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CN told to clean up better

(The Canadian Press circulated the following on August 19.) VANCOUVER — The B.C. government has sent an order to CN Rail, demanding it do more to clean up the area of a recent train derailment in the central city of Prince George. The Ministry of Environment served...

CN VPs exercise stock options

(The following report appeared on the National Post website on August 15.) OTTAWA — Canadian National Railway Co. vice president of regional sales, Cliff Carson, exercised 12,000 options for company shares at $16.67 each and another 12,000 at $25.59 each on August 9,...

Mich. firefighters train with CN rail car

(The following story by Molly Montag appeared on the Times Herald website on August 15.) PORT HURON, Mich. — Port Huron firefighters seized a rare opportunity Tuesday to learn more about the hundreds of rail cars carrying freight that enter the city each day. CN...

Mich. firefighters train with CN rail car

(The following story by Molly Montag appeared on the Times Herald website on August 15.) PORT HURON, Mich. — Port Huron firefighters seized a rare opportunity Tuesday to learn more about the hundreds of rail cars carrying freight that enter the city each day. CN...

Fiery CN collision sparks federal probe

(The following story by Ian Bailey appeared on the Globe and Mail website on August 9.) VANCOUVER, B.C. — Canada’s transportation watchdog agency yesterday announced a full-fledged investigation into last weekend’s derailment of a Canadian National Railway...

Steelworkers, CN enter ‘early’ contract negotiations

(The Canadian Press circulated the following on August 7.) TORONTO — The United Steelworkers union said Tuesday it looks forward to early contract negotiations with Canadian National Railway Co. and isn’t concerned about previous labour strife at Canada’s...

B.C. official won’t ‘panic’ over CN safety

(The following story by Ian Bailey appeared on the Globe and Mail website on August 8.) VANCOUVER, B.C. — British Columbia’s Transportation Minister, reacting to NDP calls for a plan to address concerns about Canadian National Railway Co. safety in B.C., says he...

Transport Canada slaps conditions on CN

(The following story by Frank Peebles appeared on the Prince George Citizen website on August 7.) PRINCE GEORGE — Transport Canada has served CN Rail with a list of conditions under which it must operate on the rail line where a pair of trains carrying hazardous...

CN denies fuel spill into river

(The following report by Frank Peebles appeared on the Prince George Citizen website on August 7.) PRINCE GEORGE — According to CN officials Monday, “no product entered the river” as a result of the fiery train derailment this weekend. But Citizen photos,...