Oct 23 (Reuters) - Canadian National Railway Co CNR.TO :
* CN REPORTS Q3-2018 FINANCIAL RESULTS
* Q3 ADJUSTED EARNINGS PER SHARE C$1.50
* Q3 EARNINGS PER SHARE C$1.54
* Q3 REVENUE ROSE 14 PERCENT TO C$3.688 BILLION
* REAFFIRMS FY 2018 ADJUSTED EARNINGS PER SHARE VIEW C$5.30 TO C$5.45
* CARLOADINGS FOR QUARTER INCREASED BY THREE PER CENT TO 1,525 THOUSAND
* QTRLY RTMS INCREASED BY 4 PERCENT FROM YEAR-EARLIER QUARTER
* QTRLY OPERATING RATIO OF 59.5 PER CENT, AN INCREASE OF 2.3 POINTS OVER Q3 2017
* ASSUMES RTM GROWTH FOR THE YEAR 2018 TO BE APPROXIMATELY FIVE PER CENT
* REAFFIRMED 2018 FINANCIAL OUTLOOK
* FY2018 EARNINGS PER SHARE VIEW C$5.46 -- THOMSON REUTERS I/B/E/S
* CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY - ASSUMES FY 2018 U.S. HOUSING STARTS OF ABOUT 1.25 MILLION UNITS & U.S. MOTOR VEHICLE SALES OF ABOUT 17 MILLION UNITS
* CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY -"BALANCE OF OUR EXPANSION PROJECTS REMAINS ON TRACK FOR COMPLETION BEFORE WINTER"
* CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY - PLANS TO INVEST ABOUT C$3.5 BILLION IN CAPITAL PROGRAM, OF WHICH C$1.6 BILLION IS TARGETED TOWARD TRACK INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE