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CN’s grain plan has come under criticism because observers say it seems to justify future failure.
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CN, CP release their annual grain plans

Rail providers on a hiring spree as grain shipments expected to return to historical norms

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[UPDATED: Aug. 16, 2022] The Western Grain Elevator Association (WGEA) says the latest CN and CP grain plans are long on excuses and short on solutions. According to Wade Sobkowich, WGEA executive director, the railways are not held accountable for meeting their own targets, and that is a problem. “I would go so far as
CN releases 2022-23 grain plan
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CN releases 2022-23 grain plan

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CN Rail published its 2022-23 grain plan July 29 in which it describes preparations for moving a Western Canadian grain crop expected to rebound from last year’s drought-reduced harvest. Plan details include the addition of 57 high-horsepower locomotives, new rolling stock and 500 additional employees to bolster operating crews in Western Canada. More high-capacity grain
Grain shippers say the real problem is a capacity shortfall, and they worry when grain volumes pick up, the problem will be even worse. photo: paterson grain
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Railways catching up with grain shipper demand

But the bigger question is what happens this fall if a ‘normal’ crop rolls in

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After a brutal few months of being unable to meet the shipping demands of grain companies, the two major railways have largely caught up. “Over the last two or three weeks, it’s got a little bit better,” said Mark Hemmes, of Quorum Corp., Canada’s grain monitor. “We probably have less grain left to ship now,
Teamsters union workers picket outside Canadian Pacific Railway’s Toronto Yard after the company halted operations and locked out employees over a labour dispute March 20, 2022.
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Shippers call for essential designation for railways

In a world of uncertainty, grain companies say labour peace necessary

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The recent railway labour disruption at Canadian Pacific Railways starkly underlines the transportation-related vulnerability of Canada’s agriculture sector, industry watchers say. An online seminar organized by the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI) heard March 28 that fertilizer shipments in and out of the country are balanced on a knife edge, and Canada’s global reputation as
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Rail lockout compounds grain transport woes

A labour dispute was the last thing an already-stressed grain handling system needed

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CP’s latest labour dispute is over — but the metaphorical wreckage is going to linger on the tracks for a while. Canadian Pacific Railway and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference agreed March 22 to settle a labour dispute that began March 20, when the railway locked its workers out over a dispute on pensions, pay
After several banner years, suddenly the railways can’t spot cars at elevators in time.
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Railways struggle to move smallest western crop in years

Car cycle times are the lowest in almost 40 years and demurrage charges are through the roof

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[UPDATED: Feb. 25, 2022] After five consecutive years of record western Canadian grain movement, grain shipping has slowed to a trickle and poor railway service, not the 2021 drought, is getting most of the blame.  The railways recovered relatively quickly from floods in British Columbia late last fall and grain shippers were expecting an upswing
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Record amount of grain moved, CN goes over revenue limit

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The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) recently ruled that Canadian National Railway exceeded its maximum grain revenue entitlements for the 2020/21 crop year. Meanwhile, the CTA stated that Canadian Pacific was under its entitlement. The CTA’s report stated that CN’s revenue from transporting Western Canadian grain was nearly C$1.045 billion and was C$2.4 million over its
The operators of the rail line to Churchill say a honeycomb form, seen here empty, then filled with crushed rock, is central to their rehabilitation of the rail line over muskeg.
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Churchill port on two-year hiatus

Operator says ambitious rail rehabilitation will be key to future success

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It’s going to be awhile before the next ship is loaded at the northern Manitoba Port of Churchill. About two years, according to Sheldon Affleck, chief executive officer of the Arctic Gateway Group (AGG). The group consists of 29 Indigenous and a dozen non-Indigenous communities that own and operate the 627-mile rail line from The
“The railways always move it. The issue is, when do they move it?” – Wade Sobkowich, WGEA
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Grain shipping capacity eyed nervously

Can shippers capture premium prices this winter, or will railways cut too deep?

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It’s official. Western Canada’s grain-handling and transportation system moved a record amount of grain during the 2020-21 crop year that ended July 31. When the dust had settled, Western Canada’s grain-handling and transportation system had moved a record 61.5 million tonnes. That’s up 5.1 per cent from last crop year’s record of 58.6 million, Mark
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CN, CP railways break grain shipping records 

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MarketsFarm – It was a record-breaking year for both of Canada’s two major freight railways. In separate news releases to the public on August 3, both Canadian National Railway (CN Rail) and Canadian Pacific Railway (CP Rail) reported a record amount of grain moved during the 2020-21 crop year. For the first time ever, both

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