"Superior Connection" now links Western Canada, Gulf of Mexico, Points Beyond Illinois Central Joins Rail Service Network.MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 10, 1996--CANADIAN NATIONAL (CN) (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). , ME: CNR.IR, NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : CNI (1) (Certified NetWare Instructor) See Novell certification. (2) (Coalition for Networked Information, Washington, DC, www.cni.org) A partnership of the Association of Research Libraries, CAUSE and EDUCOM, founded in 1990. ) and Illinois Central (IC) announced today they have concluded an agreement that provides seamless freight service between Western Canada, the Gulf of Mexico Noun 1. Gulf of Mexico - an arm of the Atlantic to the south of the United States and to the east of Mexico Golfo de Mexico Atlantic, Atlantic Ocean - the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east , and points beyond. This freight alliance is part of "The Superior Connection," a series of agreements involving CN, and U.S. railroads such as Wisconsin Central (WC) and CSX Intermodal (CSXI) - and Illinois Central. "The link with Illinois Central extends `The Superior Connection' to ports in the Southern Hemisphere," says Paul M. Tellier, CN's President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "The Illinois Central hook-up gives our customers direct access from the port of Vancouver The Port of Vancouver is the largest port in Canada, the largest in the Pacific Northwest, and the largest port on the West Coast of North America by metric tons's of total cargo with 76.5 million metric tons. , British Columbia, to the ports of New Orleans, Louisiana, and Mobile, Alabama. We can now offer overnight service from Chicago to major Gulf of Mexico ports which service South America. "`The Superior Connection' expands Illinois Central's reach as well," adds E. Hunter Harrison E. Hunter Harrison (born 1944) is a Tennessee-born railroader who currently is the president and Chief Executive Officer of Canadian National Railway (CN). Life Born in Tennessee, he began as a carman-oiler at the Frisco Railroad in Memphis, Tennessee in 1964, , Illinois Central's president and chief executive officer. "This enhanced access to the CN, WC and CSXI rail networks means that we can offer our customers a more comprehensive service package. "The Superior Connection" brings points in Western Canada, the Northeast and the Deep South that much closer together." "The Superior Connection" is an important Chicago-Western Canada connection through Superior, Wisconsin. The arrangement offers customers seamless through-rate service, and a single freight rate and invoice covering a shipment which may travel on different rail carriers. Illinois Central's Moyers Intermodal Terminal at Harvey, Illinois, is Chicago's premier multi-carrier intermodal hub complex, and a key component in "The Superior Connection" alliance. Wisconsin Central is a tenant of the terminal, and CN will follow suit by year-end with the completion of construction of a new facility. The terminal plays an important role by facilitating freight connections between IC, CN, WC and CSXI. Wisconsin Central provides the shortest route between Chicago and the Superior, Wisconsin gateway. CSX Intermodal, the other link in "The Superior Connection," provides service between Chicago and the eastern U.S. intermodal network. The Illinois Central Railroad Illinois Central Railroad (IC) former U.S. railroad founded in 1851 that merged with the Canadian National Railway Co. (CN) in 1999. After receiving its charter in 1851, the Illinois Central Railroad built its first line from Galena to Cairo, Ill. operates a 2,700-mile freight railroad between Chicago and the Gulf of Mexico. IC is the principal subsidiary of Illinois Central Corporation, a holding company which also owns the Chicago, Central & Pacific railroad system. CN is Canada's largest, and North America's sixth largest railway, based on 1995 rail operating revenues of Cdn $4.1 billion. CN Intermodal is a major transporter of intermodal containers, serving all of Canada, including the key ports of Vancouver, Montreal and Halifax, plus the U.S. Great Lakes region The Great Lakes region can refer to:
Editor's note: Intermodal is the shipment of freight in trailers and containers by more than one transportation mode. CONTACT: CANADIAN NATIONAL, Jean-Daniel Hamelin, 514/399-6630 or ILLINOIS CENTRAL Ann G. Thoma, 312/755-7591 |
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