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@CNRailway
Canadian National
4 years
CN announces order of 1,150 new generation, high-capacity, grain hopper cars from National Steel Car Ltd. of Hamilton, ON:
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Canadian National
4 years
CN Publishes 2020-2021 Winter Plan: Plan Focuses on Supporting Supply Chain, Safety, and Recovery Read more:
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Canadian National
6 years
CN to purchase 350 lumber cars from @NSteelCar to meet growing demand in forest products business creating 250 jobs in #HamOnt . Read more here:
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@CNRailway
Canadian National
3 years
CN Delivers Thirteenth Consecutive Record Month of Canadian Grain Movement: Despite Very Challenging Conditions, CN and its Supply Chain Partners Delivered Exceptionally During the First Quarter to Help Supply the World with Canadian Grain Read more here:
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Canadian National
5 years
The final numbers are in! CN's dedicated team of railroaders moved a record 27.8 MMT of Western Canadian #grain during the 2018-19 crop year, 1.5 MMT more than the previous record. CN also moved over 1 MMT of grain in containers. Learn more: #WestCdnAg
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Canadian National
4 years
CN would like to thank Canadian farmers and grain shippers for a record month! We moved more Canadian grain in the last month than ever before, despite overall traffic levels being stronger than this time last year. Read more:
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Canadian National
6 years
CN has met all grain orders in Western Canada for the third straight week, is current to demand and is seeking additional export orders from grain companies. View the latest weekly grain report: #WestCdnAg
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Canadian National
3 years
CN without its IPO is like a train without its engine: it wouldn’t go very far! To commemorate the 25th anniversary of CN’s IPO, we have painted five locomotives representing the railways that have joined our team since our privatization.
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Canadian National
4 years
CN Breaks Multiple Grain Records: Fourth Consecutive Record Month Leads to Best Ever Quarter, Record First Half of the Year, and Record Pace for Carload and Intermodal Shipments
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Canadian National
6 years
CN is investing in 1,000 new generation grain hopper cars to renew the fleet and meet the long-term needs of farmers. Read more: #WestCdnAg
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Canadian National
2 years
CN will donate more than $1,000,000 to the Canada-Ukraine Foundation and Razom in support of Ukrainians displaced by the war in Ukraine. CN will also be matching employee donations. Learn more:
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Canadian National
3 years
CN sends a big thank you out to farmers, grain shippers, and elevator staff. Together we moved record amounts of grain out of western Canada for the ninth month in a row. Read about our November results here: #WestCdnAg
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Canadian National
7 years
Port of Churchill closed for the 2017-2018 crop. CN working with customers to fill the supply chain gap at different terminals it serves.
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Canadian National
6 years
CN is investing approximately $315 million to expand and strengthen #Ontario ’s rail infrastructure in 2018. Learn more: #CNInvestingForTheLongHaul #LongHaul
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Canadian National
3 years
CN’s new tribute locomotives pay homage to veterans and active military men and women across North America who live and work in the communities our trains pass through every day. Stay tuned as they make their debut on our main line in the coming days!
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Canadian National
4 years
CN Shatters Grain Record by Delivering Biggest Month Ever: Record comes as company prepares to receive new grain hopper cars sooner than planned Read more:
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Canadian National
10 months
After the devastating storms in Nova Scotia wiped out our mainline near Truro, our Engineering teams, with the support of Chief Gloade and the Millbrook First Nation community, worked around the clock to get the economy rolling again. Thank you to everyone involved!
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Canadian National
1 year
CN, UP, and GMXT Announce New Transformational Mexico-US-Canada Intermodal Service
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Canadian National
5 months
CN to Acquire Iowa Northern Railway: Acquisition Will Provide Options for Shipping to and from Iowa Learn more:
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Canadian National
5 years
On June 6, 1919, after five rail companies were merged and nationalized, we emerged as the largest railway in North America at the time. We’ve only gotten bigger since. Today, CN turns 100 years old. #CN100
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Canadian National
1 year
From our CN family to yours, we wish you a safe and happy New Year full of health and happiness.
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Canadian National
6 years
Southeast of Melville SK, the CN team is preparing the ground for a new section of double track to enhance network capacity. #WestCdnAg
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Canadian National
6 years
The CN Board of Directors has announced the appointment of Jean-Jacques Ruest as President and Chief Executive Officer of CN effective immediately. He has also been appointed to CN’s Board of Directors. Congratulations JJ! Read more:
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Canadian National
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From our CN family to yours, we wish you a safe, merry and bright holiday season.
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Canadian National
5 years
The @CNRailway team visited the construction site of @GrainsConnectCA 's new facility in Huxley, AB. This will be the fourth GrainsConnect elevator on CN's line. We are proudly already serving sites in Maymont, Reford, and Vegreville. Read more: #WestCdnAg
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@CNRailway
Canadian National
6 years
We’re acquiring new boxcars, centrebeams, hoppers, locomotives, and hundreds of new train crew members, all while investing record amounts in new trade-enabling infrastructure to better serve our customers now and in the years to come. #MondayMotivation
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Canadian National
4 years
CN Adds 50 Additional Zero-Emission Electric Trucks for Intermodal Use to its Order from The Lion Electric Co.:
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Canadian National
7 years
First new GrainsConnect Canada car rolls off production line @ National Steel Car in Hamilton. The 1st step to a world class supply chain.
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Canadian National
2 years
Today, CN salutes the brave Canadians and Americans who served their countries. In their honour, railroaders in our yards, shops, and offices will pause for a moment of silence, while train crews on our main line will ring the engine bell. #LestWeForget #CanadaRemembers
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Canadian National
6 years
We are hiring hundreds of new train crew members. Meet another graduating class of conductors! #WestCdnAg
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Canadian National
6 years
Digging out from last week’s record snowfall in Northern BC. Trains are moving!
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Canadian National
3 years
From our CN family to yours, Happy New Year! Wishing you health and happiness in the year to come.
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Canadian National
6 years
The first of the new 200 Evolution™ Series locomotives CN ordered from @GETRANSPORT in 2017 is heading into service, part of our investment for the long haul.
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@CNRailway
Canadian National
6 years
CN continues to grow our fleet to meet the needs of our forest product customers. Read more here:
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Canadian National
5 years
CN moved 2.5 MMT of #grain from western Canada in December. Best December in CN’s history, 5th best ever single month overall, double the level of 10 years ago. Great supply chain collaboration from country elevator to port. #WestCdnAg
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Canadian National
3 years
New Record Grain Movement Announces Strong Start to 2021: CN Sets New Grain Record for January, Marking 11 Consecutive Months of Records Read more here:
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Canadian National
3 years
CN is proud to be a part of moving history by providing the track infrastructure required to support moving this 115 year old, 75-ton steam locomotive to its new home at the Middleton Railway Museum in Middleton, NS.
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@CNRailway
Canadian National
11 months
This Pride month CN is proud to partner with @Maersk on spreading positive messages of diversity, equity, and inclusion as we move their rainbow container from our terminal in Montreal across our network. Be sure to follow the #rainbowcontainer 's journey and Happy Pride ! 🏳️‍🌈
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Canadian National
3 years
CN Sets Grain Movement Record for Twelve Consecutive Months: Company continues to move grain safely and at a record pace despite Arctic temperatures Read more: #WestCdnAg
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Canadian National
4 years
CN’s railroaders are determined to keep the goods North-Americans need moving. CN is proud that the cumulative total of all Canadian tonnage moved by CN for the 2019-2020 crop year has reached 21.55 MMT so far with 20.7 MMT coming from Western Canada.
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Canadian National
6 years
CN locomotive engineers in Canada ratify new contract. Read more here:
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Canadian National
5 years
Take a sneak peak at CN’s new hoppers in action at @ViterraCanada 's Vegreville, AB facility. These cars manufactured by @NSteelCar have a modern design allowing each car to carry 15% more #grain . CN is committed to investing to meet the growing needs of CDN farmers. #WestCdnAg
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Canadian National
3 years
ICYMI CN set a new record for the movement of Canadian grain and processed grain products via carload with over 31 million metric tonnes (“MMT”) moved during the 2020-2021 crop year. Read more: #WestCdnAg
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Canadian National
3 years
CN Sets New Record for Canadian Grain Movement for the Fourteenth Consecutive Month: Investments Made by the Company in Track, Safety-Enhancing Technologies, Locomotives, and Hopper Cars Allows CN to Move Grain Safely and at a Record Pace Read more:
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Canadian National
5 years
CN has shown continued progress in moving western Canadian farmers’ #grain to market during fall peak demand. Over 50% more in weeks 1-20 vs ‘08, in line with % growth in crop size. #WestCdnAg
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Canadian National
4 years
From farm to table, it takes a lot of people to move grain. Thank you farmers, grain companies, elevator staff, and CN railroaders. The final numbers are in and together we set a supply chain record for Canadian movement of #grain ! Read more: #WestCdnAg
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Canadian National
4 years
CN: Ready for Recovery:
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Canadian National
6 months
Each November 11, we pay tribute to our fellow Canadians and Americans who have served and sacrificed for their countries. In their honour today, we will pause for our annual moment of silence and ring our engine bells on the main line. 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 #VeteransDay #RemembranceDay
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Canadian National
3 years
It's official: CN and KCS have entered into a definitive merger agreement to create the premier railway for the 21st century. See more about the agreement and important info: #ConnectedContinent
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Canadian National
5 years
Congratulations to @ViterraCanada on today's grand opening of their state-of-the-art facilities in Vegreville. #WestCdnAg
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Canadian National
2 years
CN Announces Appointment of Tracy Robinson as President and Chief Executive Officer. Learn more:
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Canadian National
6 years
Hunter was a giant of the railway industry for decades and a transformative figure at CN. On behalf of Hunter’s friends and former colleagues at CN, we’d like to offer our deepest condolences to Jeannie and the entire Harrison family. Our thoughts and prayers are with them.
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Canadian National
4 years
CN Grain Movement: Seven Months of Record Movement in a Row Read more: #WestCdnAg
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Canadian National
5 years
CN moved 2.5 MMT of #grain from western Canada in December. Best December for grain in CN’s history, 5th best ever month overall. Great supply chain collaboration from country elevator to port. #WestCdnAg
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Canadian National
5 years
CN moved over 3MM tons of Canadian grain in November which is the best month in our history. Great supply chain collaboration from country elevator to port terminals. #WestCdnAg
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@CNRailway
Canadian National
4 years
Episode 75 of CN's Grain Insight podcast is now available. Listen for an update on CN’s grain results for March along with an overview of the Canadian wheat and durum milling industry and related supply chain:
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Canadian National
4 years
If you eat it, drive it, or use it, chances are we move it! #MondayMotivation
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Canadian National
5 years
21 out of the 30 grain elevators announced in Canada since 2015 will be exclusively served by CN. CN continues to invest in growing capacity in Western Canada as part of our commitment to efficiently moving Canadian grain to market! #WestCdnAg
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Canadian National
3 years
Thank you to our ONE Team of essential railroaders who have been working throughout the pandemic to delivery the goods our communities consume every day. #MondayMotivation
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Canadian National
4 years
CN to Purchase 1,500 New Hopper Railcars in North America to Encourage Economic Recovery and Expand Grain Export. Read more: #westcdnag
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Canadian National
5 years
As part of its commitment to enable the growth of Canadian natural resources supply chains, we are pleased to announce that we have published our 2019-2020 Grain Plan and established a CN Agricultural Advisory Council. Learn more here: #grain #westcdnag
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Canadian National
4 years
Congratulations, Fiona, on your historic appointment! We know you'll do a wonderful job.
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RAC
4 years
Our Board of Directors has elected Fiona Murray, VP of Public & Gov't Affairs at @CNRailway , as its Chairperson! Fiona is the first female Board Chair in our 103-year history & her experience in the industry will be an incredible asset to our organization
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Canadian National
4 years
The latest propane train has arrived. CN thanks our Alberta propane customers, our local customers LGP energy / Propane Levac, our supply chain partners and the Member of Parliament from Glengarry-Prescott-Russell for their leadership role in addressing Quebec's surge in demand.
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Canadian National
7 years
Great progress at the GrainsConnect terminal site in Reford, SK. First unit train will be ready to roll through in 2018! #WestCdnAg
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Canadian National
6 years
In the first 6 weeks of 2018, 75% of days have had cold so severe that we’ve needed to run shorter trains on significant portions of CN’s network. #WestCdnAg
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Canadian National
5 years
CN total tonnage of grain moved out of Western Canada in April was a record 2.72 MMT, compared to 2.56 MMT during April 2018 and the three-year average of 2.23 MMT #WestCdnAg
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Canadian National
7 years
338 K tonnes of grain shipped from Western Canada last week. Crop-to-date nearly 21.5 MMT shipped, 7% more than the 3-yr average. #WestCdnAg
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Canadian National
4 years
The CN 2019/20 CN Crop Year in Review is now available. Read the report: #WestCdnAg
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Canadian National
6 years
Podcast: CN Executive Vice President Sean Finn discusses the plan to move this year’s crop to market. Listen here: #WestCdnAg
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Canadian National
4 years
Listen to the latest Grain Insight podcast for an overview of CN’s April results and to learn about some of the complexities of the West Coast grain supply chain:
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Canadian National
6 years
One more graduating class of conductors! We are hiring hundreds of new train crew members. Join the team!  #WestCdnAg
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Canadian National
6 years
40 locomotives added over the past week, another 60 on the way before year end. #WestCdnAg
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Canadian National
6 years
Meet another graduating class of conductors! We are hiring hundreds of new train crew members. Join the team!  #WestCdnAg
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Canadian National
5 years
CN shipped a record amount of western Canadian grain in the month of January, totalling 2.23 MMT moved last month. #WestCdnAg
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Canadian National
5 years
The CN team was pleased to be on site to celebrate the grand opening of Viterra Vegreville with our valued partners at @ViterraCanada .
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Canadian National
6 years
CN orders 60 more locomotives from GE Transportation. Read more:
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Canadian National
2 years
A very warm welcome to Tracy Robinson on her first day as our new President and CEO. Welcome aboard, Tracy!
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Canadian National
6 years
Best April in CN history for Canadian Grain including 2nd best month ever for tons moved, and third best for cars. #WestCdnAg
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Canadian National
3 years
Today is #CdnAgDay and CN is celebrating all the hardworking farmers and employees of the agricultural industry who grow, move, and process the food we enjoy! Thank you to all our essential ag supply chain partners.
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@CNRailway
Canadian National
6 years
First unit train from the newly opened @GrainsConnectCanada state-of-the-art terminal in Maymont, Sask. #WestCdnAg
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@CNRailway
Canadian National
1 year
On behalf of our CN family, best wishes for a safe and warm holiday.
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@CNRailway
Canadian National
3 years
Canadian National’s proposal to combine with Kansas City Southern will deliver superior value as the premier railway for the 21st century. See important info at
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Canadian National
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Canadian National
4 years
CN's logo was created by Allan Fleming in 1959. Fleming was a renowned graphic designer and the logo has been hailed as a perfect representation of the CN brand. #CN100 #ThrowbackThursday
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Canadian National
6 years
We are making solid progress in restoring service. Over 2.7MMT moved in March; 2nd best March for cars and tons. #WestCdnAg
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Canadian National
3 years
This week’s podcast reviews how CN has expanded network capacity since 1995, along with reviewing CN’s grain results for the month of December 2020. Listen now: #WestCdnAg
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@CNRailway
Canadian National
4 years
CN and Conductors Reach Tentative Agreement Tentative agreement ends strike
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Canadian National
4 years
The winner of this month's Calendar Contest is Tim Stevens. Tim, a Rail Lubricator Maintainer, took this photo in Fitzwilliam, British Columbia.
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Canadian National
6 years
Building Future Capacity – New Tracks between Edmonton & Winnipeg including 5 stretches of double track along CN’s mainline across the Prairies. #WestCdnAg
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@CNRailway
Canadian National
4 years
CN has always played a key role in the North American economy as a critical part of global supply chains, and CN takes this responsibility very seriously.
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Canadian National
7 years
Wishing all the farmers out there a successful #plant2017 . #WestCdnAg #agmorethanever #crop17 #harvest17
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@CNRailway
Canadian National
5 years
Through mid-June, the pace of CN’s Prairie grain shipments in’18-19 is 750K tonnes ahead of the previous record pace set in ‘16-17. With more horsepower, investments, people, and capacity, CN is moving more grain on a more efficient network. #WestCdnAg #grain
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Canadian National
3 years
Safety is a core value at CN and we are proud to promote farm safety with @planfarmsafety as part of #BeGrainSafe Week!
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@CNRailway
Canadian National
4 years
This week’s episode of CN's Grain Insight podcast takes a look at how the North American fertilizer industry has evolved in the past few decades along with changes in rail shipment patterns. Listen now:
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@CNRailway
Canadian National
7 years
Wishing all the farmers out there a successful #harvest2017 . #WestCdnAg #agmorethanever #harvest17
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Canadian National
4 years
This week the Transportation Team at Scotford Yard safely gathered to celebrate 1 Year Injury Free.
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Canadian National
4 years
At CN, we #MoveWhatMatters . Every day, CN railroaders are working to get essential goods like agri-food products to market. Fresh product, grains for baking and legumes are among the goods that travel by train.
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Canadian National
6 years
Last week we completed a 10-mile section of new double-track between Cana, SK and Waldron, SK. #CNInvestingforthelonghaul #saskatchewan
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@CNRailway
Canadian National
5 years
In this episode of CN's Grain Insight podcast, we take a look at harvest progress to-date along with harvest outlook and crop quality impacts with Bruce Burnett from MarketsFarm. Listen here: #WestCdnAg
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Canadian National
6 years
To meet the growing demand of our forest products customers we are growing our fleet. We acquired an additional 350 centrebeam cars and 350 boxcars and additionally leased 350 centrebeams and 100 boxcars.
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