CNR Canadian National Railway Company

Robert Noorigian, CN's vice-president, Investor Relations, will address the Dahlman Rose Global Transportation Conference on September 11, 2008 at 10:15 a.m. ET in New York.

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

Interested investors may listen to a live audio webcast of Noorigian's presentation, and view the slides supporting his remarks on the CN website, www.cn.ca/investors. A replay of the webcast will be available on the CN website shortly after the presentation ends.

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. For more information on CN, visit the company's website at www.cn.ca.

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Contacts: CN Bryan Tucker (Media) Senior Manager Public Affairs and Media Relations (514) 399-6450 CN Robert Noorigian (Investment Community) Vice-President Investor Relations (514) 399-0052