Insights and Stories on Railways

U.S. grains: Futures slip on rail strike threat, EU wheat talk

Nov. 22, 2022 at 7:22 pm CST

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago Board of Trade grain futures fell on Tuesday, amid growing concern over a possible U.S. rail strike and market speculation that U.S. grain buyers were purchasing European Union wheat, traders said. French wheat sales to China and the prospect of Polish or German wheat being […]

U.S. grains: Corn, wheat ease on firm U.S. dollar, export concerns

Nov. 21, 2022 at 6:07 pm CST

By Tom Polansek

Biggest U.S. rail union rejects tentative deal, raising threat of strike

Nov. 21, 2022 at 5:17 pm CST

By David Shepardson Lisa Baertlein

Third U.S. union rejects national rail contract deal

Nov. 14, 2022 at 8:18 pm CST

By David Shepardson

U.S. grains: Wheat futures fall from two-month highs amid broad sell-off

Sep. 15, 2022 at 4:51 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

U.S. railroad strike averted

Sep. 15, 2022 at 5:08 am CDT

Updated | Washington | Reuters — Major U.S. railroads and unions secured a tentative deal on Thursday after 20 hours of intense talks brokered by President Joe Biden’s administration to avert a rail shutdown that could have hit food and fuel supplies across the country and beyond. Biden called the […]

By Steve Holland Trevor Hunnicutt

U.S. railways to halt grain shipments ahead of potential shutdown

Sep. 13, 2022 at 8:56 pm CDT

Chicago | Reuters — Some U.S. railroads will start halting crop shipments on Thursday, a day ahead of a potential work stoppage, an agricultural association and sources at two grain co-operatives said on Tuesday, threatening exports and feed deliveries for livestock. With farmers starting to harvest autumn crops that are […]

By P.J. Huffstutter Tom Polansek

U.S. government makes contingency plans for rail shutdown

Sep. 13, 2022 at 5:19 pm CDT

Washington/Los Angeles | Reuters — U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration on Tuesday made contingency plans aiming to ensure deliveries of critical goods in the event of a shutdown of the U.S. rail system while pressing railroads and unions to reach a deal to avoid a work stoppage affecting freight and […]

By David Shepardson Lisa Baertlein

CP arbitration ends in two-year deal for engineers, conductors

Aug. 15, 2022 at 8:45 pm CDT

Mediation and arbitration hearings over the weekend have ended in a two-year labour deal for engineers, conductors and train and yard service staff at Canadian Pacific Railway. The agreement puts a formal lid on the latest round of contract disputes between Calgary-based CP and its 3,000-odd unionized employees represented by […]

By Dave Bedard

Biden steps in to help end freight rail labour disputes

Jul. 15, 2022 at 4:04 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday signed an executive order creating an emergency board to help resolve disputes between major freight rail carriers and their unions, in a move that could help loosen up some supply chain constraints. The order came ahead of a deadline next […]

By Reuters

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