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The companies said that this service will give shippers what it called a “seamless, all-rail alternative for international containers” going from Canada’s West Coast gateways through Memphis and then into Nashville. And they added that by replacing the current trucking leg with a steel-wheel interchange, both carriers will be able to deliver faster, more reliable, and more sustainable supply chain offerings for their respective customers.

The push comes as coverage has risen from 5% to 90%, but the remaining 10% still lack this essential benefit.

While high tensions between Class I railroad carriers CN and Canada Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) remain intact, following the potential for a full-blown work stoppage, which was ostensibly resolved, for the time being, after the railroads respectively received offers from the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB), calling for imposing binding arbitration between them and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC), freight rail activity north of the border has resumed.

Montreal-based Class I railroad carrier CN said on Saturday that it received an offer from the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB), which called for imposing binding arbitration between CN and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC).

Indications of pending railroad labor détente in Canada, which appeared to be solid not long ago, are now in flux, based on respective statements issued earlier today by Class I railroad carrier CN and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference.

Roughly 18 hours after Class I railroad carriers Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) and CN respectively locked out their collective nearly 10,000 employees represented by the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) at 12:01AM ET on August 22, an announcement by the Canadian Minister of Labour Steven MacKinnon paved the way for freight trains to soon be rolling again north of the border.

As expected, Class I railroad carriers Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) and CN respectively locked out its employees that are represented by the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) at 12:01 AM ET today.  TCRC represents nearly 10,000 workers at CN and CPKC. 

Following the release of an intermodal embargo schedule for United States-bound intermodal shipments last week, Montreal-based Class I railroad carrier CN said on Sunday, August 18 that it has issued a notice to the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) to formally advise TCRC of its plan to lockout Canadian TCRC-represented employees on Thursday, August 22 at 12:01 A.M., “unless an agreement or binding arbitration is achieved before that time.”

The potential for a freight railroad strike north of the border remains intact, following respective statements recently made by Class I railroad carriers Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) and CN.

Following a decision made last Friday, August 9 by the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB), in which it determined that no services need to be maintained during a railway strike or lockout in order to protect Canadian public health and safety, Class I railroad carriers Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) and CN respectively stated that there is an increased chance of a walkout on August 22.

Over 9,000 rail workers poised to walk off job, disrupting critical transportation routes used by various industries.

CN and NS officials said that this new service will provide customers with an integrated, market-competitive, and efficient all-rail service. And they added that this service will connect CN-served Canadian markets with Norfolk Southern-served Kansas City and Atlanta, which they referred to as the heart of the fast-growing manufacturing and consumer base in the Southeastern U.S.  

The respective pursuits of Class I railroad carrier Kansas City Southern (KCS) by Calgary-based Canadian Pacific Railway Company (CP) and its Canadian counterpart Montreal-based Canadian National have come to a stop on the tracks with CP and KCS announcing on September 15 they reached an agreement in which CP will acquire KCS for $31 billion, in a stock and cash transaction, which includes the assumption of $3.8 billion of outstanding KCS debt.

Coming in under the wire on its August 31 deadline, the Surface Transportation Board (STB) announced a unanimous decision today, in rejecting the use of a voting trust between Canadian National Railway (CN) and Kansas City Southern (KCS) regarding CN’s pending acquisition of KCS, which could hinder chances of a deal being completed.

The pending acquisition of Kansas City Southern (KCS) by Canadian National Railway (CN) was the focus on an announcement made today by the Surface Transportation Board (STB), with the STB saying today it is now considering a joint motion filed by CN and KCS, regarding approving the parties’ voting trust agreement.