October 6, 2020 | CN, Headlines
(Source: Canadian National press release, October 5, 2020) MONTREAL — As the North American economy continues its recovery, CN is pleased to announce that its people moved 7.76 million metric tonnes (MMT) of grain in the third quarter of 2020 and that September marked...
October 6, 2020 | CN, CP, Headlines
(Source: Canadian Press, October 2, 2020) MONTREAL — Canada’s two main railways notched another record-setting quarter for grain shipments, benefiting from strong global demand, a bumper crop, efficient cars and more capacity due to smaller hauls of other...
October 6, 2020 | CN, CP, Headlines
(Source: Freight Waves, October 5, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Uncertainties surrounding the coronavirus pandemic could provide an additional layer of challenge as Canadian railways CN and Canadian Pacific conduct their operations this winter. The Canadian government’s...
September 4, 2020 | CN, CP, Headlines
(Source: CBC News, September 4, 2020) SASKATOON, Sask. — Efforts to remove railway choke points in Saskatoon appear to be at a logjam. Canadian National Railway (CN) and Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) — two companies whose rail lines go through Saskatoon and its...
September 1, 2020 | CN, Headlines
(Source: CN press release, August 31, 2020) MONTREAL — and The Lion Electric Co. announced today that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for CN to acquire 50 zero-emission trucks by CN as part of its fleet of trucks for intermodal use. The trucks will be...
September 1, 2020 | CN, CP, Headlines
(Source: Freight Waves, August 31, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Canadian Pacific and CN are vying to be the top freight railroad in Eastern Canada, with both companies seeing the Atlantic Canada ports as having untapped potential. Full story: Freight...
August 25, 2020 | Canada, CN, Headlines
(Source: Transportation Safety Board of Canada press release, August 19, 2020) EDMONTON, Alberta — In its investigation report (R18E0007) released today, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) determined that the 2018 uncontrolled movement of a coal train in...
August 17, 2020 | CN, Headlines
(Source: Global News, August 15, 2020) EDMONTON — Two CN Rail crew members are in hospital with serious injuries after being struck by a vehicle while doing track repairs west of Edmonton Friday evening. Full story: www.globanews.ca
August 13, 2020 | CN, Headlines
(Source: Freight Waves, August 12, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Canadian railway CN is relying on port terminals in Halifax and elsewhere on the East Coast as longshore workers continue to strike at the Port of Montreal. Full story: Freight Waves
August 4, 2020 | CN, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Canadian Press, July 30, 2020) TORONTO — A freight-train derailment in northwestern Ontario that led to a significant oil spill this winter was caused by a phenomenon known as “ice jacking,” federal investigators reported on Thursday. Full story:...
