July 13, 2016 | CN, Headlines
(Source: Progressive Railroading, July 12, 2016) The changing of the guard among Class I chief executive officers continued last month. CN President and CEO Claude Mongeau stepped down June 30 due to issues with his health and the position’s demands. Full story:...
June 29, 2016 | CN, Headlines
(Source: CBC News, June 28, 2016) TORONTO — The Transportation Safety Board has announced it is opening an investigation into a runaway train incident earlier this month at CN Rail’s MacMillan Yard in Vaughan, in which 74 rail cars — one of them carrying...
June 28, 2016 | CN, Headlines
(Source: Reuters, June 27, 2016) NEW YORK — Canadian National Railway Co said on Monday its incoming chief executive, Luc Jobin, would take the helm of the country’s largest railroad on July 1 as part of a management shuffle. Full story:...
June 17, 2016 | CN, Headlines
(Source: Globe and Mail, June 15, 2016) TORONTO — The incoming chief executive officer of Canadian National Railway Co. said the freight carrier could slash spending for a second year in a row as it faces a decline in carloads. Full story: Globe and...
June 14, 2016 | CN, Headlines
(Source: Prince George Citizen, June 7, 2016) PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — CN Rail employees in Prince George were among those caught in a round of layoffs, a company spokesman has confirmed. Full story: Prince George Citizen
June 7, 2016 | CN, Headlines
(Source: CN press release, June 7, 2016) MONTREAL — CN announced today that its President and Chief Executive Officer Claude Mongeau will step down from his role leading CN at the end of June. Mongeau joined CN 22 years ago, was CN’s Chief Financial Officer for...
May 20, 2016 | CN, Headlines
(Source: CBC News, May 17, 2016) EDMONTON — A CN trestle bridge has been rebuilt in Mayerthorpe less than a month after it was destroyed by fire during a string of arsons. CN crews worked 20 days straight to replace the 1,200-foot wooden bridge that went up in flames...
May 19, 2016 | CN, Headlines
(Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, May 19, 2016) BELLE RIVE, Ill. — This tiny town is home to three churches, a post office, a handful of businesses, including a feed store, and about 360 people. And it’s embarking on a David-versus-Goliath battle against Canada’s...
May 18, 2016 | CN, CP, Headlines
(Source: Globe and Mail, May 17, 2016) TORONTO — Canada’s two major railways are slashing expenses and eyeing more layoffs amid a slump in freight made worse by the fires in Northern Alberta. Full story: Globe and Mail
May 2, 2016 | CN, Headlines, Oil Train
(Source: Reuters, May 2, 2016) NEW YORK — Canada’s biggest railway struggled to keep some heavily used track in adequate repair even after a string of derailments last year showed the danger of moving oil on poorly maintained track, documents obtained by Reuters...
