Canadian National Railway News

Canadian Pacific locomotives sit in a rail yard in Montreal on Wednesday, May 23, 2012.

The pension offer being made to the union representing some 4,800 striking Canadian Pacific Railway employees is better than the industry standard, the company said Friday as contract negotiations continued ahead of looming back-to-work legislation.

NEW YORK &#8212 Shares of some top railroad companies are down at 1 p.m.: CSX fell $.04 or .2 percent, to $21.32. Canadian National Railway Co.

Surveyors work next to Canadian Pacific trains parked Wednesday in Toronto. Canada's labor minister said the government will introduce legislation if necessary to end the strike, which has forced the suspension of its freight service in Canada and the United States.

NEW YORK &#8212 Shares of some top railroad companies are up at 1 p.m.: CSX rose $.39 or 1.9 percent, to $21.17. Canadian National Railway Co.

Ackman's preferred successor to departed CP chief executive officer Fred Green, the Tennessee-born Mr.

MONTREAL William Ackman's triumph at Canadian Pacific Railway may echo across boardrooms far from the railroad's Calgary headquarters.

Media advisory - CN Executive Vice-President and Chief Marketing Officer Jean-Jacques Ruest to address Wolfe Trahan & Co.'s Fifth Annual Global Transportation Conference May 22 /CNW Telbec/ - Jean-Jacques Ruest, executive vice-president and chief marketing officer of CN , will participate in a panel discussion at the Wolfe Trahan & Co.'s Fifth ... (more)

The loud whistles coming from freight trains along the EJ&E line in New Lenox could fall silent this summer, officials said at a meeting Monday night.A In December 2010, the Village Board approved a deal with Canadian National Railway that will give New Lenox quiet zones, landscaping and safety mechanisms for one of its rail lines at no cost.

Hunter Harrison, leading candidate to take the helm at Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd, engineered a turnaround at Canadian National Railway by pushing his employees to make the trains run on time.

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd has the potential to nearly double its earnings as a grueling battle between the company and its largest shareholder brings in more operational discipline, Barclays Capital said, upgrading the stock to "overweight." Canadian Pacific Railway, Canada's second-biggest railroad operator, is fighting for shareholder support ... (more)

The upcoming North Atlantic Treaty Organization summit in Chicago is causing Canadian National Railway to reroute some of its trains to the suburbs.

In a world dominated by technology, Google this and Facebook that, let's take a few minutes to go old-school with the railroads.

Media advisory - Claude Mongeau, CN president and chief executive officer, to address Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2012 Global Transportation Conference May 18 , president and chief executive officer of CN , will address the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2012 Global Transportation Conference on CN will provide a live audio webcast of Mongeau's ... (more)

Canadian National Railway Co is a company whose stock price has historically correlated very closely to earnings.

Claude Mongeau, Canadian National Railway Co. chief executive, is not concerned members of his senior executive team might be lured away if his former boss Hunter Harrison is appointed to head of rival Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd Chief Executive Fred Green looks set for an embarrassing defeat in a proxy fight at the company's annual meeting on Thursday given strong support for a dissident slate of board nominees put forward by activist investor William Ackman's Pershing Square Capital Management.

The battle for control of Canada's second-largest railroad will help determine the course of North American intermodal service A Memphis native who got his start as a carman-oiler in 1963 found himself four decades later running Canadian National Railway, the largest freight railroad in Canada.

NEW YORK &#8212 Shares of some top railroad companies are up at 1 p.m.: CSX rose $.17 or .8 percent, to $21.85. Canadian National Railway Co.

Changes in the railway revenue cap that open the door to much higher grain shipping costs this year re-emphasize the need for legislation to give shippers the right to service agreements with railways.