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Port of Benton terminates Tri-City Railroad lease

Jul
01

CN earns another 'best corporate citizen' ranking, announces more capex budgets

Jul
01

CN earns another 'best corporate citizen' ranking, announces more capex budgets

Rail News Home Canadian National Railway - CN 7/1/2022 Rail News: Canadian National Railway - CN
CN this week announced it earned a place on the Corporate Knights Best 50 Corporate Citizens list for the fourteenth consecutive year.The ranking is created by media firm Corporate Knights, which assesses Canadian organizations based on key performance indicators related to the management of resources, employees and financials."CN believes in delivering responsibly. This means moving our customers’ goods safely and efficiently, ensuring we deliver in an environmentally responsible manner; attracting, developing, and retaining top diverse talent; helping to make the communities we serve safer and stronger; and adhering to the highest ethical standards," said CN President and CEO Tracy Robinson in a press release.The Class I has made the list every year since 2008 due to its commitment to reduce emissions and improve its carbon intensity, CN officials said. The railroad has also joined the Business Ambition for 1.5°C and the United Nations' Race to Zero campaigns.Meanwhile, CN also announced two more capital expenditure budgets for 2022 projects in Iowa and Michigan. The railroad plans to spend $55 million in Michigan and $20 million in Iowa.Combined, the projects call for replacing 18 miles of rail, installing 59,000 new ties, rebuilding 33 grade crossing surfaces and performing maintenance work on bridges culverts, signal systems and other track infrastructure.CN has announced similar capex budgets for the states of Illinois, Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, Tennessee and Wisconsin, and the provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Nova Scotia and Quebec.

Jul
01

CN earns another 'best corporate citizen' ranking, announces more capex budgets

Jul
01

ASLRRA names 2021 Jake Safety Award winners

Jul
01

NS, Virginia finalize Western Rail Initiative pact

Jul
01

Letters citing rail service crisis continue to circulate at STB

Jul
01

USDOT seeks applicants for new crossing elimination grant program

Jun
30

Jaxport renews lease with Trailer Bridge; Port of Oshawa to expand

Jun
30

U.S. railroads report carload, intermodal declines in Week 25

Jun
30

OneRail Coalition honors Baker, Davisson with first Canby Awards

Jun
30

CN announces more cap-ex projects in four states

Jun
30

CN announces more cap-ex projects in four states

Rail News Home Canadian National Railway - CN 6/30/2022 Rail News: Canadian National Railway - CN
CN this week announced plans to spend $230 million on capital expenditure projects in Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi and Wisconsin.The Class I has budgeted $85 million in Wisconsin, $65 million in Mississippi, $55 million in Minnesota and $25 million in Louisiana. The investments will go toward technology, capacity, rolling stock and decarbonization initiatives, as well as network improvements. The projects will increase sustainable growth and ensure the safe movement of goods in those states, CN officials said in a press release.Combined, the projects call for replacing 24 miles of rail, installing 265,000 new ties, rebuilding 97 grade crossing surfaces and performing maintenance work on bridges, culverts, signal systems and other track infrastructure."We continue to make significant investments in our network, technology, and capacity. We are building the premier railroad of the 21st century to do even more for our customers, railroaders, shareholders, and the communities in which we operate," said Sean Finn, CN's executive vice president of corporate services and chief legal officer.CN recently announced similar capital expenditure budgets for projects in Illinois and Tennessee, as well as in the provinces of Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Nova Scotia and Quebec.

Jun
30

CN announces more cap-ex projects in four states

Jun
30

MTA appoints Mueller police chief

Jun
30

Three rail unions ratify labor pact with Canadian Pacific

Jun
30

VRE to contribute millions to advance passenger-rail expansion

Jun
29

Rail supplier news from AITX, RailPros, Alstom and Tenneco (June 29)

Jun
29

Brightline's Disney Springs rail station is a no-go

Jun
29

NCTD brings rail maintenance, operations under direct management