Category: CN Rail

CN Strike Could Put Further Strain on Supply Chains

June 21, 2022
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The longer the strike at Canadian National Railway lasts, the deeper the difficulties and the longer the recovery time for already-strained supply chains, says a former railroad employee and industry consultant. Roughly 750 CN signals and communications workers represented by the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) went on strike on June 18. In an…

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Lawsuit Claims CN, CP Railways at Fault for Sparking Fire That Wiped out B.C. Town

August 19, 2021
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VANCOUVER—A proposed class-action lawsuit alleges Canadian Pacific and Canadian National railways caused or contributed to the wildfire that destroyed the Village of Lytton, B.C. The B.C. Supreme Court statement of claim filed Wednesday alleges the fire was set off by heat or sparks emanating from a CP freight train operated by CN employees on tracks…

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