| Business Summary | | Canadian
National
Railway
Company
(CN)
operates
in
the
North
American
rail
industry.
At
December
31,
1999,
CN
operated
approximately
15,800
route-miles
of
track
in
eight
Canadian
provinces
and
14
of
the
United
States,
with
principal
routes
to
every
major
metropolitan
area
in
Canada
and
to
the
major
United
States
rail
hubs
of
Buffalo,
Detroit,
Duluth/Superior,
Wisconsin,
Chicago,
St.
Louis,
Memphis,
New
Orleans
and
Baton
Rouge.
CN
is
North
America's
only
transcontinental
railroad,
and
Canada's
largest
railroad,
serving
all
five
major
Canadian
ports
on
the
Atlantic
and
Pacific
oceans
and
the
Great
Lakes
as
well
as
New
Orleans
on
the
Gulf
of
Mexico.
CN's
freight
revenues
are
derived
from
the
movement
of
a
balanced
and
diversified
mix
of
commodities
and
products.
Approximately
45%
of
CN's
1999
freight
revenues
are
attributable
to
Canadian
and
United
States
domestic
traffic
and
31%
to
cross-border
traffic.
The
remaining
24%
of
revenues
are
derived
from
import
and
export
traffic. | More
from
Market Guide: Expanded
Business Description |
| Financial Summary | | Canadian
National
Railway
operates
one
of
Canada's
railroad
systems,
serving
the
major
cities,
ports
and
natural
resource
regions
in
Canada,
with
connections
to
most
major
U.S.
railroads.
For
the
six
months
ended
6/30/01,
revenues
rose
3%
to
C$2.79
billion.
Net
income
rose
2%
to
C$492
million.
Revenues
reflect
the
growth
in
Automotive,
Intermodal,
Grain
and
Fertilizers
segments.
Earnings
were
partially
offset
by
the
inclusion
of
a
C$98
million
special
charge. | More
from
Market Guide: Significant
Developments |
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| Position | Paul Tellier | Pres
and CEO | Claude Mongeau | Exec.
VP, CFO | E. Hunter Harrison | Exec.
VP and COO | James Foote | Exec.
VP of Sales and Marketing | Jeffrey Ward | Exec.
VP, Strategic Planning |
| More
from
Market Guide on Officers & Directors: Expanded
List, Bios,
Compensation,
Options
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