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September 15, 2022|Class I

CN Issues 2021 Sustainability Report Data Supplement

CN on Sept. 14 released a 2021 sustainability report data supplement outlining key performance metrics in the areas of environment, safety, people, community and economy.
September 9, 2022|Class I

CP, CN Salute Queen Elizabeth (UPDATED)

Canadian Pacific (CP) and CN gave brief but “moving” tributes to Queen Elizabeth, who died Sept. 8 at 96.
The CN Customer Safety Handbook is “a key resource that helps our customers identify and correct potential safety issues before they happen,” according to the Class I railroad. (Photograph Courtesy of CN)
September 9, 2022|Safety

CN Releases Updated Customer Safety Handbook

CN has updated its Customer Safety Handbook to include a deeper dive into the foul zone, fouling point and the importance of clearance markers in an aim to keep “employees…
September 9, 2022|Regulatory

FRA Grants CN Comment Period Extension for Virtual Training Software

Following a 45-day public comment period that ended on Sept. 8 on CN’s waiver request to use virtual 3D simulation as an alternative to hands-on training required by 49 CFR…
U.S. Army veteran Ken Killingsworth (left) is heading up Watco's Military Outreach & Hire (MOH) Program.
September 7, 2022|Short Lines & Regionals

Small-Road Briefs: Watco, ASLRRA, Mississippi Export Railroad

Watco formalizes military outreach and hiring. Also, the American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRRA) looks back at Auburn’s “greasy railroad” prank; and the Mississippi Export Railroad (MSE) celebrates…
(Photograph Courtesy of NS)
September 6, 2022|Regulatory

STB: Five Class I’s Revenue Adequate for 2021

The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has found five U.S. Class I railroads to be revenue adequate for 2021: BNSF, CSX, Norfolk Southern, Soo Line (the U.S. affiliate of Canadian Pacific)…
BNSF's Sustainability Awards are awarded annually in recognition of achievements made by customers in investments in circular economy infrastructure, supply chain efficiencies, sustainable technology, and more.
September 1, 2022|Class I

Class I Briefs: BNSF, CN

BNSF Railway (BNSF) recognizes customers for significant achievement in sustainability. Also, CN replaces propane-powered forklift with electric forklift reducing 7.6 metric tons of CO2 a year from the environment.
CN in November 2021 formally committed to a 2050 net-zero target for carbon emissions by joining the Business Ambition for 1.5°C and the United Nations’ Race To Zero campaigns.
August 31, 2022|Class I

Class I Briefs: CN, UP

CN has joined Environment and Climate Change Canada’s Net-Zero Challenge. Also, Union Pacific (UP) and representatives from the city of Houston, Harris County and Bayou City Initiative in Texas have…
The CN-served Port of Manitowoc is a deep draft commercial harbor located on the west coast of Lake Michigan, about 80 miles north of Milwaukee and 50 miles south of Sturgeon Bay. (Photograph Courtesy of Port of Manitowoc)
August 26, 2022|Intermodal

Wisconsin Port Secures $900,000 Grant

The Port of Manitowoc will use a $900,000 grant from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) to help construct new rail platform extensions that will support the manufacturing, assembly and…
TSB issued two safety recommendations following its investigation of the Jan. 3, 2019 CN train collision and derailment near Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. (Photograph Courtesy of TSB)
August 24, 2022|News

TSB Issues Safety Recommendations Following 2019 CN Derailment Investigation

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is calling for Transport Canada and the Canadian rail industry to expedite the implementation of automated train control systems and to develop and…
CN and Keyera plan to evaluate a clean energy terminal solution in the Alberta Industrial Heartland. (CN Photo)
August 17, 2022|Class I

CN, Keyera to Evaluate Creation of Alberta Clean Energy Terminal

CN and Canadian-based oil and gas operator Keyera Corp. (Keyera) announced on Aug. 17 the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly evaluate the creation of a specialized…
Pictured: The first of 11 CN trains hauling wind turbine units to Oyen, Alberta. (Photograph Courtesy of CN)
August 12, 2022|Class I

Class I Briefs: CN, CSX

CN recently delivered 11 units trains of wind turbine components to support the installation of four different wind farms in southern Alberta. Also, CSX is supporting eastern Kentucky relief efforts…
Hudson Bay Railway connects with CN in The Pas, running north through Manitoba to the Hudson Bay at the Port of Churchill.
August 4, 2022|Short Lines & Regionals

Canada, Manitoba Partner to Support Hudson Bay Railway

Manitoba Premier and Member of Parliament for Saint Boniface–Saint Vital Heather Stefanson, and Minister for PrairiesCan, Minister of Northern Affairs and Minister for CanNor Daniel Vandal announced on Aug. 3…
August 2, 2022|Class I

CN ’22-’23 Grain Plan: ‘We Are Ready’

Since 2018, the Canadian government, through changes in the Canadian Transportation Modernization Act, has required Canada’s railroads to publish Grain Plans for the forthcoming crop year. Grain is crucial to…
CN second-quarter revenues were up 21% from the prior-year period. This is “mainly due to higher applicable fuel surcharge rates, freight rate increases, higher Canadian export volumes of coal via west coast ports, higher volumes of U.S. grain, and the positive translation impact of a weaker Canadian dollar; partly offset by significantly lower export volumes of Canadian grain,” CN said. (Photograph Courtesy of CN)
July 27, 2022|Class I

CN: 2Q22 Reflects ‘Improved’ Op Performance, ‘Solid’ Top-Line Growth (UPDATED, Cowen)

“Our team has the network running well, demonstrating improvements in service levels to our customers, driving greater velocity and generating strong financial results,” CN President and CEO Tracy Robinson said…
July 21, 2022|Class I

Canada: Grassroots Advocacy for Ag By Rail

Two Canadian agricultural groups, Pulse Canada and the Western Grain Elevator Association, have launched a campaign called “Canada’s Ready,” described as a grassroots public awareness campaign to “show Canadians and…
July 14, 2022|Regulatory

Amtrak to STB: Deny CN’s Responsive Application

Amtrak is calling on the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to deny CN’s conditions to the Canadian Pacific-Kansas City Southern merger because they do “not satisfy the Board’s ‘operationally feasible’ requirement”…
“Our new investment will not only improve the safety and efficiency of Canada’s railways, but also strengthen our supply chain and tackle inflation by addressing bottlenecks, vulnerabilities and congestion along Canada’s trade corridors,” reported Transport Canada Minister Omar Alghabra reported in a July 13 Twitter post. (Photograph Courtesy of Alghabra via Twitter)
July 13, 2022|Regulatory

Canada Investing $4.4MM to Improve Hudson Bay Railway Corridor Safety

The government of Canada is committing C$4.4 million to identify potential mitigation strategies for permafrost hazards along the Hudson Bay Railway corridor in Manitoba, reported Minister of Transport Omar Alghabra…
CN is spending $20 million this year on capital projects in Iowa, where it operates 574 railroad route miles and employs about 230 people. (Photograph Courtesy of CN via Twitter)
July 8, 2022|News

For CN, $485MM in U.S. Capex for 2022

CN in 2022 will invest a total of $485 million in U.S. capital projects throughout the states of Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Tennessee and Wisconsin.
CSX and subsidiary Quality Carriers employees recently assembled 5,000 care packages for U.S. troops stationed in Eastern Europe, who have been mobilized in response to the conflict in Ukraine. (Photograph Courtesy of CSX)
July 5, 2022|Freight

ESG Briefs: CN/CP, CSX, OmniTRAX

CN and Canadian Pacific (CP) have earned spots on the Best 50 Corporate Citizens in Canada list for 2022. Also, care packages from CSX, in partnership with Operation Gratitude, are…
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