Canadian Railroads > Railway Age names CN CEO J.J. Ruest as Railroader of the Year

Railway Age magazine has named its 56th Railroader of the Year,
CN's President and CEO Jean-Jacques Ruest.
He was initially made Interim President and CEO in March, 2018, after the previous CEO was dismissed.

As quoted in Railway Age magazine,
“JJ Ruest took a railroad plagued with service problems and serious network capacity shortages
and implemented aggressive capital investment and service quality programs,”
said Railway Age Editor-in-Chief William C. Vantuono.
“These efforts have produced outstanding results, in terms of traffic growth and profitability..."

https://www.railwayage.com/freight/class-i/cns-ruest-railroader-of-the-year/

https://www.cn.ca/en/news/2018/11/cns-ruest-named-railroader-of-the-year/

Marcus Wrote:
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> “JJ Ruest took a railroad plagued with service
> problems and serious network capacity shortages
> and implemented aggressive capital investment and
> service quality programs,”

Certainly not Hunter's way...
 

Keith Robertson
Langley, BC

Geez, two years ago, they were saying CN was essentially GOD and could do no wrong.  Now they are saying that the railroad was totally messed up!?!?

Must be different flavors of the koolaid that they are drinking...