June 19, 2019 | CN, Headlines
(Source: Market Realist, June 17, 2019) NEW YORK — In Week 23, Canadian National Railway’s (CNI) total traffic volumes improved 1.2% YoY (year-over-year) to 117,789 railcars from 116,381 railcars. Five of the seven Class I railroad companies registered YoY declines in...
June 17, 2019 | CN, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: CN press release, June 15, 2019) MONTREAL — CN announced today that following the tentative agreement reached in May, the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference Rail Canada Traffic Controllers (TCRC-RCTC) has ratified the agreement. This agreement covers 180 rail...
June 5, 2019 | CN, Headlines
(Source: Financial Post, June 4, 2019) OTTAWA — A typical railcar inspection takes about two minutes for a Canadian National Railway mechanic walking on uneven ground around the tracks, shining a flashlight on a car’s undercarriage to spot defects in need of repair....
May 21, 2019 | CN, Headlines
(Source: www.620ckrm.com, May 21, 2019) REGINA, Sask. — CN Rail says Regina will soon become a second hub for the expanded movement of grain by container instead of hopper cars. Full story: www.620ckrm.com
May 16, 2019 | CN, Headlines, Teamsters Canada
(Source: CN press release, May 15, 2019) MONTREAL — CN announced today that it has reached a tentative agreement with the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference covering approximately 180 rail traffic controllers in Canada. “With this tentative agreement covering our rail...
May 15, 2019 | CN, CP, Headlines
(Source: Freight Waves, May 14, 2019) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Is the April 2019 Chicago interchange dispute between Canadian Pacific (CP) and Canadian National (CNI) an unexpected bellwether case regarding the concept of open access? Open access competition is a...
May 14, 2019 | CN, Headlines, Unions
(Source: CN press release, May 10, 2019) MONTREAL — CN announced today that, following four tentative agreements reached between CN and Unifor council 4000 negotiators in March, union members reviewed the agreements and approved three of the four contracts in...
May 9, 2019 | CN, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Calgary Herald, May 8, 2019) CALGARY — The Alberta government could have to pay for unused capacity if it goes ahead with Premier Jason Kenney’s pledge to cancel $3.7-billion worth of crude-by-rail contracts, but the head of Canada’s largest railway said...
May 9, 2019 | CN, Headlines
(Source: CN press release, May 9, 2019) MONTREAL — CN, through a subsidiary company, has reached an agreement to acquire the intermodal division of the Alberta-based H&R Transport Limited. “H&R is well known in Alberta and across the industry for investing...
May 9, 2019 | CN, CP, Headlines
(Source: Canadian Press, May 8, 2019) CALGARY — Canada’s two largest railways say they moved a record amount of grain out of Western Canada in April. Canadian National Railway says it shipped 2.72 million tons of grain, while Calgary-based rival Canadian Pacific...
