June 14, 2007 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Jonathan Ratner of the National Post appeared at Communities.Canada.com on June 14.) OTTAWA — After approaching the $60 level in mid-May, shares of Canadian National Railway Co. have dipped nearly $4 and could fall more if the second quarter...
June 14, 2007 | CN, Headlines
(The following column by Gary Lamphier appeared on The Edmonton Journal website on June 14.) EDMONTON — His preferred persona is that of a good ol’ southern boy from Memphis, who began his railroad career as a fuzzy cheeked, 17-year-old high school kid, oiling...
June 14, 2007 | CN, Headlines
(CN issued the following on June 12.) EDMONTON — E. Hunter Harrison, president and chief executive officer of CN, said today the railway is strongly positioned to seize growing freight opportunities driven by Alberta’s booming oil sands energy sector. Harrison,...
June 7, 2007 | CN, CP, Headlines
(Reuters circulated the following story on June 7.) WINNIPEG — Lax maintenance and inspection at Canada’s two big railways costs farmers millions of dollars due to derailments, delayed shipments and spilled grain, which also endangers wildlife, the Canadian...
June 5, 2007 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Kelly Sinoski appeared on the Vancouver Sun website on June 5.) CHILLIWACK — A provincial court judge has ordered the Canadian National Railway Co. to pay more than $3,000 to a man whose fishing tackle was damaged at a railway crossing. Judge...
June 5, 2007 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Rochelle Olson appeared on the Minneapolis Star Tribune website on June 4.) MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — A state law passed to make trains slow down from 60 to 30 miles per hour as they pass through Orr in northeastern Minnesota is constitutional, a...
June 1, 2007 | CN, Headlines
(The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference issued the following release on May 31.) VANCOUVER — The union representing striking railway maintenance workers at CP Rail is taking legal action against the company, after six Teamsters Canada members were confronted by...
May 31, 2007 | CN, CP, Headlines
(Reuters circulated the following story on May 30.) VANCOUVER — The Canadian government said on Wednesday it will change some of the country’s railroad regulations to make it easier to respond to shippers’ complaints over service and rates. The proposed...
May 25, 2007 | CN, Headlines
(The following story by Susan Lazaruk appeared on the Vancouver Province website on May 24.) VANCOUVER — The Squamish Indian band is suing CN Rail over the spill of caustic soda into the Cheakamus River in August 2005, and seeking to ban the rail company from carrying...
May 24, 2007 | CN, Headlines
(The Canadian Press circulated the following story on May 23.) TORONTO —Thinning options for North America’s railway industry could mean that major rail companies will look outside their core business to expand, according to the president and CEO of Canadian...
