CN TO SPEND $315M THIS YEAR TO IMPROVE RAIL NETWORK

CN Rail says it plans to invest about $315 million in Ontario this year to expand and strengthen the company’s rail network across the province. Planned projects include upgrades at CN’s intermodal terminal in Brampton northwest of Toronto — the company’s largest such facility — and the construction of a new train passing siding east of Sioux Lookout. The company also plans to replace 145 kilometres of rail, install more than 380,000 new railroad ties and rebuild 60 road crossing surfaces. CN says it will also do maintenance work on bridges, culverts, signal systems and other track infrastructure. The Ontario investments are part of CN’s $3.4-billion capital program for 2018, which include a new train passing siding in the corridor linking Toronto and Winnipeg.