Properties (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Properties

Properties including capital leases

			December 31, 2016						December 31, 2015
	Depreciation			Accumulated						Accumulated
In millions	rate		Cost	depreciation			Net		Cost	depreciation			Net
Properties including capital leases
Track and roadway (1)	2%	$	34,684	$	7,744	$	26,940	$	33,941	$	7,830	$	26,111
Rolling stock	5%		6,493		2,521		3,972		6,216		2,362		3,854
Buildings	2%		1,851		652		1,199		1,791		624		1,167
Information technology (2)	9%		1,198		628		570		1,067		567		500
Other	4%		1,941		867		1,074		1,812		820		992
Total properties including capital leases		$	46,167	$	12,412	$	33,755	$	44,827	$	12,203	$	32,624

Capital leases included in properties

Capital leases included in properties
Track and roadway (3)		$	415	$	70	$	345	$	415	$	66	$	349
Rolling stock			370		138		232		748		301		447
Buildings			109		28		81		109		26		83
Other			131		30		101		122		36		86
Total capital leases included in properties		$	1,025	$	266	$	759	$	1,394	$	429	$	965
(1)	As at December 31, 2016, includes land of $2,446 million (2015 - $2,487 million).
(2)	During 2016, the Company capitalized costs for internally developed software of $106 million (2015 - $85 million).
(3)	As at December 31, 2016, includes right-of-way access of $108 million (2015 - $108 million).