Canadian National Railway - statistics & facts
The Canadian freight railway industry remained one of the most lucrative of the country’s rail operations. In 2022, the Canadian National Railway Company (CN) ranked among the highest valued railway companies worldwide. A Class I freight railway spanning Canada, CN’s railway network also extended to Midwestern and Southern United States and continues to cover some 19,500 route miles. The company was established by the Canadian federal government in 1919 and was then privatized by the government on November 17, 1995.
