FORM
6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Issuer
Pursuant
to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of July, 2004
Commission File Number: 001-02413
Canadian
National Railway Company
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
935 de
la Gauchetiere Street West
Montreal, Quebec
Canada H3B 2M9
(Address of principal executive offices)
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Canadian National Railway
Company
Table of Contents
| Item 1 | Press Release dated July 14, 2004, titled “CN closes BC Rail transaction”. |
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News |
| North America’s Railroad | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
Stock symbols: TSX: CNR / NYSE: CNI
www.cn.ca
CN closes BC Rail transaction
VANCOUVER, July 14, 2004 — CN today completed its $1– billion BC Rail transaction with the British Columbia government.
CN will now commence the step–by–step integration of BC Rail into its North American system.
CN, which received regulatory clearance to complete the transaction on July 2, 2004, is acquiring BC Rail Ltd. and the BC Rail Partnership (collectively BC Rail), and the right to operate over BC Rail’s roadbed under a long–term lease.
E. Hunter Harrison, president and chief executive officer of CN, said: “We are very pleased to close this important transaction. We will now move forward with our plan to deliver better service and improved transit times to BC Rail shippers.”
Information on the CN’s partnership with BC Rail is available at
http://www.cn.ca/BCRailpartnership
This news release contains forward-looking statements. CN cautions that, by their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainties and that its results could differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. Reference should be made to CN’s most recent Form 40-F filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Annual Information Form filed with the Canadian securities regulators, for a summary of major risks.
Canadian National Railway Company spans Canada and mid– America, from the Atlantic and Pacific oceans to the Gulf of
Mexico, serving the ports of Vancouver, Prince Rupert, B.C., Montreal, Halifax, New Orleans, and Mobile, Ala., and the key cities of Toronto,
Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit, Duluth, Minn./Superior, Wis., Green Bay, Wis., Minneapolis/St. Paul, Memphis, St. Louis, and Jackson, Miss., with
connections to all points in North America.
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| Contacts: | |
| Media | Investment Community |
| Mark Hallman | Robert Noorigian |
| System Director, Media Relations | Vice-President, Investor Relations |
| (905) 669-3384 | (514) 399-0052 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| Canadian National Railway Company | ||
| Date: July 16, 2004 | By: | /s/ Sean Finn |
| Name:
Sean Finn Title: Senior Vice President Public Affairs, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary |
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