May 13, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Cindy Wojdyla Cain appeared on the Suburban Chicago News website on May 13.) TINLEY PARK, Ill. — Canadian National Railway is getting a bum rap over its plan to acquire the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway, CN spokesmen said Monday. Opponents...
May 9, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The Canadian Wheat Board issued the following on May 5.) WINNIPEG — The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) in a letter to six Western Canadian grain shippers, including the Canadian Wheat Board, decided against granting an emergency injunction that would have...
May 8, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following column by Richard Greene appeared on the Naperville Sun website on May 8. Mr. Greene is president and CEO of the Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce.) NAPERVILLE, Ill. — In late 2007, a subsidiary of Canadian National Railway Corporation filed its...
May 1, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Erik Potter appeared on the Post-Tribune website on May 1.) GARY, Ind. — Area public officials expressed concern Wednesday about the impact of the proposed sale of the EJ&E railroad to Canadian National. The purchase would allow CN to...
April 30, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(CN issued the following on April 29.) MONTREAL — CN today announced the winners of its Safe Handling Awards for 2007. These awards are among the most coveted and respected in the industry. In all, 79 companies were presented with the Safe Handling Awards at a special...
April 30, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(Reuters circulated the following on April 29.) VANCOUVER, B.C. — Canadian National Railway (CNR.TO: Quote, Profile, Research) expects an environmental review of its planned acquisition of the Chicago area’s Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway to be completed...
April 29, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following appeared on the Prince George Citizen website on April 28.) PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — CN Rail has laid off 40 employees across northern B.C. including a dozen in Prince George, company spokeswoman Kelli Svendsen confirmed Monday. “They’re just...
April 29, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Carol Sanders appeared on the Winnipeg Free Press website on April 28.) WINNIPEG — Kicking off Rail Safety Week, CN announced today that it will enforce a strict zero-tolerance policy toward all those who trespass on railway property....
April 29, 2008 | CN, Headlines, STB
(The following story by Keith Benman appeared on the Munster Times website on April 29.) MUNSTER, Ind. — Federal regulators are set to closely scrutinize Canadian National Railway’s purchase of the EJ&E Railway, which could triple freight traffic in some...
April 28, 2008 | CN, Headlines, STB
(The following column by Guy Tridgell appeared on the Chicago Sun-Times website on April 27.) CHICAGO — The proposal seems simple enough. For $300 million, the Canadian National Railway asks to buy the EJ&E railroad tracks encircling the Chicago area —...
