The Canadian railroad operating company said net income rose to C$299 million, or C$1.04 a share, from C$210 million or 73 Canadian cents a share, a year earlier. Analysts polled by Thomson First Call on average expected earnings of 78 cents a share.Revenue rose 19% to C$1.7 billion, led by a 49% jump in metals and minerals, 26% rise in forest products and intermodal freight and an 18% growth in coal shipments.Automotive revenue dropped 6% as car makers cut production levels. Conversion of currency out of U.S. dollar-denominated sales cut revenue by C$60 million and net income by C$15 million, Canadian National Great Year for CN. Best regards, Swafford
