CN elevates Matthew McClaren to Vice President, Safety. Also, the Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon (TriMet) Board elects Dr. LaVerne Lewis as its President; she is the first person of African American descent to permanently serve in the role.
CN partners with Hockey Helps the Homeless (HHTH) to support Canada’s homeless. Also, CSX’s Corporate Communications team wins gold at the 2024 Viddy Awards; and Toyota recognizes Norfolk Southern (NS) with two leadership awards.
CN officially shut down service through the Jasper National Park region and a significant backlog has been growing over the past 48 hours following a major wildfire at the park, according to real-time network visibility provider RailState, which independently tracks all freight movements across Canada.
“I am encouraged by our quarterly volume gains, particularly our CN specific growth initiatives,” said CN President and CEO Tracy Robinson said during the Class I’s second-quarter 2024 financial and operating announcement on July 23.
Jackie Corletto, Norfolk Southern (NS) AVP Sourcing, is named as RailMarketplace (RMP) Board Chair. Also, Valley Metro CEO Jessica Mefford-Miller is selected as one of the Most Influential Women in Arizona Business for 2024; and Intermodal Association of North America (IANA) President and CEO Joni Casey announces her retirement after 27 years of leadership.
Local training in Memphis—and across CN’s network—focuses on emergency preparedness.
CN teams with the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, the City of Burnaby (British Columbia) and the government of Canada on the Holdom Overpass project. Also, Union Pacific (UP) marks the one-year anniversary of its Port Houston on-dock rail service.
Railroad volume growth has been scarce over the past two years, but it has shown up—primarily in the form of international intermodal—so far in 2024. The chart below consolidates loads for the
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CN’s net-zero by 2050 target is validated by the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi). Also, CN and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) are recognized by Corporate Knights as top-rated freight transport companies in Canada’s “Best 50 Corporate Citizens” for 2024; and BNSF honors 109 companies with its annual Product Stewardship Award.