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:...
August 4, 2020 | CN, CP, Headlines
(Source: Freight Waves, August 3, 2020) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — The Canadian railways anticipate their grain volume movement in the 2020-2021 crop year will be roughly in line with how much they’ve hauled in recent years, according to outlooks from Canadian Pacific and...
