FORM 6-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Report of Foreign Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the month of July, 2010

Commission File Number: 001-02413

Canadian National Railway Company

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

935 de la Gauchetiere Street West

Montreal, Quebec

Canada H3B 2M9

(Address of principal executive offices)

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Canadian National Railway Company

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1. News Release dated July 22, 2010 entitled, "CN declares third-quarter 2010 dividend.”

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North America’s Railroad

NEWS RELEASE

CN declares third-quarter 2010 dividend

MONTREAL, July 22, 2010 — CN (TSX: CNR)(NYSE: CNI) announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a third-quarter 2010 dividend on the Company’s common shares outstanding. A quarterly dividend of 27 cents (C$0.27) per common share will be paid on Sept. 30, 2010, to shareholders of record at the close of business on Sept. 9, 2010.

CN – Canadian National Railway Company and its operating railway subsidiaries – spans Canada and mid-America, from the Atlantic and Pacific oceans to the Gulf of Mexico, serving the ports of Vancouver, Prince Rupert, B.C., Montreal, Halifax, New Orleans, and Mobile, Ala., and the key metropolitan areas of Toronto, Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit, Duluth, Minn./Superior, Wis., Green Bay, Wis., Minneapolis/St. Paul, Memphis, and Jackson, Miss., with connections to all points in North America. For more information on CN, visit the Company’s website at www.cn.ca.

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Contacts:

Media	Investment Community
Mark Hallman	Robert Noorigian
Director, Communications & Public Affairs	Vice-President, Investor Relations
(905) 669-3384	(514) 399-0052

SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	Canadian National Railway Company
Date: July 22, 2010	By:	/s/ Cristina Circelli
		Name:	Cristina Circelli
		Title:	Deputy Corporate Secretary and General Counsel