Jan 29 (Reuters) - Canadian National Railway Co CNR.TO :
* CN BUILDING STRONG MOMENTUM INTO 2019
* QTRLY REVENUES OF C$3,808 MILLION, AN INCREASE OF 16 PER CENT
* QTRLY DILUTED EPS OF C$1.56
* QTRLY ADJUSTED DILUTED EPS OF C$1.49
* EXPECTS TO DELIVER EPS GROWTH IN LOW DOUBLE-DIGIT RANGE THIS YEAR COMPARED TO ADJUSTED DILUTED EPS OF C$5.50 IN 2018
* BOARD OF DIRECTORS TODAY APPROVED AN 18 PER CENT INCREASE TO CN'S 2019 QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND
* CARLOADINGS FOR QUARTER INCREASED BY FIVE PER CENT TO 1,537 THOUSAND
* OPERATING EXPENSES FOR QUARTER INCREASED BY 14 PER CENT TO C$2,356 MILLION
* EXPECT HIGH SINGLE-DIGIT VOLUME GROWTH IN 2019 IN TERMS OF REVENUE TON MILES
* QTRLY RTMS, MEASURING WEIGHT AND DISTANCE OF RAIL FREIGHT TRANSPORTED BY CN, INCREASED BY 12 PER CENT
* EXPECTS TO DELIVER EPS GROWTH IN LOW DOUBLE-DIGIT RANGE THIS YEAR COMPARED TO ADJUSTED DILUTED EPS OF C$5.50 IN 2018
* IN 2019, CN PLANS TO INVEST APPROXIMATELY C$3.9 BILLION IN ITS CAPITAL PROGRAM
* QTRLY RAIL FREIGHT REVENUE PER RTM INCREASED BY FOUR PER CENT
* CANADIAN NATIONAL- ALSO APPROVED A NEW NORMAL COURSE ISSUER BID THAT PERMITS CN TO PURCHASE, FOR CANCELLATION, OVER A YEAR UP TO 22 MILLION COMMON SHARES
* Q4 EARNINGS PER SHARE VIEW C$1.47, REVENUE VIEW C$3.81 BILLION -- REFINITIV IBES DATA
* INVESTMENT OF C$1.6 BILLION IN 2019 TARGETED TOWARD TRACK AND RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE
* QTRLY ADJUSTED OPERATING RATIO OF 61.2 PER CENT
* FY2019 EARNINGS PER SHARE VIEW C$6.29 -- REFINITIV IBES DATA