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After racing and chasing into Yellowhead Pass, Drew, Mike, and KJ now embark on a Coal Country Conquest in Alberta, Canada. That’s where they discover rugged railroad operations routing over CN’s Mountain Park and Foothills Subdivisions. The guys traverse tough terrain to capture coal and aggregate trains charging up steep grades, along mountain streams, and […]
After racing and chasing into Yellowhead Pass, Drew, Mike, and KJ now embark on a Coal Country Conquest in Alberta, Canada. That’s where they discover rugged railroad operations routing over CN’s Mountain Park and Foothills Subdivisions. The guys traverse tough terrain to capture coal and aggregate trains charging up steep grades, along mountain streams, and […]
A Chicago-bound Canadian National intermodal train passes a CN hopper train stopped on a siding near Theresa, Wis., in November 2017. TRAINS DRONE: Steve Sweeney NEW YORK — Canadian National is in a better position to handle a growing North American economy because it continued investing in infrastructure during the traffic downturn last year, its […]
NEW YORK — Canadian National, alone among the big Class I systems, is expanding its locomotive fleet to handle a surge of traffic and anticipated growth to come. CN is struggling to keep up with stronger-than-anticipated volume amid crew shortages and congestion, particularly on the railway’s key corridor linking Edmonton, Alberta, and Chicago. Locomotives also […]
Take a look at Trains Magazine’s hometown hot spot: the Duplainville, Wis., diamond! You’ll see both Canadian National and Canadian Pacific freights along with Amtrak in this September 2017 visit. […]
Take a look at Trains Magazine’s hometown hot spot: the Duplainville, Wis., diamond! You’ll see both Canadian National and Canadian Pacific freights along with Amtrak in this September 2017 visit. […]
Combine a world-renowned modeler (Pelle Søeborg), a guy that’s great at photographing trains (Drew Halverson), another who’s pretty darn good at both (Cody Grivno), and a sunny day spent trackside, and you get Modelers In A Minivan Along The Main Line! Join their jaunt across the Wisconsin countryside, and you’ll see just what inspires this […]
MONTREAL, Quebec — Canadian National has begun taking delivery of 22 new ES44ACs from General Electric. The locomotives are built at GE’s Fort Worth plant and shipped to CN in Memphis, Tenn., by BNSF Railway. From there, CN is moving them north across the border for service primarily in western Canada. These locomotives meet only […]
Host Drew Halverson, along with KJ and Mike, found themselves far north of the U.S.-Canada border, right in the thick of the rugged Canadian Rockies! For their wildest adventure yet, Drew and The Crew teamed up with local sherpas for exhilarating explorations up, down, and all around Canadian National’s Yellowhead Pass. Don’t miss the full […]
Host Drew Halverson, along with KJ and Mike, found themselves far north of the U.S.-Canada border, right in the thick of the rugged Canadian Rockies! For their wildest adventure yet, Drew and The Crew teamed up with local sherpas for exhilarating explorations up, down, and all around Canadian National’s Yellowhead Pass. Don’t miss the full […]
Manawa, Wis., is located on the original Green Bay & Western and is now part of the CN network. The rail line through town has not seen a freight shipment since 2012. Google Maps MANAWA, Wis. – Canadian National is in the early stages of issuing a formal discontinuance on a section of the original […]
MONTREAL — Canadian National and a union representing more than 3,000 trainmen reached a deal on a new contract Monday just hours before a strike, CTV News reports. “An agreement in principle has been reached,” said Doug Finnson, president of Teamsters Canada Rail Conference. “We’re working on the final language at this point.” Union members […]
