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CALGARY, Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Canadian Pacific (TSX:CP)(NYSE: CP) today announced the senior operations team who will lead the execution of the new service plans. Doug McFarlane is appointed Senior Vice-President U.S. Operations. Guido De Ciccio is appointed Senior Vice-President Canadian Operations. Scott MacDonald is appointed Senior Vice-President Operations (System). All three seasoned railroaders will report directly to President and CEO E. Hunter Harrison....

MONTREAL, Oct. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI) announced today continued growth in its commercial presence in Southeast Asia with the appointment of Ajay Kumar Singh as its agent in Mumbai, India. Singh will work closely with CN customers and container shipping lines to focus on new import/export business opportunities to Canada and the U.S. Midwest via the ports of Halifax and Montreal. Singh has in-depth knowledge of Southeast Asian markets and has worked as...

MONTREAL, Oct. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI) will issue its third-quarter 2012 financial and operating results on Oct. 22, 2012, shortly after 4 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). CN's senior officers will review the results and the railway's outlook at 4.30 p.m. Oct. 22 in a conference call/webcast. Parties interested in participating in, or listening to, the third-quarter 2012 presentation and following question-and-answer period by telephone should dial...

OMAHA, Neb., Oct. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Black Enterprise named Union Pacific's Eric Butler one of its 100 Most Powerful Executives in Corporate America in the magazine's September edition. Butler is Union Pacific's executive vice president - Marketing and Sales. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110304/LA59497LOGO) "It is an honor to receive this recognition by Black Enterprise, which truly is a reflection of the great teamwork we exhibit at Union Pacific," Butler said....

WINNIPEG, Sept. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE:CNI) announced today a revitalized company-wide employee training program to meet the learning needs of CN's current and future railroaders. The initiative will be anchored by two modern training centres to be built in Winnipeg, Man., and in suburban Chicago, Ill. "These facilities will be the centrepiece of CN's enhanced railroader training program," said Claude Mongeau, CN president and chief executive officer.  "The...

OTTAWA, Sept. 27, 2012 /CNW/ - A group of CEOs and other senior executives from major resource sectors such as forestry, fertilizers, mining and agriculture converged in Ottawa earlier this week to deliver a strong common message - that now is the time to address inefficient and inadequate rail freight service. The business leaders, all members of the Coalition of Rail Shippers (CRS), brought their message directly to Ministers, groups of MPs and key officials from Transport,...

MONTREAL, Sept. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Luc Jobin, executive vice-president and chief financial officer of CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI), will address the 2012 Citi Global Industrials Conference in Boston at 9:30 a.m. Eastern time on Sept. 20, 2012. Jobin will discuss the CN franchise and the Company's business opportunities and prospects. CN will provide a live audio webcast of Jobin's presentation and supply slides supporting his remarks via the Investors section of its website,...

MONTREAL, Sept. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Robert Noorigian, vice-president, investor relations, of CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI), will address the 2012 RBC Capital Markets' Global Industrials Conference on Wednesday, September 12, 2012, at 9:45 a.m. Pacific time, in Las Vegas. Noorigian will discuss the CN franchise and the company's business opportunities and prospects. CN will provide a live audio webcast of Noorigian's presentation via the Investors section of the company's...

Prince George area investments since 2004 will total over C$60 million by year-end 2012 PRINCE GEORGE, BC, Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI) announced today a C$12-million expansion of its Locomotive Reliability Centre (LRC) in this northern British Columbia centre. Keith Creel, CN executive vice-president and chief operating officer, said: "The Prince George LRC is strategically located midway between Edmonton, Alta., and Prince Rupert, B.C., which are...

MONTREAL, Sept. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI) announced today that it is acquiring more than 2,200 new freight cars in 2012, as well as 1,300 new containers, to support traffic growth and improve customer service. Jean-Jacques Ruest, executive vice-president and chief marketing officer, said: "CN is acquiring new freight cars and containers for a range of markets, including forest products, metals, minerals, coal, iron ore, steel, consumer goods, finished...