March 26, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Stewart Warren appeared on the Southtown Star website on March 26.) CHICAGO — The Will County Board is against the Canadian National Railway’s purchase of the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railroad. And it wants everyone to know it. CN...
March 26, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Patrick Ferrell appeared on the Suburban Chicago News website on March 26.) NEW LENOX, Ill. — The village board on Monday authorized yet another study aimed at fighting Canadian National’s proposed purchase of the Elgin, Joliet &...
March 24, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Richard Wronski appeared on the Chicago Tribune website on March 23.) CHICAGO — Metra and the Canadian National Railway Co. are at loggerheads over the railroad’s $400 million plan to divert freight traffic around Chicago, a proposal that...
March 20, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Charlotte Norgaard appeared on the Chicago Daily Herald website on March 20.) WAYNE, Ill. — Although the village of Wayne is a relatively small town, it is getting ready to make some big noise about the proposed buyout of the Elgin, Joliet and...
March 20, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Guy Tridgell appeared on the Suburban Chicago News website on March 20.) FRANKFORT, Ill. — If Frankfort wants to avoid a dramatic increase in train traffic through the heart of town, the community that boasts of its 1890s charm needs to prepare...
March 19, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(Reuters circulated the following on March 19.) VANCOUVER, B.C. — Ottawa has laid three charges against Canadian National Railway Co over a 2005 oil spill into a lake near Edmonton, Alberta, the federal government said on Tuesday. Environment Canada and Fisheries and...
March 19, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Scott Simpson appeared on the Vancouver Sun website on March 19.) VANCOUVER, B.C. — CN Rail will spend $450 million on rail infrastructure projects this year in Western Canada as part of a $1.5-billion North American capital program, the...
March 18, 2008 | CN, CP, Headlines
(The following appeared on the National Post website on March 17.) OTTAWA — Harsh winter weather, a soaring loonie, and high fuel prices are expected to drag on the earnings of the country’s largest railways in the first part of this year, according to David Newman,...
March 18, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Chad Brooks appeared on the Chicago Daily Herald website on March 18.) CHICAGO — Any downside of Canadian National’s proposed buyout of the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern rail line has been overstated, the firm says, asserting the move would...
March 18, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Keith Benman appeared on the Munster Times website on March 18.) CHICAGO — Canadian National Railway Co. is complaining of “exaggerated” claims of negative environmental impacts by those opposing its proposed purchase of the...
