yesterday of a second weekly steamship alliance vessel at the Port of Prince Rupert. The COSCO/K-Line/Yang Ming/Hanjin (CKYH) alliance will now ship Hong Kong, South China, East China and North...
July 9, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Kevin P. Craver appeared on the Northwest Herald website on July 9.) CHICAGO — A suburban congressman submitted a bill Tuesday in the House that, if successful, would derail Canadian National’s plan to buy the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway....
July 8, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on July 7.) FLORA, Miss. — Authorities are working to determine what caused the derailment of a freight train about eight miles north of Flora in Madison County. Canadian National Railway spokesman Patrick Waldron says 41...
July 3, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Carlye Malchuk appeared on the Huntsville Forester website on July 2.) HUNTSVILLE, Ontario — The downtown location of a CN “siding” yard in Huntsville is currently the site of drop-offs and pickups of rail cars containing extremely hazardous...
July 3, 2008 | CN, CP, Headlines
(The following story by Leanne Ritchie appeared on the Vancouver Sun website on July 2.) PRINCE RUPERT — The opening of the Fairview Container Terminal and strong performances by Ridley Terminals and Prince Rupert Grain resulted in tonnage volumes through the Port of...
July 3, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Dan Campana appeared on the Suburban Chicago News website on July 3.) AURORA, Ill. — They sat 20-deep heading east on Ogden Avenue Tuesday morning. For two minutes and seven seconds, drivers waited patiently as a relatively short freight train...
July 2, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following appeared on the Progressive Railroading website on July 1.) A four-party preliminary memorandum of understanding concerning a rail line relocation associated with the expansion of Gary/Chicago International Airport (GCIA) should resolve a key concern...
July 1, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Chad Brooks appeared on the Chicago Daily Herald website on July 1.) CHICAGO — U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam called for legislation Monday aimed at blocking Canadian National’s proposed purchase of the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway....
