Monthly railcar loadings

[wmoebis]

What # of total cars are there now? Anywhere we can find # available weekly. Cars loaded in transit cars at port waiting to be unloaded and cars in transit empty?
Just seems to me each elev ordering more cars than actually available.

[farming101]

An interesting article.

Caution: written by CP

<a title="CPR infrastructure" href=" http://www.gateway-corridor.com/roundconfpapers/documents/Cairns_Malcolm_Winnipeg.pdf">CPR infrastructure</a>

[bucket]

Plants with 100000 tonne capacity should have at a minimum a train a week.

They are missing there trains - the system is not working.

[cottonpicken]

I've been to pissed of to follow most of this so hope I'm not plagerizing or got facts wrong

How long has the market been in backwardization who benefits. Buying at a futures price and selling at cash went it is like this is pretty sweet deal

[westernvicki]

The issue is grain. The graph is ONLY RELEVANT as it relates to grain traffic. Oil has always moved more smoothly or the crushers would not run.

This graph offer nothing to the debate.

[westernvicki]

And if we want to add more dimension to the issue of traffic, power and what the rail can do: add the crude oil graph it is especially pertinent in 2013.

Yes they supplied their own railcars, but if you said to commodities supply your own cars and we will give you better service.. I am going to bet the industry would respond. My guess is the amount of demurrage paid of cars would adequately lease a few cars a year.

[farming101]

Westernvicki, you cannot chart all issues related to bad freight service for grain in one chart. Anything specifically aside from a crude oil chart (in the oil price thread) you would like to see?
I will remember to add "for what it's worth" to posts from now on. Thanks.

[bucket]

Farming101

Could you look forward and add in additional potash trains?

Government officials can't seem to grasp it. Companies are booking more capacity that at this point isn't there?

It's very frustrating to look at things today and quickly see we have missed many opportunities to ensure exports move efficiently. More frustrating is that people elected that had hard numbers before any of us dumb farmers and they studied it many times - did nothing to improve it.

And then you realize any changes require governments to act with legislation.

They do nothing. That's when you realize MPs get paid for silence, incompetence, and dog****ing into a gold plated pension.

[farming101]

Bucket, I'll watch for info-potash going forward.
Here's another chart.
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[bucket]

That one major dip in potash came at a contract negotiations. ?

And they are well stored at both ends to allow for slight up and downs.