Canadian National Railway News

Shares of all five major publicly traded North American railroads reached all-time highs Tuesday as good news for the industry continues to roll in, this time from Canadian National kicked off second-quarter earnings reports for the railroads, rebounding strongly from an unusually harsh winter and depressed first quarter to deliver record results.

In today's edition of Motley Fool's Stock of the Day , Motley Fool analyst Taylor Muckerman and host Matt Trogdon discussed Canadian National Railway 's positive quarter.

U.S. indexes were higher after losing ground Monday as traders considered the impact of potentially tighter economic sanctions against Russia.

Cleanup crews at the scene of Sunday's two-train collision and derailment in Slinger will finish vacuuming up spilled diesel fuel Tuesday and shift to excavating contaminated soil the remainder of this week, a state environmental official said Tuesday.

The Toronto Stock Exchange Broadcast Centre is shown in Toronto in this file photo.

A strong earnings report from Canadian National Railway helped push the Toronto stock market higher Tuesday as traders put geopolitical concerns aside.

The firm currently has a "buy" rating on the stock. EuroPacific Canada's price objective indicates a potential upside of 11.80% from the stock's previous close.

Excluding the Q2-2013 net gain, Q2-2014 diluted EPS of , revenue ton-miles grew by 14 per cent, and carloadings increased 11 per cent.

Canadian National Railway Co. reported second-quarter profit that beat analysts' estimates as shipments of grain and fertilizers soared 29 percent.

Welcome to CN Second Quarter 2014 Financial Results Conference Call. I will now like to turn the meeting over to Janet Drysdale, Vice President, Investor Relations.

Canadian National Railway Co , the country's largest rail operator, reported a big spike in profit on Monday as it moved record volumes of goods and made a swift recovery from last quarter's brutal winter weather.

The Canadian National Thornton Railroad Yards in Surrey, British Columbia, pictured in this June 21, 2012, file photo.

Is this railway a true source of value, or should investors be careful of a story that seems to good to be true? Current status Last year was a banner year for Canada Pacific.

The derailment happened on Sunday night in the town of Springer, Wisconsin, a spokesman for Canadian National Railway Co.

A spokesman for Canadian National Railway Co. says three locomotives and several railcars on a southbound train have derailed in Wisconsin.

Two people were injured and more than a hundred homes were evacuated due to a diesel spill from a train derailment in Wisconsin, according to fire officials.

A fire official says two people are injured and several thousand gallons of diesel fuel have spilled after a train derailment in the town of Slinger.

Dozens of homes in central Slinger in Washington County were evacuated Sunday evening after a train derailment prompted fears of a possible fire from diesel or other fuel, village residents said.

Investors will look to earning reports this week, including those from Canadian National Railway and Rogers Communications.

The Illinois Department of Transportation's plans call for workers to build a temporary road adjacent to the existing stretch of U.S. 30 near the Canadian National Railway tracks, to be used during construction.