BUY Canadian National Railway Company

The top and bottom line numbers for the company were all strong. Net income was up 27 percent, operating income rose 7 percent, and revenues were up 9 percent. Operating expenses rose 10 percent, a number that was boosted by the fact that the company hired 350 new conductors as part of its growth project that is focused on numerous areas of the system, with a particular emphasis on the track between Alberta and Chicago.