September 9, 2010 | CN, CP, Headlines
(Dow Jones Newswires circulated the following story by Caroline Van Hasselt on September 8, 2010.) TORONTO — Canada’s two major railroad companies are seeing a steady pickup in freight volumes, reflecting growing demand for commodities, such as potash, iron ore,...
September 8, 2010 | CN, CP, Headlines
(The following story by Scott Deveau appeared on the National Post website on September 8, 2010.) OTTAWA — The backlog of container traffic at West Coast ports presents an interesting paradox at a time when the economy is supposedly faltering But Steve Hansen, Raymond...
August 31, 2010 | Canada, CP, Headlines
(The following column by Stephen Hume appeared on the Vancouver Sun website on August 28, 2010.) VANCOUVER, B.C. — Perched in a wooden lift-top desk with working ink well, at first in a two-room schoolhouse and then in a recently vacated army hut, I was initiated into...
August 4, 2010 | CP, Headlines
(The following story by Renato Gandia appeared on the Edmonton Sun website on August 3, 2010.) AIRDRIE, Alberta — Thirty rail cars — some carrying agricultural chemicals headed to Calgary — derailed north of Calgary on Tuesday, leaving emergency crews...
August 4, 2010 | CP, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on August 4, 2010.) SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad is fighting a request that it pay $23,000 in attorney fees and court costs for former company president Kevin Schieffer. The DM&E...
July 29, 2010 | CP, Headlines
(The following story appeared on the Wall Street Journal Market Watch website on July 29, 2010.) OMAHA, Neb. — Diversity MBA Magazine named Union Pacific Railroad’s Jacqueline White to its 2010 list of Top 100 Under 50 Diverse Executive & Emerging Leaders....
July 29, 2010 | CP, Headlines
Economy expected to be volatile for rest of year (The following story by Scott Deveau appeared on the Ottawa Citizen website on July 29, 2010.) Ottawa — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. delivered stronger-than-expected quarterly results Wednesday, but warned its recovery...
July 28, 2010 | CP, Headlines
(Reuters circulated the following on July 28, 2010.) NEW YORK — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd (CP.TO) posted a 30 percent jump in quarterly profit on Wednesday on the back of volume growth and cost controls. CP, Canada’s second-biggest railroad, earned C$166.6...
July 28, 2010 | CP, Headlines
(Canadian Pacific issued the following on July 27, 2010.) CALGARY, Alberta — Canadian Pacific Railway Limited (TSX/NYSE: CP) today announced second-quarter net income of $166.6 million. Diluted earnings per share were $0.98, up 23 per cent from $0.80 in the...
July 2, 2010 | CP, Headlines
(The following story by Peter Harriman appeared on the Argus Leader website on July 2, 2010.) SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Sioux Falls, which was the headquarters of the largest regional railroad in the country only three years ago, will lose almost 100 railroad-related jobs...