CN Employees’, Pensioners’ Community Fund Delivers C$2.19MM
The CN Employees’ and Pensioners’ Community Fund raised a record C$2.19 million for approximately 580 U.S. and Canadian charities as part of its 2023 campaign, CN reported on Feb. 23.
The CN Employees’ and Pensioners’ Community Fund raised a record C$2.19 million for approximately 580 U.S. and Canadian charities as part of its 2023 campaign, CN reported on Feb. 23.
The new CN One Mobile app features a consolidated shipment-tracking tool for both carload and intermodal customers, CN reports. Launched Feb. 16, the app (view below) provides a real-time “snapshot” of a
At the mid-point of the 2022-23 crop year, CN has been delivering “strong, consistent” results for grain movement in Western Canada with 15.2 million metric tons (MMT) of grain and processed grain products shipped, the Class I reported Feb. 10.
With the release of investigation documents surrounding a 2019 accident in which a GO Transit train struck two people at a public crossing in Ontario, officials from the Transportation Safety Board of Canada are expressing concerns about the safety oversight of provincially regulated railways.
Class I railroads CN, Canadian Pacific (CP), CSX and Union Pacific (UP) have been honored in this year’s Standard & Poors (S&P) Global Sustainability Yearbook under the Transportation and Transportation Infrastructure category.
CSX, Norfolk Southern (NS), Union Pacific (UP) and the U.S. operating subsidiaries of CN on Feb. 3 renewed their request that the Surface Transportation Board (STB) stay its requirement that the Class I railroads commit to a new arbitration program for small rate disputes.
CN has deployed innovative technologies to remotely monitor operational and temperature conditions of privately-owned 40-foot international containers while in the possession of its Brampton Intermodal Terminal, the Class I reported on Feb. 2.
Amtrak in December called on the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to initiate an investigation into “substandard” customer on-time performance for Sunset Limited service between Louisiana and California. Host freight railroad Union Pacific (UP)—which Amtrak said will likely be the prime focus of the investigation—asked the STB on Jan. 27 to order mediation for Amtrak, UP and the other host railroads involved “to resolve or narrow the issues in dispute.”
CSX, Norfolk Southern (NS), Union Pacific (UP) and the U.S. operating subsidiaries of CN on Dec. 29, 2022 requested that the Surface Transportation Board (STB) stay its requirement that the Class I railroads commit to a new arbitration program for small rate disputes. STB on Jan. 23, 2023 denied the request.
CN President and CEO Tracy Robinson on Jan. 24 reported the Class I’s approach to “scheduled railroading” improved service to customers, drove operational efficiency, and “built the resiliency that enabled a rapid recovery during the extreme winter conditions late in the [fourth] quarter.”