Canadian National Railway Competitors and Similar CompaniesClear all
Canadian National Railway's competitors and similar companies include Ferromex, CPKC, Norfolk Southern, CSX, Amtrak and Union Pacific.
 Canadian National Railway Canadian National Railway Company (CN, also known as Compagnie des chemins de fer nationaux du Canada) is a company that provides transportation and logistics services. |  Norfolk Southern Norfolk Southern is a company engaged in the rail transportation of raw materials, intermediate products, and finished goods. | ||||||
Founding Date | Founding Date 1919 | Founding Date 1998 | Founding Date 1881 | Founding Date 1827 | Founding Date 1827 | Founding Date 1971 | Founding Date 1862 |
Type | Type Public | Type Subsidiary | Type Public | Type Public | Type Public | Type Private | Type Public |
Tags | |||||||
Locations | Locations Montréal, CA HQ Montreal, CA | Locations Ciudad de México, MX HQ | Locations Atlanta, US HQ Allentown, US Altoona, US Atlanta, US Ayer, US Baltimore, US Baltimore, US see more | Locations Jacksonville, US HQ Salaberry De Valleyfield, CA Sarnia, CA Avon, US Avon, US Baltimore, US Birmingham, US see more | Locations Washington, US HQ | Locations Omaha, US HQ Bloomington, US Bloomington, US Brownsville, US City Of Commerce, US City Of Industry, US Council Bluffs, US see more | |
Employees | Employees 23,8392% decrease | Employees 8,2552% decrease | Employees 19,7971% decrease | Employees 19,3002% decrease | Employees 23,0002% decrease | Employees 13,576 | Employees 29,2873% decrease |
Valuation ($) | Valuation ($) 69.8 b | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) 72.8 b | Valuation ($) 57.1 b | Valuation ($) 64.5 b | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) 140.6 b |
Financial | |||||||
Revenue (est.) | Revenue (est.) $17.3b (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) $48b (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) $15.1b (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) $12.2b (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) $14.1b (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) $3.4b (FY, 2018) | Revenue (est.) $24.5b (FY, 2025) |
Cost of goods | Cost of goods $4.1b (FY, 2025) | Cost of goods $29.7b (FY, 2025) | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods $5.9b (FY, 2025) | Cost of goods $7.7b (FY, 2025) | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods $10.8b (FY, 2025) |
Gross profit | Gross profit $13.2b (FY, 2025) | Gross profit $18.3b (FY, 2025) | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit $6.2b (FY, 2025) | Gross profit $6.4b (FY, 2025) | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit $13.7b (FY, 2025) |
Net income | Net income $4.7b (FY, 2025) | Net income $7.3b (FY, 2025) | Net income $4.1b (FY, 2025) | Net income $2.9b (FY, 2025) | Net income $2.9b (FY, 2025) | Net income ($817.2m) (FY, 2018) | Net income $7.1b (FY, 2025) |
Operating ⚠ | |||||||
Carloads Shipped | Carloads Shipped 1.5 m (Q2, 2021) | Carloads Shipped N/A | Carloads Shipped 2.7 m (FY, 2020) | Carloads Shipped N/A | Carloads Shipped 1.6 m (Q2, 2021) | Carloads Shipped N/A | Carloads Shipped N/A |
Carloads Shipped (Coal) | Carloads Shipped (Coal) 100 k (Q2, 2021) | Carloads Shipped (Coal) N/A | Carloads Shipped (Coal) N/A | Carloads Shipped (Coal) N/A | Carloads Shipped (Coal) 183 k (Q2, 2021) | Carloads Shipped (Coal) N/A | Carloads Shipped (Coal) N/A |
Carloads Shipped (Intermodal) | Carloads Shipped (Intermodal) 691 k (Q2, 2021) | Carloads Shipped (Intermodal) N/A | Carloads Shipped (Intermodal) N/A | Carloads Shipped (Intermodal) N/A | Carloads Shipped (Intermodal) 752 k (Q2, 2021) | Carloads Shipped (Intermodal) N/A | Carloads Shipped (Intermodal) N/A |
Chassis | Chassis N/A | Chassis N/A | Chassis N/A | Chassis 33.9 k (FY, 2019) | Chassis N/A | Chassis N/A | Chassis 44.4 k (FY, 2020) |
Containers | Containers N/A | Containers N/A | Containers N/A | Containers 18.9 k (FY, 2019) | Containers 17.4 k (FY, 2020) | Containers N/A | Containers 53 k (FY, 2020) |
Freight Cars | Freight Cars 64.6 k (FY, 2019) | Freight Cars N/A | Freight Cars N/A | Freight Cars 50.6 k (FY, 2019) | Freight Cars 49.8 k (FY, 2020) | Freight Cars N/A | Freight Cars 52.9 k (FY, 2020) |
Freight Cars (Box) | Freight Cars (Box) N/A | Freight Cars (Box) N/A | Freight Cars (Box) N/A | Freight Cars (Box) 5.2 k (FY, 2019) | Freight Cars (Box) 4.2 k (FY, 2020) | Freight Cars (Box) N/A | Freight Cars (Box) 8.9 k (FY, 2020) |
Freight Cars (Covered Hopper) | Freight Cars (Covered Hopper) N/A | Freight Cars (Covered Hopper) N/A | Freight Cars (Covered Hopper) N/A | Freight Cars (Covered Hopper) 6.3 k (FY, 2019) | Freight Cars (Covered Hopper) 7.8 k (FY, 2020) | Freight Cars (Covered Hopper) N/A | Freight Cars (Covered Hopper) 21.6 k (FY, 2020) |
Freight Cars (Flat) | Freight Cars (Flat) N/A | Freight Cars (Flat) N/A | Freight Cars (Flat) N/A | Freight Cars (Flat) 2 k (FY, 2019) | Freight Cars (Flat) 658 (FY, 2020) | Freight Cars (Flat) N/A | Freight Cars (Flat) 3 k (FY, 2020) |
Freight Cars (Gondola) | Freight Cars (Gondola) N/A | Freight Cars (Gondola) N/A | Freight Cars (Gondola) N/A | Freight Cars (Gondola) 25.6 k (FY, 2019) | Freight Cars (Gondola) 18.7 k (FY, 2020) | Freight Cars (Gondola) N/A | Freight Cars (Gondola) 7.4 k (FY, 2020) |
Freight Cars (Open Hopper) | Freight Cars (Open Hopper) N/A | Freight Cars (Open Hopper) N/A | Freight Cars (Open Hopper) N/A | Freight Cars (Open Hopper) N/A | Freight Cars (Open Hopper) 7 k (FY, 2020) | Freight Cars (Open Hopper) N/A | Freight Cars (Open Hopper) 7 k (FY, 2020) |
Freight Cars (Other) | Freight Cars (Other) N/A | Freight Cars (Other) N/A | Freight Cars (Other) N/A | Freight Cars (Other) 1.6 k (FY, 2019) | Freight Cars (Other) 242 (FY, 2020) | Freight Cars (Other) N/A | Freight Cars (Other) 270 (FY, 2020) |
Locomotives | Locomotives N/A | Locomotives 563 (FY, 2020) | Locomotives N/A | Locomotives 3.9 k (FY, 2019) | Locomotives 3.5 k (FY, 2020) | Locomotives 381 (FY, 2015) | Locomotives 7.6 k (FY, 2020) |
Locomotives (Auxiliary Units) | Locomotives (Auxiliary Units) N/A | Locomotives (Auxiliary Units) N/A | Locomotives (Auxiliary Units) N/A | Locomotives (Auxiliary Units) 178 (FY, 2019) | Locomotives (Auxiliary Units) 178 (FY, 2020) | Locomotives (Auxiliary Units) N/A | Locomotives (Auxiliary Units) N/A |
Locomotives (Multiple Purpose) | Locomotives (Multiple Purpose) N/A | Locomotives (Multiple Purpose) N/A | Locomotives (Multiple Purpose) N/A | Locomotives (Multiple Purpose) 3.7 k (FY, 2019) | Locomotives (Multiple Purpose) N/A | Locomotives (Multiple Purpose) N/A | Locomotives (Multiple Purpose) 7.3 k (FY, 2020) |
Locomotives (Switching) | Locomotives (Switching) N/A | Locomotives (Switching) N/A | Locomotives (Switching) N/A | Locomotives (Switching) 17 (FY, 2019) | Locomotives (Switching) 219 (FY, 2020) | Locomotives (Switching) N/A | Locomotives (Switching) 174 (FY, 2020) |
Railway Network, route miles | Railway Network, route miles 19.5 k (Q2, 2021) | Railway Network, route miles N/A | Railway Network, route miles N/A | Railway Network, route miles N/A | Railway Network, route miles N/A | Railway Network, route miles N/A | Railway Network, route miles 32.3 k (FY, 2020) |
Revenue Ton Miles | Revenue Ton Miles N/A | Revenue Ton Miles N/A | Revenue Ton Miles 151.9 b (FY, 2020) | Revenue Ton Miles 194 m (FY, 2019) | Revenue Ton Miles N/A | Revenue Ton Miles N/A | Revenue Ton Miles N/A |
Revenue per Carload | Revenue per Carload $2.4k (Q2, 2021) | Revenue per Carload N/A | Revenue per Carload N/A | Revenue per Carload N/A | Revenue per Carload $1.9k (Q2, 2021) | Revenue per Carload N/A | Revenue per Carload N/A |
Track Miles Operated | Track Miles Operated N/A | Track Miles Operated N/A | Track Miles Operated N/A | Track Miles Operated N/A | Track Miles Operated 35.5 k (FY, 2020) | Track Miles Operated 21 k (Aug, 2019) | Track Miles Operated N/A |
Funding | |||||||
Total funding raised | Total funding raised $ 15.4m | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised $ 1b | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised N/A | Total funding raised N/A |
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