CN's senior vice-president, Southern Region, to address the National Bank Financial Transportation & Logistics Conference March 24

MONTREAL, March 18, 2009 — Gordon T. Trafton, CN's senior vice-president, Southern Region, will address the National Bank Financial Transportation & Logistics Conference at 11:45 a.m. ET March 24, 2009.

Trafton will discuss the CN franchise and the company's business opportunities and prospects.

Interested investors may listen to a live audio webcast of Trafton's presentation, and view the slides supporting his remarks on the CN website, www.cn.ca/investors.

About CN

CN (TSX: CNR)(NYSE: CNI) – Canadian National Railway Company and its operating railway subsidiaries – spans Canada and mid-America, from the Atlantic and Pacific oceans to the Gulf of Mexico, serving the ports of Vancouver, Prince Rupert, B.C., Montreal, Halifax, New Orleans, and Mobile, Ala., and the key metropolitan areas of Toronto, Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit, Duluth, Minn./Superior, Wis., Green Bay, Wis., Minneapolis/St. Paul, Memphis, and Jackson, Miss., with connections to all points in North America.

Contacts

Media

Bryan Tucker
Senior Manager
Public Affairs and Media Relations
Phone: 514-399-6450

Investment Community

Robert Noorigian
Vice-president
Investor Relations
Phone: 514-399-0052