MONTREAL (AP) _ Canadian National Railway Co. (CNI) on Tuesday reported second-quarter net income of $841.8 million.

The Montreal-based company said it had profit of $1.19 per share. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, came to $1.21 per share.

The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.20 per share.

The railroad posted revenue of $2.93 billion in the period, falling short of Street forecasts. Four analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $2.99 billion.

CN shares have decreased nearly 7% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Tuesday, shares hit $102.30, a rise of almost 7% in the last 12 months.

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