Canadian National Announces Plan to Install Centralized Traffic Control on Two Line Segments in Ontario.TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 5, 1999-- CN(ME:CNR See riser card. CNR - Communication and Network Riser .) (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). :CNR.) (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. ) Canadian National Railway Company Canadian National Railway Company (NYSE: CNI, TSX: CNR) is a Canadian rail transportation company that operates the Canadian National Railway. It was created in December, 1918 as a Crown corporation of the Government of Canada to nationalize several bankrupt rail systems announced today it will install Centralized Traffic Control Centralized traffic control (CTC) is a signalling system used by railroads. The system consists of a centralized train dispatcher's office that controls railroad switches in the CTC territory and the signals that railroad engineers must obey in order to keep the traffic (CTC CTC - Cornell Theory Center ) on two segments of CN mainline track in Ontario over which passenger trains travel. CN President and Chief Executive Officer Paul M. Tellier informed The Honorable David Collenette David Michael Collenette, PC, MA, BA (born June 24 1946 in London) was a Canadian politician representing the Liberal Party of Canada from 1974 to 2004. Graduate from York University's Glendon College in 1969 (he subsequently received his MA from the same university in 2004, , Minister of Transport, by letter today of CN's signaling plans for the two Ontario lines. (See attachment.) Rail traffic on CTC-controlled track is governed by line-side signal indications and instructions issued by Rail Traffic Controllers. The signals tell locomotive engineers to proceed or stop by indicating the occupancy and condition of the track ahead, including the position of switches. Under CTC, Rail Traffic Controllers designate routes, remotely operate switches and monitor switch position integrity to ensure safe train movements. CN will install CTC on its single- and double-track Chatham Subdivision between Komoka, a town located west of London, Ont., and Windsor. CN will also install CTC on its double-track Grimsby Subdivision between Hamilton and St. Catharines. With these installations, CN's entire Quebec City-Montreal-Toronto-Niagara Falls-Windsor-Sarnia, Ont., corridor will be electronically signaled. CN will be taking other safety related measures in advance of the new system on these lines being fully operational. Details will be announced shortly. Canadian National serves all of Canada and the U.S. Midwest, including the ports of Vancouver, Montreal and Halifax, and the key cities of Toronto, Chicago, Detroit and Buffalo, with connections to all points in North America. ATTACHMENT May 5, 1999 Dear Minister Collenette: Creating and maintaining a safe work environment for the Canadian public and for our employees is a priority for Canadian National. Safety at CN is a core management value and a principal focus of all employees. That is why I was so distressed by the tragic accident that occurred at Thamesville, Ontario on April 23rd last. It is also why I have today decided to move forward with the installation of Centralized Traffic Control (CTC) on our Grimsby and Chatham subdivisions in southwestern Ontario. CTC-controlled rail lines are governed by rail traffic controllers who remotely operate switches and monitor switch positions to ensure safe train movements. As you know, both the Grimsby and Chatham properties have large double-track components and at several points each line features multi-track "cross-overs". Each line also represents an important component of VIA Rail Canada's high-speed Quebec City-Windsor corridor The 1,150-kilometre Quebec City-Windsor Corridor is the most densely-populated and heavily-industrialised region of Canada. With over 17 million people (2001 Census), it contained 56.8 percent of the Canadian population, and three of the four largest cities in the country in 2001. where passenger trains operate at up to 95 miles per hour. Once the work on these subdivisions is completed, all CN-owned track in this corridor will be electronically signalled, thereby enhancing safety. Installation of this new system will cost CN approximately $25 million. Installation will commence this year and be completed next year. We will be taking other safety-related measures in advance of the new system being fully operational. These initiatives will be communicated to you in the near future. Mr. Minister, I believe these steps are evidence of Canadian National's commitment to ensuring a safe work environment for our employees, and to maintaining CN's 1998 standing as the safest railroad in North America. In the meantime Adv. 1. in the meantime - during the intervening time; "meanwhile I will not think about the problem"; "meantime he was attentive to his other interests"; "in the meantime the police were notified" meantime, meanwhile we continue to cooperate fully with Transportation Safety Board officials in the completion of their investigation. Paul M. Tellier President and Chief Executive Officer Canadian National |
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