This is CN 44295, the Rail Threader Car and the way of moving welded rail from inside the carriers to outside the existing rail head. This was the tail end of CN #488, Edson to …

Before CN tookover in 2004, BC Rail was running three regular freight trains each way everyday between Prince George and North Vancouver. CN cut it back to one train each way perday.

Due to changing economics the CN Rail Barge, Aqua Train, has made their final run. The Aqua rain is one of two rail barges that serve the state of Alaska. Service began in 1962 and as a …

CN corporate vice-president Dave Edison has previously stated the rail powerhouse is confident the company's multimillion-dollar investment in the line will pay off as industry in northwestern …

Some posters have referred to CN abandoning the former BC Rail line between Williams Lake and Squamish, but it has not been abandoned. Service has been suspended. Abandonment, …

In 2004, during the public uproar about the "sale" of BC Rail , then BC Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) was quick to point out that the railway had been leased to CN for 999 …

The newest of CN’s Newfoundland rail ferries, the Sir Robert Bond, has recently found a new life transporting peat moss from New Brunswick to the eastern US. Prior to that, she was laid up in …

I pulled out an old DVD on BC Rail and it is quite fascinating. It has piqued my interest about what these lines are like now since CN took it over. I believe all through traffic was removed from …

The rail combination will offer BC Rail shippers unparalleled routes to major NAFTA and international markets a new network of routes that will strengthen the competitiveness of the …

VERY sobering story here, and condolences to the families and friends of the veteran railroaders who lost their lives doing their jobs.