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The proposed deal would create the first rail network spanning Canada, the U.S. and Mexico.
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Continental rail deal seen boosting farm sales

Canadian Pacific buyout of Kansas City Southern rail will create first Canada-U.S.-Mexico network

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Reuters – Canadian Pacific’s US$25-billion deal to buy Kansas City Southern will create a rail network from Canada to Mexico that farm groups say could smooth the flow of their goods to market. The deal, subject to approval by the U.S. Surface Transportation Board, would combine CP’s cross-Canada network, which stretches as far south as Kansas City,
Railways overshoot grain revenue limits for the last crop year
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Railways overshoot grain revenue limits for the last crop year

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Canada’s two big railways will pay $5.6 million for exceeding the maximum revenue cap for hauling Prairie grain. CN Rail and CP Rail overshot their maximum revenue entitlements (MREs) for the year by $3,170,615 and $2,170,010 respectively, the Canadian Transportation Agency ruled last month. The overages, plus a five per cent penalty, are payable to the Western
The great grain transportation turnaround
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The great grain transportation turnaround

From bad to best, Western Canada’s grain-handling and transportation system has made huge improvements in the last 25 years

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Twenty-five years ago critics claimed Western Canada had one of the worst grain-handling and transportation systems in the developed world. Yet today it’s among the best, says Canada’s grain monitor Mark Hemmes. Far from perfect, and still vulnerable to costly disruptions, including right now, the system from farm gate to terminal spout has been revamped
Railway performance didn’t change much in 2018-19 compared to the previous crop year, says Mark Hemmes, Canada’s grain monitor. Nevertheless the railways shipped a record volume of grain.
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Another year, another round of broken grain transport records

Western grain movement, export records set in 2018-19 crop year

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The 2018-19 crop year, ended July 31, was record setting for Western Canada’s grain-handling and transportation system. While industry officials are pleased, they agree the system needs to move even more because farmers keep producing more. “At the rate we are going today… by the time we get to 2030 we’re going to be looking
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Crop year ends with grain export record

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Both major railways have announced record grain shipments, and with a more than a week left in the crop year, total Canadian grain exports had already topped last year’s record. The Canadian Grain Commission reports that as of July 21, with 10 days left in the 2018-19 crop year, total exports of Canadian grain had
Grain shippers worry trains like these will displace hopper cars, especially in light of an Alberta government program to buy oil cars.
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Grain shippers wary of railways’ crude oil plans

Officials from both CN and CP Rail say increasing oil traffic will not hurt their grain service

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Western grain shippers are watching closely to ensure their rail service doesn’t decline as oil shipments increase. “We would be concerned if either railway were to reduce grain capacity in favour of crude oil,” Wade Sobkowich, executive director of the Western Grain Elevator Association said in an interview Dec. 5. “Regardless of what the needs
Performances by musicians Sierra Noble and Kelly Prescott from a travelling stage car kept the audience warm.
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PHOTOS: Holiday train rolls through Manitoba

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The CP Holiday Train is celebrating its 20th season this year, and stops in Whitemouth, Winnipeg, Portage la Prairie, Carberry, Brandon and Virden between Dec. 3 and 5. Dec. 4 the rolling party was in Brandon and photographer Sandy Black stopped by to capture a few images. There was a half-hour musical performance and local
Canadian Pacific is promising slow and steady growth in its grain-hauling capacity.
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CP’s new grain VP walked in grain shippers’ shoes

Joan Hardy was in charge of grain transportation at Richardson International before becoming a senior railway executive

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Joan Hardy knows how vital reliable rail service is to grain shippers because she’s been one. Hardy, who became CP Rail’s vice-president of sales and marketing for grain and fertilizer April 1, was for 12 years before that Richardson International’s vice-president of transportation. Before that she worked 21 years for CN Rail, in various roles,
CP's CEO said it will not sign a bad agreement that threatens the company’s long-term profitability.
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Pending CP Rail strike bad news for Manitoba farmers

The railway supplies most rail cars in 
the province

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A pending strike at CP Rail will hit Manitoba farmers especially hard, says Dan Mazier, president of the Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP). “Sixty-two per cent of all Manitoba car orders are with CP,” Mazier said in an interview April 23. In Manitoba there are 50 and 29 grain elevators on CP and CN Rail lines,
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Bill C-49: Helping the railways farm the farmers

This legislation is flawed and will deregulate railways by stealth

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Here we go again! Some Prairie farmers cannot ship their grain. Grain companies and their friends are blaming the railways for not getting the grain to port. After months of railway lobbying, the federal government is pushing new transportation legislation, claiming Bill C-49 will punish the railways for neglecting grain shipments. Yet this legislation effectively

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