What type of equipment should I use to ship my goods?
CN owns and operates the largest fleet of equipment in Canada, to offer you a wide variety of rail equipment, as well as specialized intermodal units. We have the quantity and variety of equipment you need to meet your transportation requirements for safe, damage-free shipping!
To find the equipment that's right for you, select the product you plan to ship and we will tell you the rail car or container used for shipping your goods.
- All equipment available
- Acids & Chemicals
- Alternative Fuels
- Aluminum & Steel Products
- Asphalt
- Automotive Parts
- Bulk Commodities
- Cement, Alumina & Aggregates
- Coal & Petroleum Coke
- Coiled Metal
- Construction Materials
- Consumer Goods
- Dangerous Goods & Hazardous Materials
- Ethanol
- Fertilizer & Potash
- Finished Vehicles
- Grain from Canada
- Grain from US
- Gypsum
- Intermodal North America
- Intermodal Overseas
- Logs
- Lumber and Panels
- Machinery & Dimensional Loads
- Non-Ferrous Metals
- Ore
- Paper Products
- Petroleum Products
- Plastics
- Salt
- Wind Towers & Turbine Components
- Wood Pellets
- Wood Pulp
- Woodchips
Center beam Car
Specially designed for the lumber industry, the 73-foot centerbeam car combines ease of loading and unloading with maximum safety for the product. Fifty-one-foot and 66-foot centerstake cars are also designed for lumber traffic.
Bulkhead Flat Car
Used in the forest products industry for transporting lumber, these bulkhead flat cars are suitable for carrying loads of 80 to 97 tons.
High-Cube Double-Door Boxcar
CN's fleet of 60-foot double-door premium boxcars are capable of carrying up to 6,600 cubic feet of cargo, with door openings of 16 feet. These boxcars are used in panelboard, wood pulp, wood pellets and lumber service.
