CN Rail

• Montreal, New York train service set to resume after summer shutdown

  Amtrak announced in late June it would halt service on the Canadian National Railway Co. line due to speed restrictions prompted by summer heat.

  Canada

  Sep 5
  
• Veteran and retired CN employee celebrates 100th birthday touring Canada by train

  Bill Hamill's birthday wish was to take one more train ride across the country to see his younger brother Bob.

  Canada

  Aug 22
  
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• Train and semi-truck collide in Viking, Alta.; truck driver charged

  A truck driver has been charged under the Traffic Safety Act after the vehicle was hit by a train on Highway 14 in Viking, Alta., Thursday. 

  Canada

  Aug 10
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• CN Rail reopens Nova Scotia link cut off by recent floods in under a week

  The sole rail link between the Port of Halifax and the rest of Canada has been reopened almost a week after it was cut off by the devastating Nova Scotia floods.

  Canada

  Jul 28
• B.C. port strike: CN says it needs 2 months to recover from impact

  Lower consumer demand as well as disruptions caused by wildfires reduced freight service over the second quarter, especially for containers and lumber products, CN said.

  Canada

  Jul 25
• Nova Scotia floods cut off sole rail link connecting Halifax to rest of Canada

  Canadian National said its crews were working to repair the rail line. VIA Rail said it would not be serving any stops between Moncton, N.B., and Halifax.

  Canada

  Jul 24
• Tensions flare over law to expand railway competition

  A new rail shipping rule passed Thursday is meant to drive down costs, but it's awoken two Canadian railway giants now fighting over concerns about expenses and congestion.

  Canada

  Jun 11
• Train derails east of Edmonton, TSB says ‘no dangerous goods involved’

  Nineteen hopper cars from a train loaded with grain derailed east of Edmonton on Wednesday morning.

  Canada

  Apr 5
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• Environmental concerns over scattered garbage at Vernon, B.C. nature reserve

  "All the plastic that gets into the creek, it flows into the creek. That creek is connected to Okanagan Lake. It's a terrible situation, it has to get cleaned up," said Wise.

  Environment

  Mar 12
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• CN workers back union strike mandate as contract talks for 3,000 employees continue

  The Montreal-headquartered company says it does not expect its operations to be impacted if the workers -- including clerical staff and mechanics -- take labour action.

  Canada

  Mar 6