November 17, 2010 - CN celebrates the 15th anniversary of privatization and IPO.
January 1, 2010 - Claude Mongeau becomes CN's 12th President and Chief Executive Officer. Previously Chief Financial Officer for CN, he was selected Canada's CFO of the Year in 2005 by an independent committee of prominent Canadian business leaders.
January 31, 2009 - CN closes transaction to acquire the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern (EJ&E) Railway, enabling CN to bypass the heavily congested Chigago area.
October 15. 2007 - CN Opens an intermodal and distribution centre terminal in Prince George, B.C.
September 12, 2007 - CN opens Prince Rupert Gateway Container Terminal. Prince Rupert is the closest port to Asia by up to 58 hours compared to any other west coast port in North America.
November 17, 2005 - CN celebrates the 10th anniversary of privatization and IPO.
April 29, 2005 - CN, Maher Terminals of Canada Corporation and the Prince Rupert Port Authority announce plans to launch a major new container terminal in 2007 on Canada's west coast.
July 14, 2004 - CN acquires BC Rail, Canada's third-largest rail company, along with the right to operate on BC Rail's roadbed under a renewable 60-year lease. The roadbeds will remain in public hands, and CN will take over rail transportation and maintenance.
May 10, 2004 - CN Closes the GLT transaction, greatly improving the company's efficiency in the Great Lakes region.
November 25, 2003 - CN and the British Columbia government announce an agreement for CN to acquire the rail operating assets of BC Rail.
October 20, 2003 - CN reaches agreement to acquire the railroads and related holdings of Great Lakes Transportation LLC (GLT). CN acquires two railroads, a switching company, and a fleet of Great Lakes vessels. The acquisition gives CN control of a small but strategic section of track in the Duluth/Superior area for NAFTA traffic.
January 1, 2003 - E. Hunter Harrison becomes CN's president and chief executive officer. Previously CN's executive vice-president and chief operating officer, as well as chief executive officer of Illinois Central Railroad before it's merger with CN in 1999.
October 9, 2001 - CN acquires Wisconsin Central, expanding the rail network to connect Chicago, Illinois and Superior, Wisconsin with CN's transcontinental network in Canada.
January 30, 2001 - CN announces an agreement to acquire Wisconsin Central Transportation Corp. (WC). The transaction gives CN ownership of key rail line between Duluth, Minn./Superior, Wis., and Chicago to accommodate rising NAFTA traffic.
July 1, 1999 - CN takes control of IC and commences the step-by-step integration of the railroads. CN now spans from Central Canada to the Gulf of Mexico as well as from Canada's Atlantic coast to the Pacific.
March 26, 1998 - E. Hunter Harrison joins CN as executive vice-president and chief operating officer.
April 16, 1998 - CN, IC and Kansas City Southern Railway sign a 15-year marketing alliance to link key North American markets.
February 10, 1998 - CN announces a plan to acquire Illinois Central Railroad (IC), extending its reach south of Chicago through Memphis to New Orleans, and west of Chicago to Omaha, Neb., and Sioux City, Iowa.
November 28, 1995 - The Canadian government completes the CN IPO, raising C$2.16 billion in then the largest IPO in Canadian history.
November 17, 1995 - The Canadian government privatizes CN, launching initial public share offering of the company's shares. The shares begin to trade on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges.
