north america’s railroad the van horne institute calgary chamber of commerce october 20, 2005
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North America’s RailroadNorth America’s Railroad
The Van Horne Institute Calgary Chamber of Commerce
October 20, 2005
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The Canadian Chamber of Commerce
The Voice of Canadian Business
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North America’s Railroad
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CN Network — 1995
Traffic flows mainly between Eastern and Western
Canada
Prince Rupert
Vancouver
Edmonton
Winnipeg
Halifax
Chicago
Calgary
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CN Network — 1999
Prince Rupert
Vancouver
Edmonton
Winnipeg
Halifax
Acquisition of Illinois Central
Jackson
Memphis
New Orleans
Chicago
Calgary
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CN Network — 1999
Prince Rupert
Vancouver
Edmonton
Winnipeg
Halifax
Strategic Alliance with Kansas City
Southern and Transportacion
Ferroviaria Mexicana
Shreveport
Kansas City
Laredo
Jackson
Memphis
New Orleans
Chicago
Calgary
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CN Network — 2001
Acquisition of Wisconsin Central
Prince Rupert
Vancouver
Edmonton
Winnipeg
Halifax
Chicago
Jackson
Memphis
New Orleans
Shreveport
Kansas City
Laredo
Calgary
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CN Network — Recent Developments
Vancouver
Edmonton
Winnipeg
Halifax
Chicago
Jackson
Memphis
New Orleans
Shreveport
Kansas City
Laredo
Acquisition of Great Lakes Fleet
and BC Rail
Calgary
Prince Rupert
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CN Today — A “3-Coast” Network
CN is North America’s Railroad
Vancouver
Edmonton
Winnipeg
Halifax
Chicago
Jackson
Memphis
New Orleans
Shreveport
Kansas City
Laredo
Calgary
Prince Rupert
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Market Capitalization
CN IPO - November 1995
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UP CN BNSF NS CSX
September 2005
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UP CN BNSF NS CSX CP
(Cdn $ billion)
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This is Excellence
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This is the Competition
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This is our Capacity
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This is the Engine
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A Culture of Precision
Challenge everything and improve it!
A Simple and Powerful Game Plan
“Success Breeds
Success”
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Rail Safety: Investing in our Network
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Lake Wabamun, Alberta
Major incident
Within days…
– 80,000 feet of booms
– 400+ spill-trained contract workers
– Specialized equipment, e.g. skimmers
– World-renowned experts
– CN Wildlife Recovery Centre
Excellent progress on clean-up; more in the spring
CN-led and coordinated response
Good cooperation
CN is committed!
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What’s Next?
CN in China and Asia:
– Beijing
– Shanghai
– Hong Kong
– Taipei
– Tokyo
– Seoul
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Prince Rupert
Ready for the future
Excellent natural harbour
Can handle the largest container ships
Closest North American port to China: an extra round-trip voyage every year
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North America’s Railroad
www.cn.ca