CN: Ruest rounds out senior management team

CN President and CEO JJ Ruest, recently appointed to his post after serving in an interim capacity following the ouster of Luc Jobin in March, on Aug. 15 announced several key appointments to his senior management team.

Rail freight volumes continue to climb

Rail freight, including commodity and intermodal volumes, continued steady upward movement in the latest weekly data check.

Carloads, intermodal up ahead of tariffs

Rail traffic moved smartly ahead the first week of July as shippers secured orders before President Trump’s tariffs take full effect.

All railroads are local: CN forms community board in Edmonton

A Canadian Class I is taking steps to show that a railroad can be a good neighbor, too.

Cowen: Need a DOT-117? It’ll cost you a grand

Analyst Cowen and Co. this week hosted its quarterly rail equipment conference call with expert panelists across the industry spectrum.

CN upgrades busy border crossing services

In March 2018, Canadian National (CN) completed a major expansion project that nearly doubled the railroad’s Ranier, Minn. border crossing facility.

Rail freight maintains upward momentum

Weekly rail freight traffic continued stronger than a year ago, according to the latest industry data.

Canada funding West Coast port upgrades

While the United States battles with trade partners, Canada plans improvements to its global supply chain network.

Expansion set for Prince Rupert Terminal

A major West Coast terminal is set to again boost capacity by nearly 800,000 TEUs.

Trade tensions as rail freight lags economy

Is the Trump Administration’s widening trade war hurting rail freight traffic at home?

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