U.S. court could give assist for Canadian National oil ‘pucks’

By Stuart Chirls, Senior Editor, Railway Age Magazine; November 19, 2018 Canadian producers have seen shipments of their products stalled…

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Relief Is About to Roll Down the Tracks in Canada’s Oil Crisis

By Robert Tuttle, Bloomberg; November 16, 2018 Relief for Canada’s oil patch is gradually rolling down the tracks, with producers…

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Canadian National lays off some non-unionized workers in wake of record revenues

By The Canadian Press, CTV News; November 14, 2018 MONTREAL — Canadian National Railway Co. is laying off some non-unionized…

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Fixing Chicago’s freight rail congestion

By Katie Pyzyk, Smart Cities Dive; November 12, 2018 As goods and raw materials make their way to all parts…

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Canadian Pacific, Precision Scheduled Railroading and the post-Hunter Harrison era — analysis by Tony Hatch

By Tony Hatch, Progressive Railroading Magazine; November 2018 On Oct. 4, Canadian Pacific held its first Investor Day in the…

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Citizen rail advocates see Canadian National takeover of Southwest Ontario line as trouble for VIA Rail Canada

From Wawa-News.com; November 7, 2018 As part of their observance of National Railway Day on November 7, the All Aboard…

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Introduction to precision railroading, part 3: where do we go from here?

By Brian Bowers, Contributor, Freight Waves; November 5, 2018 Last week we began exploration of the definition of precision railroading…

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‘Time for Canadian Feds to re-fund the passenger train’, says coalition

By Staff, SooToday.com; October 30, 2018 NEWS RELEASE COALITION FOR ALGOMA PASSENGER TRAINS It’s been three long years now since…

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Introduction to precision railroading, Part 2: Parsing the developments in recent earnings

By Brian Bowers, Contributor, Freight Waves; October 29, 2018 It has been an interesting week. I have been encouraged by…

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VIA Rail Canada at 40: Four decades of cuts, heartbreak and lost opportunities

By Staff, Bay Today; October 28, 2018 Forty years ago Monday, VIA Rail Canada was born as an operating railway…

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Canadian National reports Q3-2018 financial results: Solid top-line growth in the quarter with record revenues; progress on key capacity expansion projects sets up strong finish to year

A press release from Canadian National Railway; October 23, 2018: MONTREAL, Oct. 23, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CN (TSX: CNR)…

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Introduction to precision railroading, part 1: the industry’s savior or villain. Take your choice.

By Brian Bowers, Contributor, Freight Waves; October 22, 2018 Few topics in the rail industry elicit the emotional reaction of…

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100th anniversary: Fulfilling the dream of Montreal’s Mount Royal Tunnel

By Jason Magder, Montreal Gazette; October 21, 2018 It was a crazy idea, but one that shaped downtown Montreal and…

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VIA Rail Canada train chronically late: Rail advocates

By Staff, The Sudbury Star; October 22, 2018 Despite twice lengthening its trip length and agreeing to cut out one…

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End of season for Agawa Tour Train a complete wash, officials say

By James Hopkin, Sootoday.com; October 17, 2018 The Agawa Canyon Tour Train had to cancel its final four days of…

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Report: Scheduled railroading could improve North American freight-rail service

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; October 1, 2018 North American railroads’ growing interest in precision scheduled railroading has the potential to…

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Cenovus Signs Oil-by-Rail Deals Amid Canadian Pipeline Pinch

By Robert Tuttle; Bloomberg; September 26, 2018 Cenovus Energy Inc. signed deals to transport about 100,000 barrels a day of…

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Canadian National cuts cheque to help cover cost of fighting Winnipeg, Manitoba brush fires

By The Canadian Press, The Province; September 24, 2018 WINNIPEG — Canadian National Railway says it’s sending a cheque to…

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Railway Association of Canada supports Canada’s tighter tank-car standards

From Progressive Railroading Magazine; September 20, 2018 The Railway Association of Canada (RAC) has endorsed the Canadian government’s call for…

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The Daily CSX: New book chronicles life and career of controversial CSX CEO Hunter Harrison

By Will Robinson, Reporter, Jacksonville Business Journal; September 18, 2018 E. Hunter Harrison spent a lifetime in railroading. From his…

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Book excerpt: How Bill Ackman convinced Hunter Harrison to ride the rails again

By Howard Green, Special to Financial Post, Ottawa Citizen; September 14, 2018 Book excerpt: The late Hunter Harrison was ‘kind…

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Opinion: Railroads Have Spent A Lot Of Money The Last 10 Years, And Customers Have Barely Benefited

From Freightwaves.com; September 12, 2018 After spending plenty of money on investment in the last 10-plus years, the nation’s class…

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Delays expected for trains going in Southwestern Ontario over a number of weekends until December 2018

A press release from VIA Rail Canada; September 7, 2018: TORONTO, Sept. 7, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ – Over certain weekends between…

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‘Time for action’: How Jean-Jacques Ruest put Canadian National Railway’s turnaround on the fast track

By Alicja Siekierska, Financial Post; September 4, 2018 After Jean-Jacques Ruest took over the reins at Canadian National Railway Co.…

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