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Grain handler files complaint against CN

(Source: Reuters, May 5, 2014) TORONTO — The Canadian unit of global grain trader Louis Dreyfus Corp has filed a complaint with the Canadian government about service from the country’s biggest railway, Canadian National Railway Co, following a record-breaking...

Inside the Hunter Harrison era at CP Railway

(Source: Globe and Mail, April 25, 2014) TORONTO — Driving through the rusty underbelly of southeast Calgary, past the scrapyards, used car lots and grain mills, you come upon a windswept field of train tracks and semi-abandoned buildings—a century-old...

CN, CP Rail profits could leave sour taste for farmers

(Source: Reuters, April 22, 2014) WASHINGTON, D.C. — Canada’s two largest railroads reported stronger-than-expected profits on Tuesday, results that could prompt fresh criticism from farmers already unhappy with the handling of a massive crop backlog...

CN reports 1Q 2014 net income of C623 million

(Source: CN press release, April 22, 2014) VANCOUVER, B.C. — CN today reported its financial and operating results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2014. First-quarter 2014 financial highlights: • Net income was C$623 million, or C$0.75 per diluted share,...

CN says it is gradually catching up on lumber shipments

(Source: Bloomberg Businessweek, April 16, 2014) OTTAWA — Canadian National Railway Co. said it’s alleviating a shortage of rail capacity for lumber shipments in British Columbia. A railroad spokeswoman told Bloomberg that CN’s ability to move wood...

CN CEO says railway will reach weekly grain volume target

(Source: Reuters, April 9, 2014) MONTREAL — Canadian National Railway Co, the country’s biggest railroad, this week will reach the minimum weekly grain volume ordered by the government, easing a massive crop jam, Chief Executive Claude Mongeau said on...