Canadian National
@CNRailway
Followers
23K
Following
7K
Media
5K
Statuses
8K
CN is a North American transportation and logistics leader. | Suivez-nous en français @CN_CommFR
North America|Amérique du Nord
Joined November 2016
CN announces order of 1,150 new generation, high-capacity, grain hopper cars from National Steel Car Ltd. of Hamilton, ON:
15
114
656
CN Publishes 2020-2021 Winter Plan: Plan Focuses on Supporting Supply Chain, Safety, and Recovery.Read more:
25
78
518
CN to purchase 350 lumber cars from @NSteelCar to meet growing demand in forest products business creating 250 jobs in #HamOnt. Read more here:
7
104
282
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:
12
32
221
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
22
44
210
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:
10
26
215
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
19
52
194
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.
8
37
194
Wishing you a safe, merry, and bright holiday season from our CN family to yours! 🎄✨🚂
8
30
197
Proud to celebrate the official opening of the protective enclosure for the CN 2747 locomotive in Rotary Park, Winnipeg! Built in 1926 at CN Transcona Shops, this historic locomotive was the first steam locomotive to be built in Western Canada.
1
28
166
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
14
28
161
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
7
68
156
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:
12
42
148
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
8
24
148
Port of Churchill closed for the 2017-2018 crop. CN working with customers to fill the supply chain gap at different terminals it serves.
18
129
140
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!
5
31
136
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:
9
21
126
CN is investing approximately $315 million to expand and strengthen #Ontario’s rail infrastructure in 2018. Learn more: #CNInvestingForTheLongHaul #LongHaul
3
58
141
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!
11
19
138
CN, UP, and GMXT Announce New Transformational Mexico-US-Canada Intermodal Service.
12
31
134
CN to Acquire Iowa Northern Railway: Acquisition Will Provide Options for Shipping to and from Iowa. Learn more:
5
15
129
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
8
45
122
We are proud to announce the launch of our new medium horsepower hybrid electric locomotive, a pilot project developed in collaboration with Knoxville Locomotive Works to move towards more modern and sustainable railyard operations. 🍃. More information:
7
22
121
From our CN family to yours, we wish you a safe and happy New Year full of health and happiness.
6
12
114
Southeast of Melville SK, the CN team is preparing the ground for a new section of double track to enhance network capacity. #WestCdnAg
9
34
107
From our CN family to yours, we wish you a safe, merry and bright holiday season.
1
19
110
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
2
19
109
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:
7
39
108
CN Adds 50 Additional Zero-Emission Electric Trucks for Intermodal Use to its Order from The Lion Electric Co.:
4
21
100
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
3
34
103
First new GrainsConnect Canada car rolls off production line @ National Steel Car in Hamilton. The 1st step to a world class supply chain.
6
46
108
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
1
17
102
We are hiring hundreds of new train crew members. Meet another graduating class of conductors! .#WestCdnAg
14
42
102
Digging out from last week’s record snowfall in Northern BC. Trains are moving!
2
52
98
From our CN family to yours, Happy New Year! Wishing you health and happiness in the year to come.
2
12
100
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 ! 🏳️🌈
13
14
95
CN powers the economy, and our activities support roughly 100,000 jobs in Canada. The government has the power to prevent a labour disruption. We urge it to act in the interest of all Canadians. Learn more about CN’s four offers to the TCRC:
82
49
97
CN continues to grow our fleet to meet the needs of our forest product customers. Read more here:
4
18
94
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
11
28
92
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.
2
11
93
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:
14
20
93
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.
4
36
90
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
7
14
84
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.
7
11
84
CN locomotive engineers in Canada ratify new contract. Read more here:
2
24
84
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
6
33
87
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:
5
16
81
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
10
8
86
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
6
13
79
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
1
18
85
Congratulations to @ViterraCanada on today's grand opening of their state-of-the-art facilities in Vegreville. #WestCdnAg
0
12
74
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
3
18
76
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
5
16
81
CN Announces Appointment of Tracy Robinson as President and Chief Executive Officer. Learn more:
6
21
77
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:
4
8
76
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
1
18
81
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
1
15
75
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.
2
42
81
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
5
10
77
At CN, we're celebrating Pride Month! Thanks to our Pride ERG and their allies who came together across the network to raise Pride Progress flags 🏳️🌈 in honour of the 2SLGBTQ+ community.
5
14
76
CN to Purchase 1,500 New Hopper Railcars in North America to Encourage Economic Recovery and Expand Grain Export. Read more: #westcdnag
3
28
81
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
5
21
78
Congratulations, Fiona, on your historic appointment! We know you'll do a wonderful job.
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.
5
14
78
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
6
18
78
Great progress at the GrainsConnect terminal site in Reford, SK. First unit train will be ready to roll through in 2018! .#WestCdnAg
0
17
76
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.
3
22
76
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
16
49
67
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
4
31
73
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
6
17
74
Podcast: CN Executive Vice President Sean Finn discusses the plan to move this year’s crop to market. Listen here: #WestCdnAg
4
25
74
One more graduating class of conductors! We are hiring hundreds of new train crew members. Join the team! #WestCdnAg
4
24
67
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:
9
9
67
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.
1
16
68
Meet another graduating class of conductors! We are hiring hundreds of new train crew members. Join the team! .#WestCdnAg
7
14
64
Best April in CN history for Canadian Grain including 2nd best month ever for tons moved, and third best for cars. #WestCdnAg
13
23
63
CN shipped a record amount of western Canadian grain in the month of January, totalling 2.23 MMT moved last month. #WestCdnAg
8
9
59
A very warm welcome to Tracy Robinson on her first day as our new President and CEO. Welcome aboard, Tracy!
3
11
68
The CN team was pleased to be on site to celebrate the grand opening of Viterra Vegreville with our valued partners at @ViterraCanada.
4
9
61
First unit train from the newly opened @GrainsConnectCanada state-of-the-art terminal in Maymont, Sask. #WestCdnAg
3
27
63
CN orders 60 more locomotives from GE Transportation. Read more:
1
23
64
On behalf of our CN family, best wishes for a safe and warm holiday.
7
10
61
We are making solid progress in restoring service. Over 2.7MMT moved in March; 2nd best March for cars and tons. #WestCdnAg
8
31
61
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
7
17
62
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
5
15
61
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.
0
22
62
The winner of this month's Calendar Contest is Tim Stevens. Tim, a Rail Lubricator Maintainer, took this photo in Fitzwilliam, British Columbia.
0
12
59
June is Pride Month! CN celebrates diversity and inclusivity, standing with the 2SLGBTQ+ community. Together, we can build a world where everyone feels safe and celebrated for who they are. 🏳️🌈 #PrideMonth #CNForAll
9
11
60
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
6
8
63
Building Future Capacity – New Tracks between Edmonton & Winnipeg including 5 stretches of double track along CN’s mainline across the Prairies. #WestCdnAg
2
14
58
CN and Conductors Reach Tentative Agreement. Tentative agreement ends strike.
2
23
61
Wishing all the farmers out there a successful #plant2017. #WestCdnAg #agmorethanever #crop17 #harvest17
3
23
58
Safety is a core value at CN and we are proud to promote farm safety with @planfarmsafety as part of #BeGrainSafe Week!
5
8
55
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
7
10
54
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
4
16
55