Rail transportation in the United States Archives - Page 4 of 7

CP can’t move entire crop off the combine

By Allan Dawson April 30, 2012

This just in — the railways won’t move Western Canada’s entire wheat crop off the combine this fall. “To use a cliché in building the church for Easter Sunday, there’s a reality that it’s a seasonal business and we’re responsive on a seasonal basis to the business,” Steve Whitney, CP Rail’s vice-president of marketing and

Cereals, Crops, News

Class action against railways considered

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff February 15, 2012

Aproposed class-action suit against Canada’s two major railways over grain freight rates was due Feb. 1 in a Calgary courtroom, where it will be decided whether the suit can proceed on all Prairie farmers’ behalf. In a letter to potential “class” members, Regina lawyer Tony Merchant said the certification hearing in Alberta Court of Queen’s

Crops, News

Grain revenue jumps for CP Rail’s Q4

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff February 15, 2012

A jump in revenue from slightly higher grain traffic in the last three months of 2011 helped bolster a beleaguered Canadian Pacific Railway in its fourth fiscal quarter (Q4). CP on Jan. 26 booked net income of $221 million on total revenues of $1.408 billion for its quarter ending Dec. 31, up from $186 million

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Viterra signs service deals with railways

By Commodity News Service January 13, 2012

Viterra Inc., has signed service agreements with Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway which will help increase efficiency for grain movement in Western Canada, the company announced in two separate press releases December 19. The agreement with CN will see Viterra work with the railway to review supply chain key performance indicators, co-operate on

Cereals, News

CTA issues revenue cap report

By Allan Dawson January 12, 2012

Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) exceeded what it’s allowed to earn hauling western Canadian grain to port by $1.25 million last crop year (2010-11), while Canadian National (CN), was $913,447 under. The results didn’t surprise Ian McCreary, a former Canadian Wheat Board elected director and farmer at Bladworth, Sask. “Rail competition just isn’t there,” he said

Cereals, Opinion

Paying More Won’t Help

By Laura Rance-Unger May 26, 2011

Canada’s newly reappointed agriculture minister believes he knows where the answer lies to squeezing better service out of the railways. It’s in your wallet. While doing some post-election musing about the government’s priorities for agriculture over the next several years, Gerry Ritz suggested farmers would be willing to pay more to move their grain to

Cereals, News

New Rail Service Rules Welcomed

By Allan Dawson March 24, 2011

After months if not years of lobbying, the grain industry got what it wanted last week – government action on rail service. And while shippers say they’re cautiously optimistic, some organization officials say it’s exactly what they’ve asked for. At an announcement made at a Paterson elevator near Winnipeg last week, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz,

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Get Moving On Railway Service Review

March 10, 2011

The Grain Growers of Canada is calling on the federal government to release the final report of the Rail Freight Service Review and a plan for fixing railway delivery problems. “The immediate release of the Rail Service Review is needed as soon as possible,” GGC president Stephen Vandervalk said in a statement March 4. “The

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CP Working To Improve Grain-Shipping Service

March 10, 2011

Canadian Pacific Railway says avalanches and more orders to move grain than were forecasted are why its service is slow. “We are working to understand capacity needs and we are focused on implementing service reliability initiatives,” CP spokesperson Breanne Feigel said last week in response to complaints from the Western Grain Elevator Association (WGEA). “We

Crops

Poor CP Service Blasted By WGEA

By Allan Dawson March 3, 2011

CP Rail’s grain-shipping service has never been worse in living memory, according to the Western Grain Elevator Association (WGEA), prompting it to renew calls for federal legislation to improve it. “We expected the upcoming release of the Rail Service Report to result in improved service by the railways in an attempt to counter the serious

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Tag Archives Rail transportation in the United States — page 4

CP can’t move entire crop off the combine

Class action against railways considered

Grain revenue jumps for CP Rail’s Q4

Viterra signs service deals with railways

CTA issues revenue cap report

Paying More Won’t Help

New Rail Service Rules Welcomed

Get Moving On Railway Service Review

CP Working To Improve Grain-Shipping Service

Poor CP Service Blasted By WGEA

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