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CN Rail downplays Canadian strike concerns

(Reuters circulated the following story by Allan Dowd on January 10.) VANCOUVER, B.C. — Canadian National Railway Co. sought on Monday to downplay concern about a possible strike by three Canadian unions, saying it remained optimistic a negotiated settlement can...

CN union steward fired after finding spy camera

(The Canadian Press circulated the following story on December 24.) WINNIPEG — The Canadian National Railway Co. employee who uncovered the hidden surveillance cameras at a CN maintenance shop last month has been fired. A union official said Les Lilley, a...

Railroad files suit over Wayne County trash regulations

(The Associated Press circulated the following story on December 29.) DETROIT (AP) — Canadian National Railway Co. has filed a lawsuit against Wayne County and Rockwood, claiming the governments are interfering with its right to ship construction debris from New...

Canadian National’s commitment in Wisc. questioned

(The following article by Rick Romell was posted on the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel website on December 14.) MILWAUKEE, Wisc. — Reacting to increases in shipping fees on the Canadian National Railway Co. and an aborted move by the railroad to cut service, some...

Lawsuit against CN sent back to appellate court

(The following article by Christi Mathis was posted on the Southern Illinoisian website on December 10.) TAMAROA, Ill. — The lawsuit filed by nearly 500 Tamaroa residents against the Canadian National Railway/Illinois Central Railroad is on hold once again after...

Rail route on course to future

(The following article by Chris Sebastian was posted on the Port Huron Times Herald website on December 8.) PORT HURON, Mich. — More than a century ago, engineers and business leaders couldn’t fathom a train tunnel beneath the St. Clair River. Reality,...

UP and CN to shift traffic

(Reuters circulated the following article on November 24.) VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Canadian National Railway and Union Pacific Railroad struck a deal Wednesday to speed the interchange of freight traffic and ease congestion on their lines in Chicago. The...