- Janet Drysdale to address the 19th Annual Wolfe Research Global Transportation & Industrials Conference on May 21
May 13, 2026
Canadian National Railway Company
MONTREAL, May 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Janet Drysdale, Executive Vice-President and Chief Commercial Officer of CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI), will address the 19th Annual Wolfe Research Global Transportation & Industrials Conference on May 21, 2026, starting at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time (ET).
CN will provide a live webcast via the Investors section of its website at www.cn.ca/investors. A replay of the webcast will be available following the event.
About CN
CN powers the economy by safely transporting more than 300 million tons of natural resources, manufactured products, and finished goods throughout North America every year for its customers. With its nearly 20,000-mile rail network and related transportation services, CN connects Canada’s Eastern and Western coasts with the U.S. Midwest and the U.S. Gulf Coast, contributing to sustainable trade and the prosperity of the communities in which it operates since 1919.
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- Canadian National Railway to Add Five New Sites, Re-Certify Six U..S Locations
May 11, 2026
Canadian National Railway (CNR.TO, CNI) said Monday it will add five new industrial sites and re-cer
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- CN Expands Certified Rail-Ready Site Program with New Industrial Development Opportunities
May 11, 2026
Canadian National Railway Company
MONTREAL, May 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI) today announced that it will be adding five new industrial development sites to its Certified Rail-Ready Sites program, and re-certifying six of its existing U.S sites across the Company’s network.
These eleven sites will be certified through CN’s new partnership with the Site Selectors Guild’s REDI Sites program, an industry-recognized certification framework designed to bring greater rigor, consistency, and credibility to industrial site readiness.
“Industrial development decisions require speed, certainty, and long-term infrastructure confidence. CN’s Certified Rail-Ready Sites program helps businesses move more quickly from site selection to operations by identifying strategic, rail-served locations that are ready for investment and connected to markets across North America.”
- Janet Drysdale, Executive Vice-President and Chief Commercial Officer, CN
“In today’s environment, readiness is a competitive advantage. CN is leaning into that by advancing sites through the REDI Sites designation process, bringing greater rigor, consistency, and credibility to how its portfolio is positioned. Companies want clear information and fewer surprises, and REDI’s independent review helps deliver that confidence.”
- Didi Caldwell, President & CEO, Global Location Strategies and REDI Sites Board Chair.
CN’s Certified Rail-Ready Sites program identifies and pre-qualifies strategic industrial locations with direct access to CN’s network. Sites are evaluated based on key criteria, including zoning, environmental considerations, utility availability, and transportation infrastructure, helping reduce development risk and accelerate project timelines for businesses and investors. CN also works with qualified consulting and engineering firms to support the certification process and strengthen site marketing efforts.
The five new sites submitted for certification include:
Michigan AMD, Genesee County, MI – 1,400 acres Buick City – RACER Trust, Burton, MI – 55 acres Carbondale Site, Jackson County, IL – 100 acres Leatherman Site, DeSoto County, MS – 190 acres Willow Glen Site, Iberville Parish, LA – 500 acres
The six rail-served sites that will be re-certified include:
Enterprise Park at Fulton, Fulton KY - 53 acres Helena Industrial Complex, Jackson County MS - 46 acres Mattoon Prairie Industrial Park, Coles County IL - 420 acres MEC Smart Park, Cassopolis MI - 70 acres NW TN Regional, Obion County TN - 296 acres Rialto Industrial Park, Covington TN - 146 acres
CN’s Certified Rail-Ready Sites are strategically located across key industrial regions in Canada and the United States and are supported by CN’s broader network of transload and distribution facilities, helping connect businesses to markets across North America.
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About CN
CN powers the economy by safely transporting more than 300 million tons of natural resources, manufactured products, and finished goods throughout North America every year for its customers. With its nearly 20,000-mile rail network and related transportation services, CN connects Canada’s Eastern and Western coasts with the U.S. Midwest and the U.S. Gulf Coast, contributing to sustainable trade and the prosperity of the communities in which it operates since 1919.
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- CN Rail Urges STB to Reject Proposed Union Pacific, Northern Southern Amended Merger Application
May 11, 2026
Canadian National Rail (CNR.TO), down 1.2% on last look, is urging the Surface Transportation Board
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- CN Submits Comments to STB on Completeness of UP-NS Amended Merger Application
May 11, 2026
Canadian National Railway Company
MONTREAL, May 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI) filed comments with the Surface Transportation Board (STB) demonstrating that the amended merger application submitted by Union Pacific (UP) and Norfolk Southern (NS) still fails to meet the Board’s requirements and thus remains incomplete. CN is urging the Board to reject the amended application.
CN’s filing shows that the amended application continues to omit required information regulators and stakeholders need to meaningfully assess the competitive and operational impacts of this major proposed merger. Of the three independent deficiencies the Board identified in rejecting Applicants’ first application in January 2026, the amended application meaningfully addresses only one — providing the complete Merger Agreement — while failing to remedy the other two. Applicants still have not offered meaningful competitive enhancements, falling far short of the STB’s higher burden for Class I mergers to enhance competition and meet the public interest standard.
More specifically, the Amended Application still fails to provide:
Complete competition analyses required by STB regulations; Consistent market share information across the Amended Application; Accurate identification of points that would go from two Class I options to one, or from three Class I options to two; Analyses of downstream competitive impacts from future potential rail consolidation; and A significant transaction application for control of the Terminal Railroad Association of St. Louis (TRRA).
Finally, CN highlighted the insufficiency of the Applicants’ proposed Committed Gateway Pricing (CGP) program — the sole alleged enhancement to competition. This temporary and highly limited program applies to less than one percent of U.S. rail traffic. CGP excludes major categories of traffic, including finished vehicles, intermodal shipments, unit trains, and all customers currently served by CN, CPKC, and most short lines. According to Applicants’ own expert and modeling, CGP will actually harm many shippers. Importantly, many shippers would face increases in rail shipping costs due to the CGP program, as shown in the state maps submitted with CN’s comments.
“In January, the Board gave Applicants a clear roadmap: fix three specific deficiencies and take the opportunity to improve your application. Instead of doing the work, Applicants addressed only one of three — and ignored the Board’s invitation to meaningfully improve their application altogether. Rather than provide the required competition analyses, they recycled the same flawed approach the Board already rejected. Rather than submit the required TRRA application, they deleted their prior filing and offered a vague promise in its place. And rather than propose real competitive enhancements, they doubled down on a pricing program that will harm more shippers than it helps as shown by their own expert’s study. This is not a serious effort to comply with the Board’s requirements — it is a disregard for the process and for the stakeholders who depend on it.”
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— Olivier Chouc, Executive Vice-President and Chief Legal Officer, CN
CN appreciates the STB’s commitment to conduct a thorough and fair review in this proceeding to protect rail competition, support affordable transportation options for shippers, and strengthen the resiliency of North American supply chains. CN remains confident the Board will hold Applicants to the standards required by the Board’s regulations and to reject this incomplete application.
CN Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements by CN included in this news release constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and under Canadian securities laws. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. CN cautions that its assumptions may not materialize and that current economic conditions render such assumptions, although reasonable at the time they were made, subject to greater uncertainty. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of terminology such as “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “assumes,” “outlook,” “plans,” “targets,” or other similar words. Forward-looking statements reflect information as of the date on which they are made. CN assumes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect future events, changes in circumstances, or changes in beliefs, unless required by applicable securities laws. In the event CN does update any forward-looking statement, no inference should be made that CN will make additional updates with respect to that statement, related matters, or any other forward-looking statement.
About CN
CN powers the economy by safely transporting more than 300 million tons of natural resources, manufactured products, and finished goods throughout North America every year for its customers. With its nearly 20,000-mile rail network and related transportation services, CN connects Canada’s Eastern and Western coasts with the U.S. Midwest and the U.S. Gulf Coast, contributing to sustainable trade and the prosperity of the communities in which it operates since 1919.
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- CN Announces US$750 Million Debt Offering
May 8, 2026
Canadian National Railway Company
MONTREAL, May 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI) today announced a public debt offering of US$750 million comprised of US$300 million aggregate principal amount of 4.350% Notes due 2029 and US$450 million aggregate principal amount of 4.950% Notes due 2036. CN expects to close the offering on May 12, 2026, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
CN plans to use the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes, including the repayment of commercial paper.
The debt offering is being made in the United States under an effective shelf registration statement dated April 29, 2026.
The joint bookrunners of the debt offering are: J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC and SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc.
A copy of the prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus for the offering may be obtained by contacting: J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, c/o Broadridge Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, New York, NY, 11717, Telephone 1-212-834-4533, Email: prospectus-eq_fi@jpmchase.com or postsalemanualrequests@broadridge.com; RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Brookfield Place, 200 Vesey Street, 8th Floor, New York, New York 10281, Attn: DCM Transaction Management, Telephone: 212-618-7706, Email: TMGUS@rbccm.com; or SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., 277 Park Avenue, Attn: Debt Capital Markets, New York, NY 10172, Telephone: 888-868-6856, Email: Prospectus@smbcnikko-si.com.
This news release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities, nor will there be any sale of these securities, in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
About CN
CN powers the economy by safely transporting more than 300 million tons of natural resources, manufactured products, and finished goods throughout North America every year for its customers. With its nearly 20,000-mile rail network and related transportation services, CN connects Canada’s Eastern and Western coasts with the U.S. Midwest and the U.S. Gulf Coast, contributing to sustainable trade and the prosperity of the communities in which it operates since 1919.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements included in this news release constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and under Canadian securities laws, relating, but not limited to, statements relating to potential debt refinancing as well as with respect to the timing and completion of the proposed debt offering, which is subject to customary termination rights and closing conditions. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions. CN cautions that its assumptions may not materialize and that current economic conditions render such assumptions, although reasonable at the time they were made, subject to greater uncertainty. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of terminology such as “believes”, “expects”, “anticipates”, “assumes”, “outlook”, “plans”, “targets,” “goals” or other similar words.
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Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause actual results, performance or achievements of CN to be materially different from the outlook or any future results, performance or achievements implied by such statements. Accordingly, readers are advised not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Important risk factors that could affect the forward-looking statements in this news release include, but are not limited to, general economic and business conditions, including factors impacting global supply chains such as pandemics and geopolitical conflicts and tensions; trade restrictions, trade barriers, or the imposition of tariffs or other changes to international trade arrangements; industry competition; inflation, currency and interest rate fluctuations; changes in fuel prices; legislative and/or regulatory developments; compliance with environmental laws and regulations; actions by regulators; increases in maintenance and operating costs; security threats; reliance on technology and related cybersecurity risk; transportation of hazardous materials; various events which could disrupt operations, including illegal blockades of rail networks, and natural events such as severe weather, droughts, fires, floods and earthquakes; climate change; labor negotiations and disruptions; environmental claims; uncertainties of investigations, proceedings and other types of claims and litigation; risks and liabilities arising from derailments; timing and completion of capital programs; the availability of and cost competitiveness of renewable fuels and the development of new locomotive propulsion technology; reputational risks; supplier concentration; pension funding requirements and volatility; and other risks detailed from time to time in reports filed by CN with securities regulators in Canada and the United States. Reference should also be made to Management’s Discussion and Analysis in CN’s annual and interim reports, Annual Information Form and Form 40-F, filed with Canadian and U.S. securities regulators and available on CN’s website, for a description of major risk factors relating to CN.
Forward-looking statements reflect information as of the date on which they are made. CN assumes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect future events, changes in circumstances, or changes in beliefs, unless required by applicable securities laws. In the event CN does update any forward-looking statement, no inference should be made that CN will make additional updates with respect to that statement, related matters, or any other forward-looking statement. Information contained on, or accessible through, our website is not incorporated by reference into this news release.
Contacts: Media Investment Community Ashley Michnowski Jamie Lockwood Senior Manager Vice-President Media Relations Investor Relations and Special Projects (438) 596-4329 (514) 399-0052 media@cn.ca investor.relations@cn.ca
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- CN Presents the 2025 Safe Handling Award to 194 Rail Shippers
May 6, 2026
Canadian National Railway Company
MONTREAL, May 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI) today announced the winners of its 2025 Safe Handling Award, recognizing customers who demonstrate excellence in the safe loading and transportation of regulated products by rail.
Recipients are evaluated based on established criteria, including meeting stringent safety requirements.
This recognition reflects CN’s commitment to being the safest provider of transportation services in North America.
“Congratulations to the 2025 recipients for their ongoing dedication to the safe handling of regulated goods that transit along our network. At CN, safety is our core value, and guides everything we do. We thank the 194 shippers for their continued commitment to upholding the highest safety standards.”
– Janet Drysdale, Executive Vice-President and Chief Commercial Officer at CN
“Safety is a shared responsibility, and these awards highlight customers who lead by example with every shipment. Their commitment helps keep our employees safe as well as the communities where we operate. We appreciate their partnership in making safety a daily practice.”
– Buck Rogers, Vice-President Petroleum & Chemicals at CN
The Safe Handling Award is an important part of the Responsible Care® Program, an ongoing performance improvement initiative in which CN is a partner, both in Canada and the U.S.
Here is the full list of CN’s 2025 Safe Handling Award recipients:
Company Name 4J Energy, LLC Absolute Energy LLC Adkins Energy LLC Aeropres Corp AILM Advisory Group Inc. Airgas Alcoa – Aluminerie de Deschambault All States Asphalt, LLC Alliance Energy Services LLC Altex Energy Ltd. Alto Ingredients The Andersons Inc Arbor Preservative Systems LLC Arrow Reload Systems Inc. Austin Powder Company Aux Sable Liquid Products Azelis Canada Inc BASF Corp Big River United Energy, LLC Bitumar Inc Blue Sky Agrisource Trading Border Chemical BP Products North America Inc Bruderheim Energy Terminal BTG Energy Corp Buckeye Partners LP Cando Rail & Terminals Canlin Energy Corp Cargill Incorporated Cenovus Energy Centennial Energy LLC CF Industries The Chemours Company Chemtrade Logistics Chevron Products Co CHS, Inc. CITGO Petroleum Corp Coffeyville Resources Nitrogen Fert LLC Colas Solutions Inc Concord Energy LLC Cornerstone Chemical Company Covestro LLC Crews Delta Terminal Services LLC DHL Global Forwarding Inc Diageo Americas Supply Inc Diamond Petrochemicals Canada Corporation The Dow Chemical Co. Draslovka Mining Process Solutions DuPont Specialty Products USA LLC Eco Services Operations Corp Eco-Energy Econo Petroleum Energies Sonic Inc Energy Transfer Enersul LP EnLink Midstream Operating LP ERCO Worldwide LP Ergon Solutions, Inc. The Essex Terminal Railway Evonik Corporation Explosivos Mexicanos SA de CV ExxonMobil Federated Co-operatives Limited Flashpoint Energy Partners LLC Formosa Plastics Corp USA General Liquids Canada Ltd. Gerdau Long Steel North America Gestion Énergie Québec Inc Gibson Energy Inc GIO Railways Corp Greenergy Fuels Canada Inc Greenfield Global Gulf Gateway Terminal LLC Gunvor USA LLC Hallett Dock 6 Heartland Sulphur LP Helm U.S. Corporation Hexion Inc HJ Baker Sulphur Canada ULC Hunt Crude Oil Supply Co LLC Hydrite Chemical Company ICP Group Inc Idemitsu Apollo Corporation IKO Midwest IMTT INEOS Canada Partnership Innophos Inc Inter Pipeline Ltd International Raw Materials Ltd Irving Oil Ltd. KBX Logistics LLC Kemira Kerrobert Fuels Inc Keyera Partnership Kildair Service ULC Kinder Morgan Liquid Terminals LLC Kiros Energy Marketing Kleysen Group Ltd Koch Fertilizer Canada ULC Koura LANXESS Corp LGP Energy Inc Linde Inc. Little Sioux Corn Processors Lubrizol Lundin Mining Corp Marathon Petroleum Company LP Marquis Energy Illinois LLC Matheson Tri-Gas Inc Mathy Construction Co MEGlobal Canada ULC Methanex Corporation Midstream Energy Partners Mitsubishi Chemical America, Inc. Mitsubishi Gas Chem America Mitsubishi Intl Corp Moeve Chimie Bécancour Murex LLC Musket Corporation Nalco Water (Ecolab) Nelson Brothers Nexpera NGL Supply Co Ltd Norfalco Sales (Glencore Canada Corp) NorthRiver Midstream Nouryon Chemicals LLC Nova Chemicals Corp Nucor Steel Kankakee Nutrien Old World Industries LLC Orica USA Inc. OxyChem Parkland Corp / Elbow River Marketing Pembina Infrastructure & Logistics LP Petrogas Energy Corp Phillips 66 Co Pine Lake Corn Processors Pioneer Oil LLC Pivotal Energy Partners Inc PKM Canada Marine Terminal LP Plains Midstream Canada PVS Chemicals Inc Quadra Group Rain Carbon Rain CII Carbon LLC Ray Energy Corp Reagent Chemical & Research LLC Recochem Inc Recycle West Inc REG Marketing & Logistics Group LLC Renewable Products Marketing Group Resinall Corp Rio Tinto Alcan Inc. SABIC Innovative Plastics Shell Oil Co Sherritt Intl Corp Side Group Rail SNF Holding Company Solstice Advanced Materials Inc. Steel Dust Recycling LLC Stelco Inc. Stella-Jones Inc Stepan Company Strathcona Resources Ltd Suit-Kote Corporation Sulco Chemicals Limited Superior Gas Liquids / KIVA United Energy Tailwind Energy Solutions Inc. Targa Resources Inc Tauber Petrochemical Co Terra Nova Ventures Ltd Texon Midstream LLC Torq Energy Logistics Ltd. TotalEnergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA, Inc Trammo, Inc. Trinseo LLC Troyer Ventures Ltd U.S. Oil & Refining Co. U.S. Venture Inc United Cooperative United Energy Trading United Initiators Canada Ltd Vale Canada Ltd VIP Rail Wanhua Chemical (America) Co Ltd Westlake Corporation Windstar LPG, Inc. WM Wolverine Terminals LP
About CN CN powers the economy by safely transporting more than 300 million tons of natural resources, manufactured products, and finished goods throughout North America every year for its customers. With its nearly 20,000-mile rail network and related transportation services, CN connects Canada’s Eastern and Western coasts with the U.S. Midwest and the U.S. Gulf Coast, contributing to sustainable trade and the prosperity of the communities in which it operates since 1919.
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- Canadian National Railway Grain Records Test Network Strength And Investor Thesis
May 5, 2026
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Canadian National Railway (TSX:CNR) set a new monthly record for grain movement from Western Canada in April. This marks the seventh grain shipment record in eight months for the current crop year. The record reflects CN's ability to move large grain volumes to export markets during a key shipping window.
For investors watching TSX:CNR, this run of grain movement records sits at the core of what the company does: hauling freight across its North American rail network. Grain is a major export commodity for Canada, and rail capacity is a critical link between farmers, elevators, and global buyers. Strong throughput can be an indicator of how well the network is handling real world demand.
Repeated records in a single crop year may point to resilient export flows and sustained use of CN's network for agricultural shipments. For readers tracking the stock, this kind of operational data can sit alongside earnings, capital spending, and regulatory developments as another input when assessing how the business is performing in the real economy.
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CN’s record 3.2 million tonnes of Western Canadian grain in April underlines how its tri‑coastal network is being used in practice, not just in theory. For you as an investor, this points to how well CN is matching rail capacity, crews and locomotives to a tight export window where farmers, grain handlers and ports all need the rail link to work smoothly. It also arrives just after a quarter where CN reported record revenue ton miles and record fuel efficiency, so the grain data fits into a broader picture of the network handling heavy freight flows while using fuel more efficiently.
How This Fits Into The Canadian National Railway Narrative
The grain record lines up with the narrative focus on Western corridor export capacity and tri‑coastal access, showing that investments in that corridor are being used to move large volumes of agricultural commodities. High reliance on grain during a strong crop year could challenge the narrative if weaker volumes in other segments leave CN more exposed to swings in commodity demand or trade policy. The specific operational detail of seven grain records in eight months is not fully captured in the broader narrative about intermodal and bulk growth, so it may warrant a closer look at how much grain contributes to overall volume resilience.
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The Risks and Rewards Investors Should Consider
⚠️ CN has a high level of debt, which can limit flexibility if freight demand or pricing weaken while the company is also funding buybacks, dividends and capital projects. ⚠️ Analysts have highlighted that softer industrial demand, trade uncertainty and competition from other railroads such as Canadian Pacific Kansas City and Union Pacific could pressure volumes and margins over time. 🎁 Earnings grew by 4.4% over the past year and are forecast to grow 5.56% per year, which, if achieved, would support the idea that CN can compound profit from its large rail network. 🎁 The stock is assessed as trading at good value compared with peers and industry, with a reliable 2.46% dividend yield and a balance of 5 key rewards versus 1 important risk flagged by analysts.
What To Watch Going Forward
From here, keep an eye on whether record grain volumes are a one‑season spike or part of a pattern of higher export flows through CN’s Western corridor, and how that compares with other segments such as intermodal or metals and minerals. Watch management commentary on how grain strength interacts with “flattish” overall volume expectations for 2026, and whether any capacity constraints, service issues or regulatory changes start to show up as bottlenecks. It is also worth tracking how CN balances further capital investment, its buyback program and dividend with its existing debt load, especially if competitors adjust pricing or service levels in response to this kind of volume performance.
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- Canadian National Achieves Robust Grain Performance Record in April
May 5, 2026
Canadian National Railway (CNI) set a new record for grain movement in April 2026. The company has transported 3.20 million metric tonnes of grain from Western Canada in April 2026, marking its eighth month of solid performance for this crop year, with seven months being new monthly records.
Consistent export demand, grain availability and Canadian National’s efficient operations across both export corridors and within Canada and the United States are allowing the railroad company to achieve its notable volume pace.
CNI’s focus on steady, persistent services to support the agricultural supply chain should help farmers across Western Canada as they gear up to enter the seeding season. The company remains focused on maintaining supply chain balance while trying to meet ongoing demand and position itself for the upcoming crop year.
The aforesaid data reflects CNI’s constant efforts to meet increased seasonal demand during peak grain shipping periods, given the encouraging onset of the year. The achievement reflects CNI’s strong execution capabilities and its ongoing commitment to keeping Canadian grain flowing efficiently to global markets during the critical harvest season. The company’s ability to exceed past performance despite supply-chain complexities underscores its focus on service reliability, asset utilization and collaboration with customers. This record movement demonstrates CNI’s operational readiness and its role in supporting Canada’s agricultural economy, a key driver of export growth.
Canadian National has been well served by its Grain & Fertilizers segment. During 2025, freight revenues in grain and fertilizers rose 7% on a year-over-year basis. During first-quarter 2026, freight revenues in grain and fertilizers rose 10% on a year-over-year basis.
CNI’s Zacks Rank
CNI currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
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Hertz Global has an expected earnings growth rate of 72.20% for the current year. The company has a solid earnings surprise history. Its earnings outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate in two of the trailing four quarters (missed the mark in the remaining two quarters), delivering an average beat of 174.47%. Shares of Hertz Global have lost 6.1% in the past six months.
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- CN Reports April Grain Movement
May 4, 2026
Canadian National Railway Company
MONTREAL, May 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI) announced today that in April it moved 3.2 million metric tonnes of grain from Western Canada, again setting a new monthly record for grain movement. That makes eight months of strong performance for this crop year, with seven months being new monthly records. CN's strong network performance is enabling a record-setting volume pace as a result of the steady export demand, the available grain and CN's efficient operations across both export corridors and within Canada and the US.
As farmers across Western Canada enter the seeding season, CN remains focused on providing consistent and reliable service to support the agricultural supply chain. The Company continues to work closely with customers and supply chain partners to ensure capacity is in place to meet ongoing demand and position the network for the upcoming crop year.
About CN
CN powers the economy by safely transporting more than 300 million tons of natural resources, manufactured products, and finished goods throughout North America every year for its customers. With its nearly 20,000-mile rail network and related transportation services, CN connects Canada’s Eastern and Western coasts with the U.S. Midwest and the U.S. Gulf Coast, contributing to sustainable trade and the prosperity of the communities in which it operates since 1919.
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