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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by BentnoseWillie [quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by macguyAs far as I'm concerned CN outbid UP when they sent out the memo saying they no longer want any of their employees to refer to CN as Canadian or Canadian National, just CN. [/quote]True - but they also banned the names "Chicago Central & Pacific", "Wisconsin Central", and "Illinois Central" (to name a few), many of which had much more history than "Canadian National" did. The privatization legislation didn't specify a retention of the name - if they really wanted to exterminate the Canadian part of the corporate identity, they'd rename it Illinois Central...[:O)] All CN did was settle on a name that matched their logo more closly, for easier brand recognition - just like Industrial Business Machine and American Telegraph and Telephone did. The full name isn't dead, - in fact, the index page of CN's website (which, by the way, is a .ca domain) includes "Canadian National" in the title bar. [/quote] Renaming CN to IC would require them to re-paint the vast majority of their loco's and thousands of pieces of rolling stock, and I'm sure that's the only thing that's stopping them from renaming the railroad. It's one thing to change your name for easier brand reconition, and a whole nother thing to send out memo's to all your employes saying that they can no longer refer to CN as Canadian or Canadian National, just CN. That, to me, was very un-patriotic of CN to do.... but what the hell does Harrison care anyway.
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