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CN Investing Nearly $1 Billion in 2020 to Support Capacity Growth, Maintenance and Safety in Canada

June 29, 2020 - CN (Canadian National Railway) announced that, as part of its strategic investments to support growing demand and enable supply chains, it plans to invest approximately $985 million (CAD) across Canada in 2020 on safety and capacity to strengthen rail network, help reduce emissions, and support economic growth.

British Columbia

CN said that it plans to invest approximately $445 million (CAD) across British Columbia in 2020. The investments will include expansion projects that will add track in yards to handle growing traffic, new sidings as well as continued investments in multi-year initiatives to increase capacity at the Port of Vancouver and at the Port of Prince Rupert in collaboration with the Government of Canada, the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, and the Prince Rupert Port Authority. The maintenance program will focus on the replacement of rail and ties and maintenance work on level crossings, culverts, signal systems and other track infrastructure.

Planned expansion projects include:

  • Construction of about 3.5 miles of double track between Vancouver and Edmonton, near Glen Valley.
  • Building new sidings on the Edmonton to Prince Rupert corridor to increase capacity for growing demand.
  • Continued investments to continue multi-year infrastructure projects that will increase capacity at the ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert in collaboration with the Government of Canada, the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority and the Prince Rupert Port Authority.

Alberta

In the province of Alberta, CN, as part of its strategic investments to support growing demand and enable supply chains, plans to invest approximately $305 million (CAD). The investments will include expansion projects such as the construction of double track to allow more trains to pass on CN’s mainline. The maintenance program will focus on the replacement of rail and ties, as well as maintenance work on level crossings, bridges, culverts, signal systems and other track infrastructure.

Quebec

In Quebec, CN plans to invest approximately $235 million (CAD) in 2020. The investments include various information technology projects, Positive Train Control, the replacement of rail and ties, as well as the maintenance of level crossings, culverts, signal systems and other track infrastructure.

CN – Canadian National Railway Company, along with its operating railway subsidiaries – serves the cities and ports of Vancouver, Prince Rupert, B.C., Montreal, Halifax, New Orleans, and Mobile, Ala., and the metropolitan areas of Toronto, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Calgary, Chicago, Memphis, Detroit, Duluth, Minn./Superior, Wis., and Jackson, Miss., with connections to all points in North America. For more information about CN, visit the Company’s website at www.cn.ca.