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Article: Canadian National Railway System
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- International Directory of Company Histories
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Canadian National Railway System
935 de La Gauchetiere St.
Montreal, Quebec H3B 2M9
Canada
(514) 399-5430
Fax: (514) 399-8559
State-Owned Company
Incorporated:
1917
Employees:
45,000
Sales:
C$4.06 billion (US$3.39 billion
)
The state-owned Canadian National Railway System (CN) is the largest transcontinental railway in Canada. It was formed just prior to the 1920s through the integration of two of the country
’
s largest railroads, Canadian Northern and Grand Trunk. Although they were not the first railroads to come under government control, these two systems formed the basis of Canada
’
s largest transportation conglomerate, which now also includes real estate and communications ...