Insights and Stories on Rail Service

Absence of issues leads to January record for grain movement

Feb. 6, 2023 at 6:10 pm CST

MarketsFarm — So far this winter grain movement in Canada has yet to incur few — if any — major problems that have stymied rail shipments, according to Mark Hemmes, president of Quorum Corp., which tracks rail movement in Canada. Canadian Pacific Railway and Canadian National Railway (CP, CN) have […]

Third U.S. union rejects national rail contract deal

Nov. 14, 2022 at 8:18 pm CST

By David Shepardson

U.S. railroads, union extend strike deadline until at least Dec. 4

Nov. 9, 2022 at 7:09 pm CST

By David Shepardson

Unions rip supply chain report’s language on strikes

Oct. 27, 2022 at 8:52 am CDT

By Dave Bedard

U.S. rail embargoes may stymie some Canadian rail traffic

Sep. 14, 2022 at 8:37 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

Ukraine restores Moldova rail link

Aug. 22, 2022 at 5:14 pm CDT

Reuters — Ukraine has restored a rail link to neighbouring Moldova after a 23-year hiatus and the connection could carry 10 million tonnes of freight a year, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in a video address on Monday. Although he did not specify what kinds of goods, Ukraine is keen to […]

By Reuters

CN service continues as signals staff strike

Jun. 20, 2022 at 7:55 pm CDT

Canadian National Railway is reporting “normal” rail operations after its signals and communications workers walked out on strike starting Saturday. Members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), which represents about 750 CN employees across Canada, served the railway with strike notice last Wednesday and started their strike Saturday […]

By Dave Bedard

CF Industries warns of shipment delays via Union Pacific

Apr. 14, 2022 at 6:19 pm CDT

Reuters — Fertilizer firm CF Industries on Thursday warned of delays in shipment of its nitrogen fertilizers, a week after Union Pacific mandated certain shippers to reduce the volume of private cars on its rails. The announcement of delay also comes a month after CF said it is increasing fertilizer […]

By Reuters

CN apologizes as farm groups, Ottawa press on rail service

Mar. 7, 2018 at 5:18 pm CST

Canada’s largest railway has taken the unusual step of apologizing for its pace of grain delivery in recent weeks and pledging “immediate steps” to improve its grain handle. After parting ways with its CEO Luc Jobin on Monday, Canadian National Railway (CN), through interim CEO Jean-Jacques Ruest, said Wednesday it […]

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

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