MONTREAL,
May 13, 2014 /PRNewswire/ - CN (TSX:
CNR) (NYSE: CNI) today announced the winners of its Safe Handling
Award for 2013. In all, 143 companies were presented with the Safe
Handling Award at a special ceremony.
JJ Ruest, CN executive vice-president and chief marketing
officer, said: "On behalf of CN, I am pleased to congratulate each
of the Safe Handling Award recipients for 2013.
"This award recognizes customers who, like CN, make the safe
handling of dangerous goods a top priority. CN has an
unwavering commitment to safety and works closely with its
customers to deliver responsibly. This focus has produced
meaningful results: 99.998 per cent of dangerous goods hauled by CN
-- many of which are essential to the North American economy and
communities across the continent -- arrive at destination without a
release caused by an accident."
Launched in 1992, CN's Safe Handling Award is presented to
customers who load freight cars with dangerous goods and meet
strict standards for the safe handling and shipment of regulated
products. The winners must meet established criteria, according to
the total number of shipments of dangerous goods for all
facilities.
The Safe Handling Award is an integral part of the Responsible
Care® Program - an ongoing performance improvement initiative in
which CN is a partner, both in Canada and the U.S.
Please click on www.cn.ca/safehandlingawards to view the list of
2013 winners of CN's Safe Handling Award.
CN is a true backbone of the economy,
transporting approximately C$250
billion worth of goods annually for a wide range of business
sectors, ranging from resource products to manufactured products to
consumer goods, across a rail network spanning Canada and mid-America. CN - Canadian National
Railway Company, along with its operating railway subsidiaries --
serves the cities and ports of Vancouver, Prince
Rupert, B.C., Montreal,
Halifax, New Orleans, and Mobile, Ala., and the metropolitan areas of
Toronto, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Calgary, Chicago, Memphis, Detroit, Duluth,
Minn./Superior, Wis., 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