Tuesday morning Canadian rail news in brief: CN again sets grain record Canadian National announced it had set a record for May grain movement in Canada, the third consecutive month it had set a new mark. The railroad moved 2.52 million metric tons of Western Canada grain and 2.6 million metric tons overall, surpassing records […]
WASHINGTON — The long-simmering Chicago interchange dispute between Canadian National and Canadian Pacific is bubbling over again. Both railroads continue to exchange cars at the Belt Railway of Chicago’s Clearing Yard, as they have under an August 2019 interim agreement that shifted the interchange location from Spaulding in Bartlett, Ill. But CN in April told […]
Canadian National’s already-approved purchase of CSX’s Massena Line may be in jeopardy. Canadian National WASHINGTON — Canadian National’s proposed acquisition of CSX Transportation’s Massena Line linking Montreal with Syracuse, N.Y., may fall through, the railroads told federal regulators this week. The Surface Transportation Board had previously approved CN’s acquisition of the line [see “Regulators approve […]
More Friday rail news in brief: CN to offer Halifax-Moncton intermodal service Canadian National has announced a new short-haul intermodal service designed to decrease truck traffic in the Halifax, Nova Scotia, area. In conjunction with the Halifax Port Authority, ocean carriers, and customers, the railroad will add service between its Moncton, N.B., intermodal ramp and […]
Thursday afternoon rail news in brief: — Fiona Murray of Canadian National has been named as board chairperson for the Railway Association of Canada, becoming the first female to hold that position in the organization’s 103-year history. Murray, vice-president of public and government affairs at CN, joined the railroad in 1992. “As a career railroader, […]
A Canadian National presentation shows planned improvements for the Port of Prince Rupert, British Columbia. Canadian National MONTREAL — As the pandemic takes its toll on rail traffic, Canadian National continues to cut costs, partly by reducing train starts and running trains at record lengths and weights. But CN also is keeping an eye on […]
Workers from Amtrak’s Chicago Commissary deliver food to the King Majesty Ministries food bank, part of a nationwide effort by Amtrak to donate surplus food. King Majesty Ministries, via Amtrak More Tuesday afternoon rail news: — Amtrak is making donations to food banks across the U.S., offering help to those in need during the COVID-19 […]
More Friday morning rail news: — Canadian National has filed suit against protesters in British Columbia who blockaded its tracks in February, seeking damages, a permanent injunction against blockades, and an enforcement order by police. The CBC reports that the suit against unnamed individuals who blocked its main line between Smithers and Terrace, B.C., on […]
More Wednesday morning rail news: — It would take more than $700 million to restore the former Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway line on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, to operating condition suitable for a proposed commuter rail service, and another $600 million to launch such a service, according to a government report issued Tuesday. The Vancouver […]
Canadian National reported strong first-quarter earnings Monday, but has made a series of cost-cutting moves in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, including furloughs for 2,500 workers and storage of 500 locomotives. TRAINS: David Lassen MONTREAL — Canadian National reported stronger first-quarter earnings on Monday despite the impact of a month of blockades on key […]
A southbound Canadian National container train passes through Sussex, Wis., in 2015. TRAINS: Brian Schmidt MONTREAL – Canadian National executives don’t expect the coronavirus pandemic to alter global supply chains and return manufacturing to North America from China and elsewhere in Asia. CSX Transportation and Union Pacific executives last week said they expected the global […]
More Tuesday morning rail news: — The city of Jackson, Miss., is suing Canadian National over a long-disputed underpass beneath the railroad’s right-of-way, demanding CN pays the full cost of reopening the once heavily-used route. The Jackson Clarion Ledger reports the city says the closure of Walter Dutch Welch Drive in west Jackson — shut […]
