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Uphill battle in averting extra EJ&E rail traffic

(The following story by Guy Tridgell of The Southtown Star appeared on the Suburban Chicago News website on February 22.) CHICAGO — The plans call for beefing up aging railroad tracks that run past quaint neighborhoods, through thriving subdivisions or historic...

Durbin: EJ&E plan shouldn’t hurt passenger rail

(The following story by Marni Pyke appeared on the Daily Herald website on February 22.) CHICAGO — The Canadian National Railway’s plan to buy the EJ&E railroad shouldn’t come at the expense of a new commuter train system through the suburbs, Sen....

UP, Aurora residents weigh in on proposed EJ&E sale

(The following story by Andre Salles appeared on the Suburban Chicago News website on February 22.) CHICAGO — As comments continue to pour in to the Surface Transportation Board regarding the proposed sale of the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railroad, one of the other...

CN director cashes in options

(The following appeared on the National Post website on February 20.) OTTAWA — Canadian National Railway Company director V. Maureen Kempston Darkes exercised 32,000 options for company shares at prices ranging from $14.75 to $15.41 between Feb. 11 and Feb. 13, 2008....

Opponents of EJ&E sale work on protest strategy

(The following story by Michelle L. Quinn appeared on the Gary Post-Tribune website on February 21.) GARY, Ind. — A recent meeting between the federal Surface Transportation Board and U.S. lawmakers from Indiana has Canadian National Railroad listening. But it’s...

CN, CP hit by grain transport ruling

(The Saskatchewan News Network circulated the following on February 21.) REGINA — The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) has reduced the revenue cap for the movement of western grain for the 2007-08 crop year by $72.2 million, or $2.59 per tonne based on forecasted...

CN’s EJ&E plan draws fire

(The following story by Keith Benman appeared on the Munster Times website on February 21.) MUNSTER, Ind. — U.S. Rep. Pete Visclosky, D-Ind., and town officials drew a line in the sand against Canadian National Railway’s plan to buy the EJ&E Railway...

GO repairs to finish today

(The following story by Emma Reilly appeared on the Toronto Star website on February 20.) TORONTO — GO Transit’s rail service is expected to be fully restored later today after Monday’s freight train derailment. GO offered reduced service between Hamilton and...

Ontario passenger trains disrupted by CN derailment

(Bloomberg News circulated the following story by Sean B. Pasternak and Hugo Miller on February 19.) TORONTO — VIA Rail Canada and GO Transit delayed and rerouted some passenger trains in Ontario after a Canadian National Railway Co. freight train derailed yesterday...

CN commitment not enough for Senator Durbin

(The following story by Becky Malkovich appeared on The Southern website on February 15.) CARBONDALE, Ill. — A commitment from CN railway company that promises to keep Amtrak trains on track to Southern Illinois and beyond is apparently not enough to ease concerns of...