Insights and Stories on Rail

U.S. propane bottlenecks not affecting Canada

Nov. 15, 2019 at 7:04 pm CST

MarketsFarm — Despite ongoing shortfalls of propane in some areas of the U.S. Midwest, the situation doesn’t appear to be adversely affecting Canada, according to the Canadian Propane Association. The late harvest in the Midwest has been further hampered by wet conditions, forcing farmers to dry their grain before putting […]

On the front lines: Trade war sinks North Dakota soy growers

Aug. 22, 2019 at 9:01 pm CDT

By Karl Plume

Floods shut nearly a sixth of U.S. ethanol production

Mar. 22, 2019 at 12:34 pm CDT

By Humeyra Pamuk Jarrett Renshaw

U.S. Midwest’s catastrophic floods cause widespread damage

Mar. 19, 2019 at 5:12 pm CDT

By Karen Dillon

Pulse weekly outlook: Little excitement in market

Feb. 19, 2019 at 7:59 pm CST

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

CP mainline through Rockies reopened after crash

Feb. 9, 2019 at 3:32 am CST

Canadian Pacific Railway’s mainline through the Rocky Mountains has reopened to traffic following a grain train derailment that killed three railroaders Monday. Calgary-based CP announced late Friday its mainline through Field, B.C. was reopened at midday Wednesday “in close collaboration with Transport Canada, and upon completion of all necessary safety […]

By GFM Staff

Canadian canola demand off year-ago pace

Jan. 11, 2019 at 8:09 pm CST

CNS Canada — Canadian canola exports and domestic usage are both falling behind the year-ago pace, according to the latest Canadian Grain Commission data. Canada exported only 63,700 tonnes of canola during the week ended Jan. 6, according to the report. That compares with the average weekly movement during the […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

No big problems seen in grain transportation so far

Nov. 27, 2018 at 8:20 pm CST

CNS Canada — It’s so far, so good with grain shipments to the three major Canadian ports according, to a spokesperson with Quorum Corporation, which compiles weekly performance updates on Canada’s grain handling sector. The spokesperson said there not have been any big problems recently, only a few sporadic instances […]

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Hudson Bay rail line repairs to start ‘immediately’

Sep. 2, 2018 at 9:54 pm CDT

Off-and-on talks toward a new ownership group for the Hudson Bay Railway have produced a deal, which it’s hoped will lead to the line’s repair before this winter, federal officials announced Friday. Federal Trade Diversification Minister Jim Carr and Northern Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc announced the Arctic Gateway Group Limited […]

By GFM Staff

Federal rail freight legislation clears Senate

May. 22, 2018 at 7:57 pm CDT

Canada’s Senate has passed federal legislation that grain grower groups have hoped will help improve rail freight service for the sector this year. Bill C-49, the Transportation Modernization Act, passed third reading in the Senate on Tuesday following a 41-31 vote to approve a message that the Senate “does not […]

By Staff

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