Class I Briefs: UP, BNSF, CN

Union Pacific (UP) moves more containers for WM (formerly Waste Management) in 2022 than in any other single year. Also, BNSF donates toward the purchase of a second location for the Tulsa Dream Center; and CN launches new tool to help its customers calculate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Class I Briefs: CN, CPKC

CN sends a “Supply Chain Salute” to Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) on the announcement of the expansion of its canola crush plant at Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada. Also, Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) announces that the famed “Empress” steam locomotive will return to the rails this summer.

CN: ‘Strong Execution in a Typical Canadian Winter’

Despite experiencing a typical Canadian winter, CN delivered “strong, consistent performance” this past winter, which is attributed to its 2023-22 Winter Plan, the Class I reported April 11.

CN has donated $20,000 to the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tenn.

Class I Briefs: CN, UP

CN donates $20,000 to the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tenn. Also, Union Pacific’s (UP) Vice President-Operations Carl Garrison is named to Profiles in Diversity Journal’s short list of 2023 Latino Leadership Award winners.

Derek Gaston, CN’s Terminal Manager, Intermodal/Multimodal Operations at Taschereau Yard, is leading a pilot project to retrofit light trucks to run on propane and gas to reduce emissions.

Class I Briefs: CN, UP

CN retrofits light trucks to run on propane and gas, as part of its transition plan to a low-carbon economy. Also, Union Pacific (UP) debuts new hazmat-response training railcars built at its De Soto, Mo., shop.

CN Announces Plans for New Calgary Intermodal Transload Facility

CN, Trealmont Transport Inc. (Montship Inc.) and Kaptan US LLC announced March 27 that they have reached an agreement to develop a multimodal transload facility located in the Class I’s Calgary Logistics Park. The new facility is expected to be operational in the third quarter of 2024.

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CN: ‘Collaboration Drives Grain Supply Chain Results’

“Working together with our supply chain partners, CN and its grain customers have achieved record or near-record results throughout the fall and winter shipping season,” CN reported March 24.

STB Rejects CN’s Springfield Line Bid

CN’s request regarding conditional approval of the Canadian Pacific-Kansas City Southern merger on the sale of KCS’s Springfield Line to CN has been denied by the Surface Transportation Board (STB), which on March 23 provided notice that its Office of Environmental Analysis has terminated the review of the proposed divestiture.

UP Chief Information Officer Rahul Jalali has joined the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s Cybersecurity Advisory Committee.

Class I Briefs: UP, CSX, CN

Union Pacific (UP) Chief Information Officer Rahul Jalali joins the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA) Cybersecurity Advisory Committee (CSAC). Also, CSX launches an enhanced carbon emissions reduction calculator; and CN donates $750,000 to Sun Youth’s “Building a Brighter Future” campaign.

Unifor reaches tentative agreements with CN. (Photograph Courtesy of Unifor)

CN, Unifor Reach Tentative Agreements

CN on March 20 reported reaching new tentative collective agreements with Unifor, its largest union, covering approximately 3,000 Canadian employees working in departments such as Mechanical, Intermodal and Facility Management as well as in clerical positions.

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