CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY CO
The Canadian National Railway Company (French: Compagnie des chemins de fer nationaux du Canada) (reporting mark CN) is a Canadian Class I freight railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, which serves Canada and the Midwestern and Southern United States. It is one of Canada's two main freight rail companies, along with Canadian Pacific Kansas City.
Basic company information
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- Ticker / security symbols
- CNI [1]
- Listing exchanges
- NYSE [1]
- SEC industry
- Railroads, Line-Haul Operating [1]
- Business sectors
- rail freight transport [2]
- Company / filing name
- CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY CO [1]
- Headquarters location
- Downtown Montreal [2]
- Business address
- 935 DE LA GAUCHETIERE ST W, MONTREAL QUEBEC, CANADA, A8, H3B 2M9 [1]
- Founded
- 1919-06-06 [2]
- Legal form
- business corporation [2]
- Incorporation jurisdiction
- Quebec, Canada [1]
- Founders
- Government of Canada [2]
- Official website
- www.cn.ca ↗ [2]
- Fiscal year end
- December 31 (SEC record) [1]
- ISIN (reported securities)
- CA1363751027 [2]
- CIK
- 0000016868 [1]
- SIC code
- 4011 [1]
- Country in background record
- United States; Canada [2]
Company positioning and business
The Canadian National Railway Company (French: Compagnie des chemins de fer nationaux du Canada) (reporting mark CN) is a Canadian Class I freight railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec, which serves Canada and the Midwestern and Southern United States. It is one of Canada's two main freight rail companies, along with Canadian Pacific Kansas City. [3]
CN is Canada's largest railway, in terms of both revenue and the physical size of its rail network, spanning Canada from the Atlantic coast in Nova Scotia to the Pacific coast in British Columbia across approximately 20,000 route miles (32,000 km) of track. In the late 20th century, CN gained extensive capacity in the United States by taking over such railroads as the Illinois Central. [3]
CN is a public company with 24,671 employees and, as of July 2024, a market cap of approximately US$75 billion. CN was government-owned, as a Canadian Crown corporation, from its founding in 1919 until being privatized in 1995. Today as a publicly held entity the company counts philanthropist Bill Gates as one of its largest shareholders. [3]
Background text: Wikipedia contributors, Canadian National Railway. Selected introductory paragraphs, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Official filing data is cited separately.
Financial year, securities and disclosures
The SEC submissions record gives CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY CO a fiscal year end of 1231 (MMDD). Individual filings below identify their own reporting period; the filing date is the publication event, not the financial year end. [1]
Listed securities: CNI (NYSE). Multiple symbols may represent different share classes or securities of the same registrant. [4]
History and key events
Financial results and regulatory disclosures
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Source-verified relationships
Companies in the same industry
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Related entities and concepts
Frequently asked questions
When was CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY CO founded?
Founded: 1919-06-06. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
Where is the headquarters of CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY CO?
Headquarters location: Downtown Montreal. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
Which business sectors are recorded for CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY CO?
Business sectors: rail freight transport. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY CO relationship map
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Sources and review dates
- SEC — CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY CO filing identity and securities ↗
- Wikidata — company background record (CC0) ↗
- Wikipedia contributors — Canadian National Railway (CC BY-SA 4.0) ↗
- SEC securities directory ↗
- Company chronology / filing ↗
Reviewed 23 October 2026. Financial periods and historical event dates are shown separately. Figures reflect their stated source dates; this page is not a live quote or investment recommendation.