Nov 8 (Reuters) - Stella-Jones Inc SJ.TO
* Says expect lower year-over-year railway tie demand through early stages of 2017 following a strong first half in 2016
* Stella-Jones Inc - in the utility pole category, regular maintenance demand is expected to gradually return to normal patterns in 2017
* Stella-Jones reports strong 2016 third quarter results
* Q3 earnings per share C$0.66
* Q3 sales C$512.6 million versus I/B/E/S view C$539.7 million
* Q3 earnings per share view c$0.71 -- Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S Source text for Eikon: ID:nCCN65Pd4F Further company coverage: SJ.TO
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