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Forest Products

Enabling Growth for Our Forest Products Customers

CN plays a vital role in the supply chains of our forest products customers, whether it is moving logs from remote parts of our network to the sawmills we serve or delivering containers of pulp and paper products throughout North America or for export to Asia.

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ADVANTAGES

Strategically located to move forest products across Canada, the US.
CN’s direct access to West Coast port capacity give our customers an advantage in shipping to Asia.
Matchback opportunities for exporting forest products.
We provide customers the flexibility of using our intermodal service and transload facilities to get their products to destination.

KEY FACTS

Largest rail carrier of forest products in North America.
Over 10% of total CN revenue tied to housing market.
Centrebeam fleet consists of over 10,000 premium cars.

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Everyday Safety

Safety isn’t a buzzword. It is something both CN and our customers work toward daily, communicating and collaborating to ensure our mutual operations are completed safely and efficiently.

We’ve assembled some resources to help you understand how to work safely with CN.

Proper Handling of Derails

Proper Use of Safety Appliances

Securing Cables

Track Maintenance

Proper Operating of Boxcars Doors*

Spotting Damaged Boxcar Doors*

Boxcar Loading and Unloading Practices*

Loading Boxcars – Full Video*

* Some of our animated videos cover the safe operation of boxcar doors. The loading practices depicted in these animations are an artist’s conception and are not suitable for freight loading and should not be practiced.

Essential Resources

We’ve assembled a toolkit of information you need to know about working with CN. We’re all in this together and we want to equip you with any and all information you need about working safely and efficiently with us.

Efficient Receiver Report

Car Allocation Process - Boxcars

Car Allocation Process – Centerbeams

Loading Rules and Instructions

Customer Safety

Shipment Quality

Equipment Specifications

Pricing & Tariffs

Transload Facilities

Ports

Track and Trace API

UPCOMING EVENTS

Shipping With CN

CN’s sales team works hand-in-hand with customers to help them reach new markets and grow their business. With 24/7 customer service and a suite of digital tools for managing your shipments, we’ve built a toolkit that works for our customers.
Get in touch with us to learn more.

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