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CN: 1.2 million trees and growing

CN announced Sept. 26 that 50 communities across Canada will be awarded grants of $25,000 to fund local tree planting projects in honor of the nation’s 150th anniversary. Since 2011, CN-sponsored programs have accounted for more than 1.2 million tree plantings.

CN operating ratio: 54.5%

In the midst of what CN President and CEO Luc Jobin called “a very challenging volume environment” that saw second-quarter declines in revenues and operating income, the railroad posted an operating ratio of 54.5%—a second-quarter record and an improvement of 1.9 points over the prior-year quarter.