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CN released its Winter Plan for 2026–2027, detailing how the company will maintain safe and reliable railway operations during winter months through investments in technology, equipment reliability, and workforce preparation. Key initiatives include enhancing fleet maintenance with a $64 million investment, advancing cold-weather braking technologies, and deploying rapid response teams to manage severe weather conditions.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-29,
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CN (Canadian National Railway), a major rail network spanning nearly 20,000 miles, has released its 2026–2027 Winter Plan to ensure safe and reliable service during winter months. The company focuses on maintaining network fluidity, equipment reliability, and resource readiness. CN invests in predictive maintenance for over 100 distributed air braking cars to enhance fleet reliability. The plan aims to protect trade flows between Canada's Eastern and Western coasts and the U.S. Midwest and Gulf Coast despite winter challenges. Tracy Robinson, CN’s CEO, emphasized that winter preparedness is an integral part of their year-round operating strategy.
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MONTREAL, Sept. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI) today published its 2026–2027 Winter Plan, outlining the actions, investments and technologies the company is using to prepare its railway and support safe, reliable service through the winter months.
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As North America’s most northerly Class I railway, CN builds winter readiness into its year-round operating plan.
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The 2026–2027 Winter Plan focuses on maintaining network fluidity, strengthening equipment reliability and ensuring CN has the people and resources positioned to respond quickly when severe weather affects the network.
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“Winter readiness is built into how we run the railway all year.
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We prepare our people, equipment and network well before winter arrives so that when conditions change, we can respond quickly, protect network fluidity and keep delivering safely and reliably for our customers.”
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CN is enhancing the reliability of its fleet of more than 100 distributed air braking cars through predictive maintenance, including the replacement of 21 engines and compressors, and fleet-wide modifications designed to improve air car performance in extreme cold.
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Since launching the program, CN has invested approximately $64 million in the technology.
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CN continues to advance high-flow brake system technology, using multiple air sources along a train to help maintain stable brake pressure when air leakage increases in extreme cold.
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CN is seeking a permanent regulatory exemption for the technology in Canada after years of demonstrating its safety advantages.
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CN is also operating with higher airflow between Chicago and Winnipeg under a two-year U.S. regulatory waiver.
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CN is strengthening its ability to respond to severe weather through rapid deployment teams, rules-qualified managers and the temporary redeployment of qualified employees.
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CN also stages Mechanical and Engineering resources, snow-clearing equipment, backup power, critical materials and locomotives in strategic locations ahead of winter.
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CN’s Winter Plan emphasizes the importance of collaboration across the supply chain.
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Accurate customer forecasts, safe and prepared facilities, fluid traffic movements at terminals and ports, and close coordination among customers and supply chain partners all play an important role in keeping goods moving when winter conditions reduce available capacity.
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About CN
CN powers the economy by safely transporting more than 300 million tons of natural resources, manufactured products, and finished goods throughout North America every year for its customers.
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With its nearly 20,000-mile rail network and related transportation services, CN connects Canada’s Eastern and Western coasts with the U.S. Midwest and the U.S. Gulf Coast, contributing to sustainable trade and the prosperity of the communities in which it operates since 1919.
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