Canadian National Railway
The Canadian National Railway Company (French: Compagnie des Chemins de Fer Nationaux du Canada) is a Class I railway. Its headquarters are in Montreal, Quebec. It serves Canada and both the Midwestern and Southern United States. In 2011, Bill Gates was the largest single shareholder of CN stock.[1] CN owns around 20,400 route miles (32,831 km) of track in eight provinces. There is also a 70-mile (113 km) stretch of track into the Northwest Territories, to Hay River on the southern shore of Great Slave Lake.[2]
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| Public (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI) | |
| Industry | Transportation, Railway |
| Founded | December 20, 1918 |
| Headquarters | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Key people | David McLean (Chairman) Claude Mongeau (President and CEO) |
| Parent | Federal Govt. of Canada (1918–1995) |
| Website | www |
Canadian National Railway Media
Designer Allan Fleming and CN director of communications Charles Harris at the launch of the CN logo at Montreal in 1960. Fleming's logo has since become an icon of graphic design.
Historical marker at site of Canadian Northern's "last spike" near Ashcroft, British Columbia
CN EMD SD60F parked in Toledo, Ohio
CN train at East Junction, Edmonton, 2006
The "CN North America" logo that was used from 1993 to 1995, before the plain "CN" logo was reinstated
Restored CN Telegraph counter on display at the Saskatchewan Railway Museum
House flag of Canadian National Steamships
The turbine steamship Prince Robert berthed at Vancouver, BC
Prince David as an armed merchant cruiser in 1942
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References
- ↑ "Bill Gates now biggest CN shareholder". CBC News. Retrieved 2014-03-14.
- ↑ "Stock Analysis: Canadian National Railway Company (NYSE:CNI) A Value Buy, But Not a Dividend Buy *". Dividends Value. Archived from the original on 2018-11-06. Retrieved 2014-03-14.
