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Since the Illinois Central purchase in 1998 CN has been increasingly focused on running a " scheduled freight railroad / railway ", meeting on-time performance with rail industry-leading consistency.

This has resulted in improved shipper relations, as well as reduced the need for maintaining pools of surplus locomotives and freight cars.

CN has also undertaken a rationalization of its existing track network by removing double track sections in some areas and extending passing sidings in other areas.