More than 1,000 in Canada using emergency response tool
MONTREAL, Dec. 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ - CN (TSX: CNR)
(NYSE: CNI) announced today that more than 1,500 first responders
along its rail network have downloaded the AskRail mobile app to
access real-time information about the contents of rail cars in
their communities.
As of this month, more than 1,000 firefighters, emergency
response managers and police officers in Canada have signed up for AskRail, plus nearly
500 from communities in the United
States along CN's network.
Through AskRail's mobile interface, emergency responders – the
only parties eligible to use this mobile application – can view
railcar content through a simple search. The app, developed by the
Association of American Railroads of which CN is a member, also can
provide railway emergency contact information and reference
resources to support incident response.
"AskRail provides relevant information to emergency responders
at the outset of an incident, which helps them make better informed
decisions about how to respond effectively to a rail emergency,"
said Sam Berrada, CN vice-president of safety and sustainability.
"CN continues to encourage first responders to download this
important tool on their mobile devices."
First responders along CN's network can get more information at
www.askrail.us and can request the app, in English or French, by
emailing CN at askrail@cn.ca.
CN is a true backbone of the economy whose team of approximately
25,000 railroaders transports 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 of
approximately 20,000 route-miles 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 about CN, visit the company's website at
www.cn.ca.
SOURCE CN