A Canadian National inspection portal. Canadian National TORONTO — Canadian National is moving from proof-of-concept to full-scale deployment of several technology projects that aim to make the railway more reliable, safe, and efficient. “We’re done with the trying. We’re now deploying,” CEO J.J. Ruest told shareholders and analysts at the railroad’s investor day on Tuesday. […]
TORONTO — Canadian National outlined its plans to remain the railroad industry’s growth leader during an investor conference today. CN pioneered scheduled railroading 15 years ago, CEO J.J. Ruest noted, and has led the big systems in growth for more than a decade. “How do we evolve the model that we have that’s produced such […]
Jean-Jacques Ruest, Canadian National CEO Canadian National NEW YORK — Canadian National’s strategy to rely on the American consumer to help fill up its railroad east of Chicago just got bigger. CN has been aiming to turn the Port of Halifax, Nova Scotia, into the Port of Prince Rupert of the East, an uncongested gateway […]
QUEBEC CITY, Quebec — Canadian National is joining Hutchison Ports in a long-term deal with the Quebec Port Authority for a new container terminal in the eastern Canadian city. Maritime Executive reports that the $775 million project is expected to be funded by the partners with an emphasis on environmental stewardship. Once built, the complex […]
New Canadian National Chief Operating Officer Rob Reilly speaks at his alma mater, Washburn University, in 2017. Reilly was a starting guard on Washburn’s 1987 NAIA men’s basketball national championship team. Washburn University CN Chief Operating Officer Mike Cory will retire at the end of June after 38 years with the railway. Canadian National MONTREAL […]
MONTREAL — Rob Reilly, a 30-year veteran of the rail industry with Santa Fe and BNSF, has been named executive vice president and chief operating officer at Canadian National, effective July 1. The railroad also announced the promotion of Michael Foster to executive vice president and chief information and technology officer, effective June 3. Reilly, […]
WASHINGTON – The Surface Transportation Board has ordered Canadian National and Canadian Pacific to participate in board-sponsored mediation to solve their Chicago interchange dispute. The Canadian railroads have been unable to reach an agreement on how to share the costs of moving their Chicago interchange. CN aimed to move the interchange from Spaulding in Bartlett, […]
Canadian National and Canadian Pacific both reported record volumes of grain traffic from Western Canada in April. TRAINS: David Lassen MONTREAL — Canadian National and Canadian Pacific say they moved record amounts of grain out of Western Canada in April. The Canadian Press reports that CN shipped 2.72 million tons of grain during the month, […]
MONTREAL — Canadian National has announced agreement to acquire the intermodal division of Canadian trucking firm H&R Transport Limited. The Alberta-based company will be acquired through a CN subsidiary. “H&R is well known in Alberta and across the industry for investing in its people, systems, and assets, as well as its customer-centric services and best […]
A light power move of Canadian Pacific and Norfolk Southern locomotives departs Bensenville Yard and passes through the Franklin Park, Ill., Metra station as a transfer cut with CSX locomotives arrives off the Indiana Harbor Belt. CP and Canadian National are in a dispute over their interchange location in the Chicago area. TRAINS: David Lassen […]
WASHINGTON – Canadian Pacific has asked federal regulators to intervene in an interchange dispute with Canadian National, which wants to shift where the railroads exchange traffic in Chicago. CN aims to move the interchange from Spaulding in Bartlett, Ill., not far from CP’s Bensenville Yard, to CN’s Kirk Yard in Gary, Ind., effective May 10. […]
MONTREAL — Canadian National moved record volumes in the first quarter and reported improved financial results despite the impact of prolonged extremely cold temperatures that restricted operations across its system in Western Canada and the Midwest. “After a very, very cold bitter winter, we delivered good results and have a positive outlook to report,” CEO […]
