Canadian National plans to invest C$30 million (U.S. $22.5 million) in New Brunswick and C$10 million (U.S. $7.5 million) in Nova Scotia in 2018.
Investments in both eastern Canadian provinces include rebuilds of road crossing surfaces and maintenance work on bridges, culverts, signal systems and other track infrastructure.
In New Brunswick, investments also include the installation of about 20 miles of new rail and more than 50,000 railroad ties, while investments in Nova Scotia include the installation of six miles of new rail and more than 2,100 railroad ties.
CN’s rail network in New Brunswick spans the province, transporting consumer goods and other intermodal traffic to Moncton, and reaches the ports of Saint John and Belledune. The company operates 596 railroad route miles throughout New Brunswick.
In Nova Scotia, CN’s rail network connects the Port of Halifax’s container terminals with markets in central Canada and the U.S. Midwest and accesses CN’s Autoport facility, which handles vehicles for distribution across North America and to Newfoundland. CN operates 162 railroad route miles in Nova Scotia.
CN’s investments in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia are part of its record C$3.4 billion capital program for 2018, which also includes investments of C$210 million in Saskatchewan; C$210 million in Quebec; C$320 million in Alberta; C$130 million in Manitoba; and C$340 million in British Columbia.