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CN's New Centrebeam

CN’s commitment to investing in innovation and continuing to enhance the railway industry

CN to Purchase 350 Lumber Cars

Dedicated to meeting the growing demand of our industrial customers

CN to Acquire 350 Premium Boxcars

Committed to serving the growing demands of our industrial customers

End-to-End Solutions for CN’s 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.

Forest products customers need robust supply chains that are also flexible enough to meet changes in demand and sourcing. At CN, we pride ourselves on aligning closely with our customers to integrate key processes around car ordering and service at the first mile. By understanding our customers’ business better, we have tailored first mile service and invested in additional rolling stock and transload facilities to enhance their responsiveness to market opportunities.

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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

Car Auction Program

HVP Criteria

Equipment & Loading Guidelines

Pricing & Tariffs

Transload Facilities

Ports

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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.

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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.

Growing With Our Customers

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Growing With Our Customers

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Business Unit Overview: Forest Products

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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.

COMMODITIES

LUMBER & PANELS
Lumber, oriented strand board planels, plywood and siding.
PULP & PAPER
Wood pulp, newsprint, printing paper, logs, wood chips, wood pellets, clay

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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