Properties (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Properties

Properties including capital leases

			December 31, 2017						December 31, 2016
	Depreciation			Accumulated						Accumulated
In millions	rate		Cost	depreciation			Net		Cost	depreciation			Net
Properties including capital leases
Track and roadway (1)	2%	$	35,268	$	7,924	$	27,344	$	34,684	$	7,744	$	26,940
Rolling stock	5%		6,378		2,629		3,749		6,493		2,521		3,972
Buildings	2%		1,864		678		1,186		1,851		652		1,199
Information technology (2)	9%		1,408		644		764		1,198		628		570
Other	4%		1,951		805		1,146		1,941		867		1,074
Total properties including capital leases		$	46,869	$	12,680	$	34,189	$	46,167	$	12,412	$	33,755

Capital leases included in properties

Capital leases included in properties
Track and roadway (3)		$	415	$	75	$	340	$	415	$	70	$	345
Rolling stock			5		-		5		370		138		232
Buildings			109		30		79		109		28		81
Other			118		15		103		131		30		101
Total capital leases included in properties		$	647	$	120	$	527	$	1,025	$	266	$	759
(1)	As at December 31, 2017, includes land of $2,314 million (2016 - $2,446 million).
(2)	During 2017, the Company capitalized costs for internally developed software of $139 million (2016 - $106 million).
(3)	As at December 31, 2017, includes right-of-way access of $108 million (2016 - $108 million).