October 22, 2013 | Accident, CN, Headlines
(Source: Globe and Mail, October 20, 2013) TORONTO — Nine blackened tankers are scattered around the site. Part of the rail is mangled, warped, and burned black. A train carrying propane and crude that crashed in the hamlet of Gainford, Alta., early Saturday morning...
October 22, 2013 | Accident, CN, Headlines
(Source: Reuters, October 21, 2013) CALGARY, Alberta — Burning rail cars from a derailed Canadian train are taking longer to burn out than Canadian National Railway (CN) expected, closing the operator’s main line to the Pacific coast and keeping 100 people from...
October 22, 2013 | Accident, CN, Headlines
(Source: Business News Network, October 21, 2013) OTTAWA — Canadian National Railway said on Monday that a “controlled burn” of propane in derailed tank cars at Gainford, Alberta, began last night and continues this morning. Thirteen cars on a 134-car...
October 21, 2013 | Accident, CN, Headlines
(Source: Bloomberg News, October 20, 2013) EDMONTON, Alberta — Two Canadian National Railway Co. (CNR) cars remain on fire after the derailment yesterday of a train carrying crude and liquefied petroleum gas west of Edmonton. One of three cars carrying propane that...
October 14, 2013 | CN, Headlines, Teamsters
(Source: CBC News, October 14, 2013) MONTREAL — Labour negotiations between CN and the Teamsters union representing workers at the country’s largest railway have broken down, and union leaders are warning that a strike or lockout could occur starting Oct. 28....
October 14, 2013 | Canada, CN, Headlines
(Source: Teamsters Canada Rail Conference press release, October 13, 2013) MONTREAL — The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC), which represents some 3,300 conductors, trainmen, yardmen and traffic coordinators at Canadian National (CN), are gearing up for a fight...
October 8, 2013 | CN, CP, Headlines
(Source: Globe and Mail, October 7, 2013) TORONTO — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.’s turnaround may be on track with its high-profile executive in the driver’s seat, but some investors prefer rival Canadian National Railway Co. instead. CN has more solid growth...
October 8, 2013 | CN, Headlines
(Source: Investor’s Business Daily, October 7, 2013) NEW YORK — Citing expectations for annual revenue growth of about 6.5% and double-digit profit growth over the next two years, stock market analysts have upgraded Canadian National to outperform. Full story:...
October 2, 2013 | CN, Headlines, War on Workers
(Source: CBC News, September 27, 2013) OTTAWA — The man behind the allegations that CN Rail improperly billed GO Transit for tens of millions of dollars says CN is moving — yet again — to shut him up. Scott Holmes, 51, told CBC News that CN’s legal counsel is...
October 1, 2013 | CN, Headlines
(Source: CN press release, October 1, 2013) TORONTO — CN said today the commuter rail infrastructure projects it undertook for GO Transit in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) were rigorously reviewed and that it rejects unfounded allegations that it defrauded the agency....
