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Audit reveals major railroad traffic delays
Friday, 23 April 2010 19:00

Audit reveals major railroad traffic delays - WGN

Federal audit says nearly 1,500 delays not reported by CN Railway

Nick Boyan - WGN News

Delays from freight trains in the suburbs are much worse than previously reported. A new audit reveals 100 times more delays occurred than reported by the Canadian National Railway.

If you drive anywhere from Mundelein to northwest Indiana, you have probably gotten stuck at a railroad crossing thanks to a long, slow-moving freight train. The delays are happening along the former Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway. CN purchased the line last year and is required to report delays to federal regulators as part of the deal.

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CP Rail, maintenance workers reach tentative agreement
Wednesday, 14 April 2010 14:29

The memorandum was announced late Saturday by the Calgary-based company and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference - Maintenance of Way Division.

No details have been released.

There is no word on when a ratification vote by union members will be held.

CP Rail is Canada's second-biggest rail operator.

The agreement was announced just a week after the company appointed former CN Rail executive Ed Harris as its chief operations officer.

 
CP Rail, maintenance workers reach tentative agreement
Wednesday, 14 April 2010 14:27

OTTAWA — Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. (TSX:CP) and the union representing workers that build and maintain track and machinery have reached a tentative three-year contract.

The memorandum was announced late Saturday by the Calgary-based company and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference - Maintenance of Way Division.

No details have been released.

There is no word on when a ratification vote by union members will be held.

CP Rail is Canada's second-biggest rail operator.

The agreement was announced just a week after the company appointed former CN Rail executive Ed Harris as its chief operations officer.

 
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