MONTREAL QUEBEC, Quebec (AP) — MONTREAL QUEBEC, Quebec (AP) — Canadian National Railway Co. (CNI) on Wednesday reported first-quarter profit of $835.4 million.

The Montreal Quebec, Quebec-based company said it had net income of $1.36 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, were $1.31 per share.

The results matched Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of eight analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was also for earnings of $1.31 per share.

The railroad posted revenue of $3.19 billion in the period, exceeding Street forecasts. Seven analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $3.17 billion.

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