Canadian National Railway Corporation, together with its wholly owned subsidiaries (CN) is engaged in the rail and related transportation business. CN’s network of approximately 21,100 route miles of track spans Canada and mid-America, connecting three coasts: the Atlantic, the Pacific and the Gulf of Mexico. The Company operates in seven business segments: petroleum and chemicals, metals and minerals, forest products, coal, grain and fertilizers, intermodal, and automotive. On January 31, 2009, CN completed the acquisition of principal lines of the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway Company (EJ&E). In 2008, CN acquired three railway subsidiaries of Quebec Railway Corp. (QRC) and QRC rail-freight ferry operation. It included Chemin de fer de la Matapedia et du Golfe, New Brunswick East Coast Railway, Ottawa Central Railway and Compagnie de gestion de Matane Inc.