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CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY vs Norfolk Southern

On overall TruNorth grade, CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY scores higher (CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY: D, Norfolk Southern: F). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.

D
CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY
41.8/100
F
Norfolk Southern
39.1/100

Political donations

CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY

FEC: $177K in executive political donations; partisan lean Republican +37 across 9 executive donors.

Norfolk Southern

No public record found.

Environment

CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY

environmental violation: $1.5M in federal penalties (Violation Tracker).

Norfolk Southern

environmental violation: $610.0M in federal penalties (Violation Tracker).

Labor

CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY

703 federal penalties totaling $18.3M since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

Norfolk Southern

2012 federal penalties totaling $984.2M since 2000 (Violation Tracker).

DEI

CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY

No public record found.

Norfolk Southern

EEO-1 workforce demographics on federal record (FY2020, DOL OFCCP FOIA release): 19,077 US employees — 7.8% women, 18.4% racial/ethnic minorities; management 20.8% women, 15.8% minorities.

Charity

CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY

No public record found.

Norfolk Southern

$12M reported corporate giving in 2024 (~0.09% of revenue) via Norfolk Southern Foundation. Operates the Norfolk Southern Foundation: $7.9M in charitable contributions, gifts & grants paid (FY2023, IRS Form 990-PF).

Animal testing

CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY

No public record found.

Norfolk Southern

No public record found.

Firearms

CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY

No public record found.

Norfolk Southern

No public record found.

Privacy

CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY

No public record found.

Norfolk Southern

No public record found.

Executive pay

CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY

No public record found.

Norfolk Southern

No public record found.

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