February 19, 2008 | Amtrak, CN, Headlines
(The following story by Bill Mayeroff appeared on the Quad Cities Online website on February 18.) EAST MOLINE, Ill. — An Amtrak route between the Quad-Cities and Chicago could do more than provide transportation, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said Monday. “Expanding...
February 19, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Keith Benman appeared on the Munster Times website on February 19.) MUNSTER, Ind. — Communities across the region will talk strategy and exchange notes on their opposition to Canadian National Railway’s proposed purchase of the EJ&E...
February 19, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Guy Tridgell appeared on the Suburban Chicago News website on February 19.) CHICAGO — The plans call for beefing up aging railroad tracks that run past quaint neighborhoods, through thriving subdivisions or historic downtowns. And once the work...
February 19, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Bob Tita appeared on the Crain’s Chicago Business website on February 18.) CHICAGO — E. Hunter Harrison thought he’d be cheered for breaking Chicago’s railroad bottleneck. Instead, the CEO of Canadian National Railway Co. is under...
February 15, 2008 | CN, CP, Headlines
(The following story by Brent Jang appeared on the Toronto Star website on February 15.) TORONTO — Canada’s two largest railways are adding everything from new tracks to modern locomotives as they hustle to keep pace with heavy demand for freight hauling across...
February 13, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Patrick Ferrell appeared on the Suburban Chicago News website on February 13.) NEW LENOX, Ill. — The village took two major steps forward this week by hiring a law firm and Web designer to help rally support in the growing battle over Canadian...
February 13, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following appeared on the Manitoba Cooperator website on February 13.) WINNIPEG — A group of Prairie grain shippers including the Canadian Wheat Board and five of the Prairies’ smaller grain firms want “emergency interim relief” from federal...
February 12, 2008 | Accident, CN, Headlines
(The following story by Tim Doherty appeared on the Hattiesburg American website on February 12.) JACKSON, Miss. — Forrest County officials estimate it could take up to three days to clean up the site of a train derailment Monday morning that spilled more than 3...
February 12, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Dan Moran appeared on the Suburban Chicago News website on February 12.) LAKE ZURICH, Ill. — Public opposition to the proposed Canadian National Railway purchase of the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern line went into overtime Monday night as area...
February 8, 2008 | CN, Headlines
(The following appeared on the Suburban Chicago News website on February 8.) CHICAGO — The Surface Transportation Board has extended the deadline for public comment on the Canadian National’s proposed acquisition of the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway. The...
