Trains rolling at 1 of Canada’s 2 major freight railroads as union challenges labor arbitration Boston 25 News [Video]

TORONTO — (AP) — One of Canada’s two major freight railroads resumed operating Friday, bringing an end to a stoppage that threatened the economy across North America.

Canadian National trains began rolling at 7 a.m. all across Canada, said CN spokesperson Jonathan Abecassis.

Trains operated by the second company Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. remain parked, as the union representing the railways’ 10,000 employees plans to challenge a government order to enter arbitration to resolve a contract dispute.

The Teamsters said the work stoppage remains ongoing, pending an order from the Canada Industrial Relations Board. Another hearing was scheduled for Friday morning, but it’s unclear how quickly the board will issue its decision.

The Canadian government forced the country’s two major railroads into arbitration with their labor union late Thursday afternoon, a move aimed at averting potentially dire economic consequencesacross the country and in the U.S. if the trains are sidelined for a …