July 25, 2018 | CN, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Reuters, July 25, 2018) MONTREAL — Canadian National Railway Co. will have more overall capacity on its trains in the back half of 2018, and it expects to take on more shipments of crude by rail, Chief Executive Jean-Jacques Ruest said on Tuesday. Full story:...
July 25, 2018 | CN, Headlines, Quarterly Income
(Source: Canadian National Railway press release, July 24, 2018) MONTREAL — CN today reported its financial and operating results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2018. Financial results highlights Second-quarter 2018 compared to second-quarter 2017 • Net income...
July 24, 2018 | CN, Headlines
(Source: Canadian National press release, July 24, 2018) MONTREAL — The Board of Directors of CN today announced the appointment of Jean-Jacques Ruest as President and Chief Executive Officer of CN effective immediately. Ruest has also been appointed to CN’s Board of...
June 26, 2018 | CN, Headlines, KCS
(Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram, June 21, 2018) FORT WORTH, Texas — General Electric’s railroad locomotive plant in Fort Worth is on a roll. Just months after receiving an order for 200 locomotives from Canadian National Railway — a contract that ensures the...
June 12, 2018 | Canada, CN, Headlines
(Source: Canadian Press, June 11, 2018) TORONTO — One of the country’s foremost railway companies will have to ensure cars can use a bridge in Thunder Bay, Ont., under terms of an agreement signed more than a century ago, Ontario’s top court ruled on Monday. Full...
June 12, 2018 | CN, Headlines
(Source: Railway Age, June 11, 2018) NEW YORK — CN is investing C$400 million in new capacity this year, primarily in western Canada and the Edmonton-Chicago corridor. Projects currently in progress include 60 miles of double track, 11 new sidings or siding...
June 8, 2018 | CN, CP, Headlines
(Source: Reuters, June 7, 2018) MONTREAL — In a battle to unclog rail bottlenecks that left Canadian commodities trapped in landlocked western provinces this winter, the country’s largest railways are offering C$15,000 ($11,566.93) signing bonuses for experienced...
June 7, 2018 | CN, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, June 6, 2018) CN and GE Transportation this week marked the completion of the first of 200 new locomotives that were manufactured at GE’s plant in Fort Worth, Texas. Full story: Progressive Railroading
June 6, 2018 | Amtrak, CN, Headlines
(Source: Chicago Tribune, June 5, 2018) CHICAGO — The federal government has awarded a long-awaited $132 million grant to help pay for a project that aims to clear up rail congestion around 75th Street, cutting delays for Metra, Amtrak and freight railroads. Full...
May 31, 2018 | CN, Headlines
(Source: Hamilton Spectator, May 31, 2018) HAMILTON, Ontario — CN Rail is placing its second order with National Steel Car in less than a month — a move that is expected to result in the creation of more than 300 new, full-time jobs. The order for 1,000 new grain...
