June 11, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Marni Pyke appeared on The Daily Herald website on June 11. CHICAGO — The Canadian National Railway found a sympathetic audience Tuesday for its case to buy the EJ&E railroad. CN’s plan to move many of its freight trains from rail...
June 10, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Ian Putzger appeared on the Cargo News Asia website on June 10.) TORONTO — Canadian National (CN) is getting a hand from unexpected quarters. It is not often that rail giants come out in support of expansion moves of their rivals, but Union...
June 9, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(Barrington Communities Against CN Rail Congestion issued the foll on June 9.) BARRINGTON, Ill. —Canadian National Railway (CN) received the lowest grade level possible on implementing safety management systems (SMS) that are designed to offset accidents and other...
June 5, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(CN issued the following on June 4.) MONTREAL — CN has unveiled an easy-to-use greenhouse gas-emissions calculator showing CN is the right environmental choice for shipping freight. The new calculator, located at www.cn.ca/GHG_calculator, allows shippers to measure...
June 5, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Stephanie Kohl appeared on the Pioneer Press website on June 5.) CHICAGO — In an effort to slow Canadian National’s acquisition of the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway, Lake Zurich Trustee Jim Johnson encouraged residents to send letters...
June 5, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Josh Stockinger appeared on the Daily Herald website on June 5.) CHICAGOA — Wayne officials have committed $10,000 in village funds to help fight Canadian National’s proposed purchase of the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway. Village...
June 4, 2008 | CN, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(The following story by Jay Dickerson appeared on the Galena Gazette website on June 3.) GALENA, Ill. — On Janet Fisher’s name tag was a simple descriptor: “The crazy train lady.” It was meant as a lighthearted joke from Fisher, a member of the...
June 4, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following appeared on the Alberta Farm Express website on June 4.) CALGARY — The ag research fund that benefits in years when Canada’s railways earn too much revenue hauling Prairie grain must now pay back over $128,000 to Canadian National Railway (CN)....
June 4, 2008 | CN, Headlines, UP
(The following story by Jason M. Breslow appeared on the Medill Reports website on June 3.) CHICAGO — If traffic on roadways in and around Chicago seems rough, consider the logjam train conductors have to cope with. Approximately 37,500 railcars crawl through the...
June 3, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Chad Brooks appeared on the Daily Herald website on June 3.) CHICAGO — Barrington leaders called on members of Congress to take their opposition of Canadian National’s proposed purchase of the Elgin Joliet & Eastern Railway Co. to...
