TORONTO, July 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI) announced today plans to construct two more extended sidings on its Northern Ontario main line this year, bringing its investments in seven long sidings in this corridor to more than C$30 million.

MONTREAL, Oct. 30 /PRNewswire/ - VIA Rail Canada today announced a $19.5 million program for the reconfiguration of 12 of the stylish stainless steel passenger cars used on its western transcontinental train, the Canadian, to increase its accessibility and market appeal.

By THE CANADIAN PRESS FOLEYET, Ont. - Ontario's top medical official says the 60-year-old woman who died on a Via Rail train did not have an infectious disease. Nor did the person who was airlifted from the scene to hospital with flu-like symptoms. Ontario's chief medical officer of health Dr.

By THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON - Canadian National Railway is facing federal charges after a 2005 train derailment dumped 800,000 litres of oil on the shore of a popular Alberta lake. CN is facing charges for destruction of bird and fish habitat. The Aug.

By THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL - Via Rail Canada got an unexpected Christmas present over the holidays when record snowfalls in Ontario and Quebec created a significant spike in its ridership.