CHICAGO,
May 2, 2016 /CNW/ - CN (TSX: CNR)
(NYSE: CNI) today announced the winners of its Safe Handling Award
for 2015. In all, 141 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
2015.
"This award recognizes customers who, like CN,
make the safe handling of dangerous goods a top priority. CN
has an unwavering commitment to safety, works closely with its
customers to deliver responsibly, and continually strives to
improve the safety of its operations."
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 2015 winners of CN's Safe Handling Award.
CN is a true backbone of the economy whose team
of approximately 23,000 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