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CN freight train derails north of Vancouver

(The Canadian Press circulated the following article on December 5.) VANCOUVER — Seven empty cars on a CN Rail train left the track Monday in the Cheakamus River canyon north of Vancouver, the third accident in the area this year. Company spokesman Graham Dallas...

CN sues over municipal rail speed limits

(The following article by Lee Bloomquist was posted on the Duluth News Tribune website on December 2.) DULUTH, Minn. — The Canadian National Railway Co. is suing the city of Orr over a railroad speed limit within the municipal limits enacted by leaders of the...

Illinois train derailment probed

(The Chicago Tribune posted the following article on its website on November 25.) CHICAGO — Federal Railroad Administration investigators are trying to determine how a Canadian National Railways freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed Tuesday evening...

Canadian National sees 20% 4th-quarter profit growth

(Bloomberg News circulated the following article by Rip Watson on November 18.) CALGARY — Canadian National Railway Co., the North American railroad with the highest profit margin, said it will report 20 percent growth in earnings per share this quarter and...

CN chief sees mega-merger as an option

(The following article by Brent Jang was posted on the Globe and Mail website on November 18.) CALGARY — Canadian National Railway Co. believes that bigger could be better, and is open to the idea of a blockbuster merger, says Hunter Harrison, CN’s...

CN celebrates 10th anniversary of privatization and IPO

(Canadian National issued the following news release on November 17.) MONTREAL, QUEBEC — CN today marks the 10th anniversary of its privatization and initial public share offering (IPO). “Ten years ago today CN embarked on a new journey as a fully...

CN may be involved in rail industry consolidation

(The Canadian Press circulated the following article by Allan Swift on November 17.) MONTREAL — A veteran railway consultant believes Canadian National Railway Co., which celebrates its 10th anniversary as a private company today, may be involved in...

CN told to shorten trains after B.C. derailments

(The Canadian Press circulated the following story on November 5.) VANCOUVER, B.C. — Federal Transport Minister Jean Lapierre has ordered CN Rail to cut the length of its conventional trains on a treacherous stretch of track where there have been several recent...

CN could face inquiry over safety: Lapierre

(The following article by Simon Tuck was posted on the Globe and Mail website on November 4.) OTTAWA — Transport Minister Jean Lapierre says a federal audit of Canadian National Railway Co.’s safety practices has found “all kinds of problems”...

CN suffers a new blow as 10 cars hop tracks

(The following article by Mark Hume was posted on the Globe and Mail website on November 4.) VANCOUVER — Just days after CN Rail promised to do a better job in response to two derailments in the Squamish area, another CN train ran off the tracks yesterday, this...