E. Hunter Harrison, President and Chief Executive Officer of CN, to deliver keynote address at

3rd Annual Canada Maritime Conference

NEWARK, N.J. (Aug. 18, 2008) — E. Hunter Harrison, considered one of the leading transportation visionaries of modern times, will deliver the keynote address at the 3rd Annual Canada Maritime Conference that takes place Sept. 30-Oct.1, 2008, at the Sheraton Wall Centre in Vancouver, B.C. Harrison, who became president and CEO of CN on Jan.1, 2003, will discuss his vision for the future of rail in North America during his keynote address on Oct. 1, 2008. Credited with accelerating CN's turnaround by focusing on performance and cost control, Harrison joined CN in 1998 after five years as President and Chief Executive Officer of Illinois Central Corp. and its subsidiary, Illinois Central Railroad Co. CN completed its acquisition of the IC in July 1999. During his career with IC, Harrison devised the concept of scheduled railroading service for freight shipments, maintaining a sharp focus on operational efficiency and asset utilization. By 1996, he succeeded in driving the railroad's operating ratio down by some 30 points to the low 60s – the best in the North American rail industry at the time. Named CEO of the Year in 2007 by Canada's Report on Business magazine, Harrison's watch at CN has seen the company's revenues increase by one-third, profits double and the company become the hands-down most-efficient railroad in North America. Rail companies across the continent have begun copying Harrison's "precision railroading model" by running freight trains on a schedule. The Canada Maritime Conference is produced by The Journal of Commerce Conferences and Canadian Sailings magazine, both divisions of Commonwealth Business Media. "Supply Chain Transparencies" is the theme of this year's conference, which is hosted by Port Metro Vancouver. Panels will feature industry leaders discussing issues and trends impacting Canadian trade lanes, such as port capacity, export trends, and issues with the U.S./Canadian border. To register for the 3rd Annual Canada Maritime Conference, contact JoC Conferences at (760) 294-5563 or by email at events@joc.com or go to www.joc.com/conferences/cmc. For exhibiting and sponsorship information, contact Julie Wallner at (209) 451-4870 or by email at jwallner@joc.com.

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About CN CN – Canadian National Railway Company and its operating railway subsidiaries – 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 metropolitan areas of Toronto, Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit, Duluth, Minn./Superior, Wis., Green Bay, Wis., Minneapolis/St. Paul, Memphis, and Jackson, Miss., with connections to all points in North America.