Business
Railroads: Some question whether combination could overcome snags that have plagued similar unions. Any troubles would affect Southland.
Dec. 21, 1999
World & Nation
Canada’s freight trains were running again Saturday after federal legislation ended a five-day-old strike by 48,000 railway workers.
Aug. 30, 1987
Conglomerate: Firm was viewed as ripe for breakup because its parts were perceived to be worth more than the whole.
Feb. 14, 2001
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. and Canadian National Railway Co.’
Dec. 29, 1999
Travel & Experiences
From a glance at the map, this riverside city of 60,000, only 20 miles from Montreal in eastern Canada, is most of a continent away from Expo 86 on the Pacific coast in Vancouver, British Columbia.
July 27, 1986
Mergers: Burlington Northern and Canadian National Railway may file a legal challenge to the 15-month moratorium.
March 18, 2000
Fall colors are reason enough to take a mid-October tour to eastern Canada and Vermont, and traveling in a private rail car makes it even more interesting.
Aug. 18, 2014
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp., the largest U.S. railroad by shipments, said Friday that it had set limits on some eastbound international cargo from Los Angeles to prevent congestion as Asian imports rise.
June 26, 2004
Rail Employees Ordered Back to Work: The White House ordered striking Soo Line Corp. railroad workers to return to their jobs, temporarily easing an unusual fratricidal battle between two rail labor unions that threatened to spread into a national strike.
Aug. 30, 1994
Even as Amtrak’s future remains unclear, interest in rail travel--particularly luxury and recreational--continues to grow.
May 12, 2002