CN ACQUIRES 150 REEFER CONTAINERS

CN ACQUIRES 150 REEFER CONTAINERS    Canadian National Railway Co. on Thursday said it had purchased 150 new refrigerated containers, with an option to buy 150 more.
   The 53-foot containers will offer slightly more cubic storage space than the 48-foot containers they are replacing, and are lighter.
   “This reefer purchase underscores CN’s continuing commitment to provide transportation to the service-sensitive grocery trade,” said William K. Berry, CN’s vice president of its Intermodal division.
   CN moves the bulk of its grocery business on expedited intermodal trains between Central Canada and the western provinces. CN spans Canada and mid-America, from the Atlantic and Pacific oceans to the Gulf of Mexico, serving several ports in the United States and Canada.