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CN engineers willing to strike, job action on hold

(Reuters circulated the following story on January 28.) VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Teamsters Canada said on Thursday that locomotive engineers at Canadian National Railway Co. have approved a strike mandate, although the government has put any job action on...

CN 4Q profit steams ahead

(The Associated Press circulated the following story on January 25.) MONTREAL — Shipping firm Canadian National Railway Co. on Tuesday said its fourth-quarter profit jumped 68 percent on a sharp rise in revenue from greater commodity shipments during the period....

BNSF, CN to divert freights from Chicago

(The following article by James P. Miller was posted on the Chicago Tribune website on January 20.) CHICAGO — Moving to ease the rail bottlenecks that routinely plague the Chicago region, two major railroad carriers agreed on a plan to divert some of their...

CN, BNSF reach routing protocol agreement

(CN and Burlington Northern Santa Fe issued the following news release on January 19.) MONTREAL and FORT WORTH — CN and The Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF) announced today a routing protocol agreement to streamline their exchange of rail...

UTU leaders “a bit confused” in talks with CN

(Reuters circulated the following story by Allan Dowd on January 17.) VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The latest contract negotiations between Canadian National Railway Co., the country’s biggest railway, and its Canadian train crews have failed to produce a...

Prince Rupert seeks federal grant for new container port

(The following story by Brent Jang appeared on the Globe and Mail website on January 17.) TORONTO — Hard-luck Prince Rupert, eager to revive its depressed economy on the B.C. coast, is asking Ottawa for a $40-million grant to help build a new container port...

CN signs agreement with maintenance of way workers

(The Associated Press circulated the following story on January 14.) MONTREAL — Canadian National Railway Co. on Friday said it tentatively agreed to a labor contract with the United Steelworkers of America for about 2,250 employees who maintain its...

CN tankers derail, force evacuations

(The following story by Chris Kitching appeared on the Winnipeg Sun website on January 13.) WINNIPEG — Several Fort Garry homes and businesses were evacuated yesterday following the derailment of a CN Rail freight train carrying hazardous materials. No one was...