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CN State of the Railroad
9/8/2011

CP INTERCHANGE - ROUSES POINT, NY

CN's interchange operations with CP at Rouses Point, NY, have once again been suspended. The closure is due to further flooding caused by the recent passage of tropical storm Lee through the Northeastern United States.
CN is detouring affected traffic over our interchange point with the Norfolk Southern (NS) at Buffalo, NY. At present, our plan is to run these special trains every other day until normal service is restored.

It is not known at this time how long this service disruption may last.


NECR INTERCHANGE - EAST ALBURGH, VT

As a result of the recent passage of hurricane Irene and ensuing numerous washouts as well as damage to a railway bridge, portions of the New England Central Railroad (NECR) line are out of service, most notably between Montpelier, VT, and White River Junction, VT. Portions of the NECR line, in particular the line that separates Essex junction, VT, and Montpelier Junction, VT, (including Burlington, VT), have reopened to rail traffic. The NECR is continuing to investigate detour possibilities with other rail carriers in the area in order to alleviate congestion.

CN's interchange activities with the NECR at East Alburgh, VT, continue on a limited basis since Wednesday afternoon, August 31st.

At present, we do not know how long the overall service interruption might last, and we continue to work with CN customers affected by this situation in order to mitigate any impact.


U.S.A. - IOWA/NEBRASKA OPERATIONS

CN has had no access to our yards at Council Bluffs, IA and Omaha, NE for several weeks; some of our trackage remains compromised by washouts and flooding that occurred earlier. We are unable to service local customers until clearance is provided by the authorities and water levels recede. The situation is expected to last for quite some time, and CN is taking every possible measure in order to mitigate the impact to customer operations.

We continue to monitor the situation closely and will post further information on this web page as it becomes available.