MONTREAL,
April 17, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - CN
(TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI) has earned a 2012 National Achievement Award
from Transportation Community Awareness and Emergency Response
(TRANSCAER®) in recognition of its ongoing work to help communities
understand the movement of hazardous materials and what is required
in the event of transportation incidents.
Through TRANSCAER®, CN works with partner chemical
companies to support communities with information sessions and
training and simulations for community leaders and first-responders
about hazardous commodities.
The national TRANSCAER® award recognizes
extraordinary achievements that support the organization's
emergency preparedness efforts. CN has won a National Achievement
Award for four consecutive years.
In 2012, CN conducted more than 260 TRANSCAER®
events in Canada and the United States involving more than 4,400
participants.
Jim Vena, CN executive vice-president and chief
operating officer, said: "We are honoured to receive the TRANSCAER®
award. CN is committed to operating a safe railway and we work
closely with the communities where we operate to be ready to
respond quickly to an incident.
"We are proud that CN's continued efforts to go
beyond the normal call of duty to advocate and implement the
principles of TRANSCAER® have been recognized once again."
CN - 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
SOURCE CN