Properties

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract]

Properties text

7– Properties

In millions				December 31, 2014						December 31, 2013
		Depreciation			Accumulated						Accumulated
		rate		Cost	depreciation			Net		Cost	depreciation			Net
Properties including capital leases
Track and roadway (1)		2%	$	29,995	$	7,332	$	22,663	$	27,833	$	7,103	$	20,730
Rolling stock		5%		5,552		2,107		3,445		5,193		1,894		3,299
Buildings		2%		1,545		560		985		1,392		521		871
Information technology (2)		11%		1,068		492		576		1,000		455		545
Other		5%		1,549		704		845		1,388		606		782
Total properties including capital leases			$	39,709	$	11,195	$	28,514	$	36,806	$	10,579	$	26,227
Capital leases included in properties
Track and roadway (3)			$	417	$	63	$	354	$	417	$	58	$	359
Rolling stock				808		292		516		982		358		624
Buildings				109		23		86		109		21		88
Other				108		29		79		102		22		80
Total capital leases included in properties			$	1,442	$	407	$	1,035	$	1,610	$	459	$	1,151
(1)	Includes $2,079 million and $1,911 million of land as at December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.
(2)	The Company capitalized $102 million in 2014 and $85 million in 2013 of internally developed software costs pursuant to FASB ASC 350-40, “Intangibles – Goodwill and Other, Internal – Use Software.”
(3)	Includes $108 million of right-of-way access in both years.