CN, CPKC Prepare to Restart Railways After Ottawa Steps In to End Stoppage

CN, CPKC Prepare to Restart Railways After Ottawa Steps In to End Stoppage
Trains are seen as cargo containers sit idle on rail tracks in Delta, B.C., on July 7, 2023. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck
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MONTREAL—Canada’s two biggest railways say they’re preparing to get trains back on track after Ottawa intervened to end an unprecedented labour impasse that disrupted business across the country and upended commutes for thousands.

Canadian National Railway Co. said in a statement Thursday it has ended the lockout of workers that began earlier in the day.