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Canadian National To Buy 220-Mile Line From CSX
Friday, August 30, 2019 - 3:49pm | 318Canadian National (NYSE: CNI) is planning to acquire the 220-mile Massena rail line from CSX (NYSE: CSX), both companies said on August 29. The Massena line runs between Valleyfield in Quebec and Woodard in New York. Woodard is near Syracuse and Valleyfield is southwest of Montreal. The line also...
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Canadian National Hauled Record Grain Volumes In 2018-2019
Monday, July 29, 2019 - 3:29pm | 582Canadian National (NYSE: CNI) reached an all-time record for hauling grain in the 2018-2019 crop year. The railway moved over 27 million metric tonnes (mmt) of grain for the crop year, beating a previous record of 26 mmt in 2016-2017. Canadian National also reached an all-time monthly record in...
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Canadian National "Cautiously Optimistic" About The Remainder Of 2019
Wednesday, July 24, 2019 - 11:10am | 665There is some uncertainty for commodities such as grain, lumber, coal and crude, but Canadian National (NYSE: CNI) leaders are "cautiously optimistic" about volumes and how the company might perform in the second half of the year. "In regards to 2019, we are reaffirming our guidance with continued...
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Canadian National Sees Higher Profit In The Second Quarter
Tuesday, July 23, 2019 - 5:18pm | 480Canadian National (NYSE: CNI) reported increases in net profit and revenue in the second quarter of 2019, with its acquisition of trucking and transportation provider TransX providing both higher revenue and costs. The company said its adjusted net profit was $1.25 billion in the second quarter,...
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Canadian National Chief Outlines Acquisition Strategy
Monday, June 3, 2019 - 6:21pm | 704Canadian National's (NYSE: CNI) strategy to build up its eastern network could include even more partnerships with trucking and intermodal partners, the company's chief executive officer said at an investor conference. "We need to be much more relevant to the consumer economy, and we need to find...
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Canadian National Subsidiary Acquires Intermodal Assets
Thursday, May 9, 2019 - 4:48pm | 371A Canadian National (NYSE: CNI) subsidiary has acquired the intermodal assets of Alberta-based H&R Transport, a company that specializes in the over-the-road, temperature-controlled service. The acquisition will expand CNI's presence in moving consumer goods, and is part of the company'...
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Canadian National Sees 17 Percent Adjusted Earnings Growth
Tuesday, April 30, 2019 - 1:45pm | 787Canadian National Railway Company (NYSE: CNI) reported adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of C$1.17 (a Canadian dollar is currently valued at $0.74) per share for the first quarter 2019, 17 percent better than the same period a year ago. This result excludes $0.09 per share in increased...
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Canadian National, Regulator Spar Over Breaching Service Obligations
Wednesday, April 17, 2019 - 10:53am | 510Canadian National (NYSE: CNI) plans to appeal a determination by a federal regulator that the railway breached rail service obligations last fall at the congestion-prone Port of Vancouver. The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) found that CNI breached its level of service obligations...
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Railroad Benchmarking: Canadian Rails Top Barclays' Quarterly Review
Thursday, November 12, 2015 - 1:14pm | 371Brandon Oglenski of Barclays began a new quarterly research report on the North America Airfreight & Ground Transportation sector. Oglenski benchmarked the major North American railroads on revenue, cost, efficiency and financial measures. Oglenski's first-ever carrier rankings...
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Dahlman Rose On Rail Transportation
Tuesday, November 23, 2010 - 10:11am | 295Dahlman Rose has published a research report on Rail transportation following week 45 results for volume in comparison to the previous weeks. In the report, Dahlman Rose writes "Week 45 volumes grew 9.3%, vs. 8.6% and 10.4% in the prior two weeks. While y/y growth should continue to slow in the...
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Dahlman Rose's Rail Transportation Report
Monday, October 18, 2010 - 8:28am | 227Dahlman Rose has issued a research report on Rail Transportation reporting upbeat tones for earnings season as EPS results are better than expected. In the report, Dahlman Rose writes "Weekly changes in rail traffic were led by a 36% increase in metallic ores and mineral volumes vs the prior week's...