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Canadian National Railway Company (NYSE:CNI, TSX:CNR) is a Canadian rail transportation company that operates the Canadian National Railway. It was created in December, 1918 as a Crown corporation of the Government of Canada to nationalize several bankrupt rail systems in Canada. On November 28, 1995 the company was fully privatized by the federal government when an initial public offering of shares was completed. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...
Canadian National Railways logo or herald (used pre-1960) Network Map of Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway (CN; AAR reporting marks CN, CNA, CNIS), known as Canadian National Railways (CNR) between 1918 and 1960, and Canadian National/Canadien National (CN) from 1960 to present, is a Canadian Class...
Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ...
Canadian National Railways logo or herald (used pre-1960) Network Map of Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway (CN; AAR reporting marks CN, CNA, CNIS), known as Canadian National Railways (CNR) between 1918 and 1960, and Canadian National/Canadien National (CN) from 1960 to present, is a Canadian Class...
Look up December in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ...
In Commonwealth countries a Crown corporation is a state-controlled company or enterprise (a public corporation). ...
System of government Canada is a constitutional monarchy as a Commonwealth Realm (see Monarchy in Canada) with a federal system of parliamentary government, and strong democratic traditions. ...
November 28 is the 332nd day (333rd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Privatization (sometimes privatisation, denationalization, or, especially in India, disinvestment) is the process of transferring property, from public ownership to private ownership and/or transferring the management of a service or activity from the government to the private sector. ...
In financial markets, an initial public offering (IPO) is the first sale of a companys common shares to public investors, any other issuance by the company being called a Secondary Market Offering. ...
From 1918 until 1960, the railway was known as the "Canadian National Railways", using the acronym "CNR". From 1960 to present, the railway has been known simply as "Canadian National"/"Canadien National", using the acronym "CN". The Canadian National Railway Company has been used from 1918 to present.
Presidents
Donald Gordon (December 11, 1901 - May 2, 1969) was a Canadian businessman and the former President of the Canadian National Railways from 1950 to 1966. ...
Robert Angus Bandeen (born 1930) is a Canadian businessman and former President and Chief Executive Officer of Canadian National Railways. ...
J. Maurice LeClair is a Canadian physician, businessman, civil servant, and academic. ...
Paul M. Tellier (born 1939) is a prominent Canadian businessperson. ...
E. Hunter Harrison (born 1944) is the current president and Chief Executive Officer of Canadian National Railway (CN), being promoted to that position as of January 1, 2003. ...
See also Canadian National Railways logo or herald (used pre-1960) Network Map of Canadian National Railway The Canadian National Railway (CN; AAR reporting marks CN, CNA, CNIS), known as Canadian National Railways (CNR) between 1918 and 1960, and Canadian National/Canadien National (CN) from 1960 to present, is a Canadian Class...
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