Insights and Stories on Rail Cars

The Andersons to pay debt, invest in core units after rail business sale

Aug. 17, 2021 at 7:21 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain handler The Andersons plans to use US$550 million from the sale of its rail leasing business to pay down debt and invest in sustainable farming and low carbon initiatives in its core grain and fertilizer units, CEO Pat Bowe told Reuters on Tuesday. Maumee, […]

CN, CP set third-quarter records for grain movement

Oct. 5, 2020 at 3:37 pm CDT

By MarketsFarm Team

CN strike drags on, hitting grain exports, fertilizer output

Nov. 25, 2019 at 4:37 pm CST

By Allison Lampert Kelsey Johnson

CN conductors on strike

Nov. 19, 2019 at 7:26 am CST

By GFM Staff

Oil on rail likely won’t interfere with grain movements

Jan. 11, 2019 at 7:56 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Alberta to buy rail cars for oil

Nov. 28, 2018 at 12:48 pm CST

Ottawa | Reuters — The Alberta government is in talks to buy rail cars to transport 120,000 barrels per day of crude oil and expects a deal to conclude within weeks, Premier Rachel Notley said Wednesday, as the province takes actions to move oil stuck in the region because of […]

By David Ljunggren

Farmers seek ‘urgent’ action from Senate on rail service

Mar. 1, 2018 at 6:49 pm CST

Groups representing Canadian grain growers touched down in Ottawa Thursday to urge quick passage of legislation to avoid a sequel to the grain handling logjam of 2013-14. Representatives from the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, Grain Growers of Canada, Keystone Agricultural Producers, Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan, Alberta Federation of Agriculture […]

By Staff

Tepid rail service cripples farmer deliveries on Prairies

Feb. 28, 2018 at 12:27 pm CST

CNS Canada — Prairie farmers are struggling to generate cash flow for their operations due to the lack of rail cars that are available to pick up their grain. “Spring is coming up, farmers need cash flow and we don’t get cash flow if your grain is sitting in a […]

By Dave Sims

Larger elevators, smaller rail cars seen in grain’s future

Nov. 15, 2017 at 8:40 pm CST

Winnipeg | CNS Canada –– Heading into the future, elevators will be more efficient and trains will carry more grain, according to industry professionals at the Grain World conference in Winnipeg. “I think there’s a real shift happening from low efficiency to the higher-efficiency facilities,” Karl Gerrand, CEO of G3, […]

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

Three shortlines to buy Saskatchewan’s grain cars

Jul. 5, 2017 at 7:53 pm CDT

The Saskatchewan government has picked the three buyers who will divvy up its provincially-owned fleet of grain hopper cars. The province, in its March budget, announced a request for offer (RFO) for the Saskatchewan Grain Car Corporation’s (SGCC) fleet of rail cars as it winds down that operation. The province […]