CN Wins Sea-Land Service Award for Second Consecutive Year.

MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 15, 1999--

Canadian National (ME:CNR)(TSE:CNR)(NYSE:CNI) has been selected North American Rail Partner in Quality Carrier of the Year for 1998 by Sea-Land Service, Inc. for the second consecutive year. The award was presented to CN officials at Sea-Land's offices in Dallas, Texas.

Sea-Land, a division of CSX Corporation of Richmond, Va., is one of the world's largest container carriers.

James Foote, CN's senior vice president, marketing and sales, said: "Winning the Sea-Land rail partner award two years running -- CN was the first railroad to win the award -- speaks volumes about our strong customer focus and teamwork with Sea-Land."

Sea-Land evaluated seven major Class 1 North American rail carriers based on the following criteria: on-time train performance, service recovery planning after unexpected changes or delays, communication, safety, claims, the percentage of containers moved versus those left behind, cost reduction initiatives and the ease of doing business with the company.

CN serves Sea-Land at the ports of Halifax and Montreal and provides an intermodal service to and from Vancouver.

Canadian National Railway Company serves all of Canada and the U.S. Midwest, including the ports of Vancouver, Montreal, Halifax and the key cities of Toronto, Chicago, Detroit and Buffalo, with connections to all points in North America.