Comment EI-10406
Received or sent (printed as 9/4/2008)
The acquisition of the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern (EJ&E) Railroad by the Canadian National (CN) Railroad must not be approved by the Surface Transportation Board (STB) – Finance Docket No. 35087. To allow this merger would allow one of North America’s most unsafe railroad companies to increase rail traffic in a well populated and environmentally sensitive area of Northern Illinois and Indiana by 500% or more. A review of operational and other incidents that have occurred over the past year clearly shows what a poor steward of the environment and neighbor CN really is!! STB’s approval of the proposed acquisition will only benefit CN and not safety or overall rail efficiency. STB must vote “NO”!! Wednesday, September 5 Western Grain Shippers Complain Over Rail's Grain Shipping (AP) Wednesday, August 22 Coal cleaned up after Canadian National train derails in Lansing, Michigan (Lansing State Journal) CN served pollution prevention order following collision in Prince George (Vancouver Sun) Wednesday, August 8 CN investigation finds 'experienced manager' at fault in collision of two trains (Globe and Mail) Canadian National charged over 2005 derailment spill (Reuters) Railroader claims Canadian National failed to provide safe work place (Madison County Record) Sunday, July 15 Canadian National criticized by Canadian derailment probe (Reuters) Sunday, July 1 Canadian National to resume rail operations, lift embargo on Toronto-Montreal main line (CNI) Sunday, June 3 Railway safety record questioned by private council (Canadian Press) Sunday, May 27 Squamish mulling legal action against Canadian National (Globe and Mail) Sunday, May 13 Canadian National freight train derails near St. Leonard, N.B (CNI) Sunday, May 6 NDP heads to Ottawa to slam sale of BC Rail to Canadian National (Globe and Mail) 23 rail cars jump tracks in Canadian National derailment (Northumberland Today) Rail tax credit in US national interest" says STB (Reuters) Sunday, April 29 VIA restores Toronto-Ottawa-Montreal corridor after Canadian National derailment (CBC) Sunday, April 22 Canadian National service resumes as Ontario blockade ends (Reuters) Canadian National to focus on deadly trespassing issue during Rail Safety Week (CN) Sunday, April 15 Canadian National, UTU remain apart on issues; conductors’ strike continues (CN) Search warrants of Canadian National offices executed in B.C. train derailment (CP) Sunday, April 8 Cause of Canadian National derailment in Minnesota remains undetermined (AP) Sunday, April 1 Canadian National derailment in Glendora MS causes evacuation (WREG) Sunday, March 25 Canadian National profit boon for top brass: five get multimillion-dollar pay (Globe & Mail) Sunday, March 11 Canadian National Faces Complaint From Grain Shippers (Bloomberg) Mudslides, derailment hamper Canadian National rail traffic (Reuters) Sunday, March 4 Canadian National Clears Tracks After Derailment; GO Transit resumes (Bloomberg) No toxic spills in B.C. derailment, Canadian National says (Globe and Mail) Sunday, February 18 Derailment unrelated to strike, Canadian National says (Edmonton Sun) Saturday, January 6 CN employees survive 60-metre plunge into canyon valley (CanWest) Canadian National locomotives strike landslide in Fraser Canyon, British Columbia. 'My heart was racing,' engineer says of derailment (CBC) Canadian National train crew survives canyon slide, waits seven hours to be rescued. Sunday, December 31 CN Rail, CP Rail both exceed grain revenue cap (Reuters) Canadian National and Canadian Pacific exceed revenue caps, owe government $4M. Monday, October 23 Town evacuated as CN tanker spews chemicals (AP) Leaking Canadian National tanker forced the evacuation of 200 homes in Kentucky. Sunday, October 1 Railway safety check notes 21 violations (Globe and Mail) Transport Canada cites Canadian National for 21 safety violations of varying severity. Saturday, September 23 Train in fatal CN crash was overdue for repairs, NDP alleges (Globe and Mail) Documents indicate that Canadian National failed to maintain a train that derailed in June. Railroad officials investigate derailment (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) Canadian National derailment near Salem Illinois forces 50 to evacuate."
Submitted by: Robert Zelenik
The Board publishes this comment in its environmental-comment table for this proceeding. It is quoted here as printed; nothing is inferred from it, and it states the commenter's own position in their own words, not this record's.
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