SASKATOON — CN said its Scheduled Potash Service has increased supply chain efficiencies for producers in Western Canada and provided them quicker access to markets.

HOMEWOOD, Ill. — With trespassing incidents and fatalities on the rise in the United States, CN is marking Rail Safety Week from May 2 to May 8, 2011, with a public awareness campaign that stresses the deadly risks of trespassing on railroad tracks and property.

MONTREAL — CN has teamed up with the Canadian Red Cross to recruit and train corporate employees as disaster volunteers to help the agency respond to natural disasters.
With a contribution of C$450,000, CN becomes a national sponsor of the Ready When the Time Comes (RWTC) natural disaster preparedness program.
RWTC is a workplace volunteer program in [...]

MONTREAL — CN has teamed up with the Canadian Red Cross to recruit and train corporate employees as disaster volunteers to help the agency respond to natural disasters.
With a contribution of C$450,000, CN becomes a national sponsor of the Ready When the Time Comes (RWTC) natural disaster preparedness program.
RWTC is a workplace volunteer program in [...]

HOMEWOOD, Ill. — CN Police are launching their SEE IT? REPORT IT! You Could Save a Life public awareness campaign. The police force is asking the public to help save lives by calling CN Police at 1-800-465-9239 whenever they witness unsafe behavior on railroad property.

MONTREAL — CN reported its financial and operating results for the first quarter ended March 31.

MONTREAL — CN said its Board of Directors has approved a second-quarter 2011 dividend on the Company’s common shares outstanding. A quarterly dividend of 32.5 cents per common share will be paid on June 30, 2011, to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 9.

MONTREAL — CN has issued its third sustainability report, Delivering Responsibly. This report highlights CN’s strategy, programs and achievements in the areas of governance practices, safety initiatives, human resources management, community involvement and environmental sustainability.

CHICAGO — CN has reached an agreement with the City of Joliet, Ill. — the largest of the communities along the arc of the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway Company (EJ&E) with which CN has a voluntary mitigation agreement (VMA) — to fund construction of a grade-crossing bypass that will improve vehicular traffic flows and enhance rail safety in the city’s Forest Park area.

CHICAGO — CN has reached a voluntary mitigation agreement (VMA) with the Village of Wayne, Ill., located approximately 33 miles northwest of downtown Chicago, regarding its acquisition of the Elgin, Jolietand Eastern Railway Company (EJ&E).