Canadian National Railway Company

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Canadian National Railway Company

1960 – Present

Business Type
Corporation

State of Incorporation
Canada

Business Purpose
Railroad

Rail Operations
1960-Present

Operations In
Canada: Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan
United States: Alabama, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Vermont, Wisconsin

Doing Business As, Assumed, or Trade Names
Via CN, 1976 – 1977

Agencies and Departments

Canadian National Railways
1918 to 1960, Renamed

Timeline

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1960
Canadian National Railways is renamed to Canadian National Railway Company.
1976
Via CN name begins use.
1977
Via Rail incorporates as a subsidiary of Canadian National Railway Company.
1977
Via CN is transferred to Via Rail.
December 1, 1998
St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad Company (Quebec) Inc. begins operations on the Sherbrooke Subdivision of Canadian National Railway Company.
December 1998
St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad Company (Quebec) Inc. acquires the Sherbrooke Subdivision of Canadian National Railway Company.
July 14, 2004
BC Rail, Limited is acquired by Canadian National Railway Company.

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