CN urges citizens to report unsafe behaviour
on railway property to help reduce trespassing and grade-crossing
fatalities
MONTREAL, April 22, 2015 /CNW/ - CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI)
invites the media to focus on key issues at the centre of Rail
Safety Week, from April 27 to May 3,
2015. CN will mark Rail Safety Week with a public
awareness campaign aimed at reducing the number of trespassing and
grade-crossing related accidents. In addition, the company is
asking the public to help save lives by calling CN Police at
1-800-465-9239 to report unsafe behaviour on or near railway
property.
Throughout the week, CN Police will conduct safety initiatives
at commuter stations and railway crossings across Canada and the
United States. Officers will send clear messages to
commuters and motorists about the importance of safety at crossings
and the deadly risks of trespassing on railway tracks and
property.
A CN news release and list of safety blitz locations will be
issued on Monday, April 27, 2015, at
9 a.m. (ET).
CN is a true backbone of the economy, transporting more than
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