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    #11
    I figured a 25% share in CP would cost
    $42/ac for every cultivated acre in
    western canada. 25% should be enough to
    shake a few branches.

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      #12
      Fire Hunter and replace him with BTOFarmall.

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        #13
        I think West Jet should invest into our rail system,
        those people know how to be things done.....!

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          #14
          How many farmed acres in western Canada?

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            #15
            When you go into most MPs offices they have a
            big board with editorials and relevant articles cut
            and pinned up. Despite our HUGE mess with
            logistics there is little, barely anything from farm
            groups. Grain Growers of Can had a little whimper
            out that lacked any real fire. KAP in MB has been
            most vocal with a good news release but still not
            holding railways accountable.

            MPs need to see REAL anger, and REAL emotion
            from farm orgs. Embarrass the railways.
            Embarrass Hunter Harrison for his lack of vision
            corporate raiding style of management. Are there
            any farm organizations out there with any balls
            lately? They need to fill those bulletin boards with
            impassioned opinion!

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              #16
              X2
              Glimmer of hope...

              Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz announced today that the government will take action on recommendations from the Crop Logistics Working Group (CLWG), in an effort to increase the competitiveness of the grain supply chain. Immediate actions include both pursuing improvements in reporting frequency through the Grain Monitoring Program and providing an ongoing forum for representatives to discuss improvements.
              “Canada’s crop industry is a vital part of the Canadian economy and we will continue to work with all parts of the supply chain to get farmers’ products to market,” said Minister Ritz. “Current transportation challenges faced by producers present an opportunity for the entire value chain to improve efficiencies and position Canada’s grain sector for future growth.”

              The proposed expanded range of metrics and reporting frequency would include:

              Railway order fulfillment information:
              weekly car orders placed by all grain companies;
              weekly car orders accepted (operating plan) by railways;
              weekly car orders actually placed by railways; and
              weekly cancellations of orders.
              Weekly loads on wheels by carrier.
              The covered hopper car fleet size in grain service for both mainline carriers by class of service (bad orders, etc.) on a weekly basis.
              Terminal Unload Performance by railway (weekly unloads by port, along with expanded detail on arrival, constructive placement dwell, and unloading time at terminals).
              Western Canada railway grain traffic (volumes, loaded transit times, cycle times) to Eastern Canada, United States and Mexican destinations.
              U.S. grain traffic to Western Canadian destinations.
              Western Canadian grain traffic shipped to port in containers.

              http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=DOBFIgHubLQ

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                #17
                Crop Logistics Working Group? Remember the
                Grain Transportation Authority? #ResurrectionBS.

                My wish list includes more accountability. I need
                railways to be elastic enough to respond at peak
                times (big crops, high prices) on short notice. If I
                had to pay commercial rates to hit those peaks so
                what? My net is what matters.

                So why can't the railways be forecasting what
                demand will be and preparing to respond? Are
                they really that inept?

                They've been freighting grain off the prairies
                since the 1800s. There has always been winter.
                Either shit or get off the pot already.

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                  #18
                  Immediate actions include both pursuing improvements in reporting frequency through the Grain Monitoring Program and providing an ongoing forum for representatives to discuss improvements.
                  ___________

                  Reporting what to who? Talk is cheap when do the penalties kick in?

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                  “Canada’s crop industry is a vital part of the Canadian economy and we will continue to work with all parts of the supply chain to get farmers’ products to market,” said Minister Ritz. “Current transportation challenges faced by producers present an opportunity for the entire value chain to improve efficiencies and position Canada’s grain sector for future growth.”
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                  So idling 400 locomotives without replacements and cutting back 30 percent of the rolling stock is an opportunity for who?????

                  And how do you position anyone for future growth when the system is maxed out already??

                  Studying it won't help.

                  Sure its a start, but surely to christ Ritz and others are smarter than this nonsense.

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                    #19
                    WTF the stupidity continues! We're becoming the
                    laughing stock of the world. Their maybe demand
                    now but after this years shit show what country
                    will ever want to buy from us ever again.

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                      #20
                      Fjlip Mr Bacon said at near the end that nothing will become public. What is up with that???? I don't know the guy others here probably more so, is he going to get anything done or just babble on like in the interview. I guess he gets a pay check for this?

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