HOMEWOOD, Ill. — CN Police are launching their SEE IT? REPORT IT! You Could Save a Life public awareness campaign. The police force is asking the public to help save lives by calling CN Police at 1-800-465-9239 whenever they witness unsafe behavior on railroad property.
MONTREAL — CN said its Board of Directors has approved a second-quarter 2011 dividend on the Company’s common shares outstanding. A quarterly dividend of 32.5 cents per common share will be paid on June 30, 2011, to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 9.
MONTREAL — CN has issued its third sustainability report, Delivering Responsibly. This report highlights CN’s strategy, programs and achievements in the areas of governance practices, safety initiatives, human resources management, community involvement and environmental sustainability.
CHICAGO — CN has reached an agreement with the City of Joliet, Ill. — the largest of the communities along the arc of the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway Company (EJ&E) with which CN has a voluntary mitigation agreement (VMA) — to fund construction of a grade-crossing bypass that will improve vehicular traffic flows and enhance rail safety in the city’s Forest Park area.
CHICAGO — CN has reached a voluntary mitigation agreement (VMA) with the Village of Wayne, Ill., located approximately 33 miles northwest of downtown Chicago, regarding its acquisition of the Elgin, Jolietand Eastern Railway Company (EJ&E).
MONTREAL — CN and Earth Day Canada (EDC) announced a five-year partnership agreement under which EDC will support a CN program to encourage environmental values and initiatives among CN employees across North America.
TORONTO — CN announced the acquisition of more than 1,000 new domestic containers to better serve manufacturers and distributors of grocery and consumer goods in domestic markets across Canada and grow the railway’s participation in the segment.
TORONTO — Metrolinx has purchased a section of CN’s Kingston Subdivision rail line, used primarily for commuter and passenger rail operations in eastern Toronto, for C$299 million.
MONTREAL — CN expressed its serious concerns about the final report of the Rail Freight Service Review (RFSR) panel that was issued today and its disappointment with the government’s response.