Find the latest supply chain and logistics news regarding Canadian National. The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I freight railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, which serves Canada and the Midwestern and Southern United States. Visit their website at: www.cn.ca
A Canadian National freight train derailed at an intersection with a West Chicago commuter line. Service remained disrupted early Monday afternoon.
The effect that the coronavirus pandemic is having on rail volumes could get worse in the coming weeks before things get better, according to executives.
The railway managed to boost its first-quarter net income despite the February rail blockades and the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Canadian railways will have the network capacity to accommodate any sudden surges in demand once the coronavirus pandemic subsides, their executives said.
The three Class I railroads have set or will set targets as part of their involvement in a global initiative.
With the possibility of rail blockades fading, the railway is seeking to ramp up its eastern operations again after it had shut them down for roughly two weeks because of protests.
Authorities have cleared a key route between Toronto and Montreal after protesters blocked the rail route for over two weeks.
Ontario Provincial Police move to end blockades on a key stretch of CN’s rail network linking Toronto and Montreal after more than two weeks of protests that have disrupted Canada’s supply chain.
Demonstrators say their actions, which have blocked rail lines and access to several Canadian ports, are in support of a First Nations group’s concerns over a proposed pipeline.
Recent trade developments should help rail volumes improve, particularly in the second half of 2020, executives said.
