April 9, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(CN issued the following on April 8.) WINNIPEG, Man. — Canada must stay on the path toward a fully de-regulated grain transportation environment to drive innovation and investments critical for increased efficiency in the system, says a top CN marketing executive....
April 8, 2008 | CN, CP, Headlines
(The following appeared on the National Post website on April 8.) OTTAWA — Despite harsh winter weather and related operational issues, Canaccord Adams analyst Tom Varesh said Monday he expects the country’s largest railways to make up for any resulting volume...
April 8, 2008 | CN, CP, Headlines
(The following story by David Berman appeared on the Globe and Mail website on April 7.) TORONTO — Canada’s railway stocks have not exactly been ripping up the tracks with their high-speed performance lately. Higher fuel costs, terrible weather conditions and a...
April 8, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(CBC News circulated the following on April 8.) Two CN Rail workers were injured when a freight train in northern B.C., collided with a truck and pushed it for hundreds of metres down the track Monday morning. The two men were taken to hospital with non...
April 4, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on April 3.) NAPERVILLE, Ill. — Naperville has stepped up its efforts to fight the proposed purchase of the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway by the Canadian National Railway. On Tuesday, the City Council...
April 4, 2008 | CN, CP, Headlines
(The following appeared on the National Post website on April 3.) OTTAWA — Earnings at Canadian railways are expected once again to be hit by severe winter weather and high fuel prices in March, issues that were exacerbated by lowered freight rates for Canadian grains...
April 3, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Tom Peters appeared on the Chronicle Herald website on April 3.) HALIFAX, N.S. — The Port of Halifax will continue with a “work-together” attitude to deal with the challenges of the day and focus on increasing its container cargo...
April 2, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Andre Salles appeared on the Suburban Chicago News website on April 2.) CHICAGO — Municipalities along the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern rail line are banding together to prevent the sale of that line to the Canadian National Railway Company. The...
March 28, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Blackwell Thomas appeared on The Southern website on March 27.) CARBONDALE, Ill. — The proposed purchase of an 11-mile stretch of railroad in Chicago could have a big impact in Southern Illinois, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin warned Thursday. The deal...
March 26, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Brent Jang appeared on the Globe and Mail website on March 26.) TORONTO — A lawsuit alleges that more than 1,000 current and former supervisors at Canadian National Railway Co. who worked unpaid overtime deserve to be compensated because they...
