CN appoints independent safety investigator.MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 14, 1996--CANADIAN NATIONAL (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). , ME: CNR.IR) (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : CNI (1) (Certified NetWare Instructor) See Novell certification. (2) (Coalition for Networked Information, Washington, DC, www.cni.org) A partnership of the Association of Research Libraries, CAUSE and EDUCOM, founded in 1990. ) -- President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Paul M. Tellier said today Canadian National Railways will appoint an independent third party to conduct a thorough audit and assessment on the cause and circumstances of the accident which killed three people August 12 near Edson, Alberta. "What happened at Edson is unacceptable," Mr. Tellier said. "I have initiated a full internal investigation into the cause of the accident to fully understand how and why this happened. The appointment of an independent third party to examine and report on the incident is an additional investigative measure." The independent specialist will review all events that led to the accident and report his findings to CN. The investigation will parallel an investigation of the event conducted by CN personnel. CN has not previously invited an independent specialist to conduct such an examination of an accident. He will report to Rick Boyd, Senior Vice-President, Western Canada. The accident occurred when west bound train 117 struck a block of railcars which had rolled on to the main line. "Safety is a serious matter, and I and my collegues at CN are dedicated to making it the safest railway," added Mr. Tellier. CONTACT: Canadian National Railway Company Canadian National Railway Company (NYSE: CNI, TSX: CNR) is a Canadian rail transportation company that operates the Canadian National Railway. It was created in December, 1918 as a Crown corporation of the Government of Canada to nationalize several bankrupt rail systems Jean-Daniel Hamelin, 514/399-6630 or CN West Jim Feeny, 403/421-6324 |
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