A Cn/Cp'Writ of Execution' has been registered against all our western CDN grainfarms

[TOM4CWB]

wmoebis,

Do you have open... and good communication channels with these agencies and Ministers of Transport and Agriculture?

When was the last time... you can give us a documented, specific and task related communication;

With the CGC, CTA, CN, CP, Prov Ag Dept, Local MLA, Prov Ag Minister, Federal Ag Minister or Transport Minister...

Are you planning such a communication?

Hope you are... we all need to give constructive and rational advice that can be truly considered... and acted upon.

We asked for increased RR interswitch distances... from 30km previously to new standard of 160km.

Is this enough? Is it proper that the interswitch distance revert back to 30km... after Aug 1 2016? Why not make it permanent, and extend it a further 100km... so it actually could create some competition on the rails?

How about allowing CP to run to Prince Rupert... on the CN line? They already jointly run both CN and CP directionally through the Frazer River canyon...

BNSF run into the Crows nest pass... from Coutts to pick up coal...

Why not have a third pass through the Rockies... to provide options... How about a link/pass straight through from Dawson Creek to Prince Rupert?

Why avoid the topic... and dump on me... like I was responsible for Hunter's actions of iron fisted statements:

" In its submission to the rail transport review, the CPR demanded that the grain revenue cap be removed. It said crop prices have outpaced the cap, implying that farmers can be reasonably expected to pay more for grain freight."

CP and CN got a huge gift on fuel this year... fuel fell after the submissions for 2014/15 rates; yet the railers gain a good 20 percent this year on cheaper fuel costs...

So why am I your object of disgust... when a simple request to be a responsible grain grower ... earns me a push by you... under a speeding freight train...

[grassfarmer]

Write to your MP? - what a joke. Our MP refuses to allow people that disagree with the Government line into his office. You are simply not allowed to speak to him. How's that for democracy?

[Oliver88]

I'd like to see inter switching unlimited if it can be proven more grain will be moved as a result.

1) Let Omnitrax use CN/CP tracks to get more grain through Churchill.
2) Allow CP or other competition to move grain to Prince Rupert.
3) Allow BNSF to get grain from Canadian points back to US points or to a Canadian port if possible.

[wmoebis]

What are you talking about? I never said one word about you personally. This has nothing to do with you.

No I haven't, nor ever will, CC you in any my communications with anyone.

Yes I have put my opinion forward to many different organizations and political powers on many issues that I am very knowledgeable about. My experience with this gov't is that it falls on deaf ears.

Like I said Ritz and Raitt etal are paid to look after political communication with national and international Co's that deal in public affairs. If anyone should be making public letters of interest it is them.

Show us public letters that Ministers and MP's have written to the RR. or the grain Co's. addressing the situation. They are the ones that are being paid by the tax payers and should be publicly addressing letters. I'm not paid by public trust like they are.

I would never throw anyone under the train, but if someone trips over their own untied laces and falls under, don't expect to see me at their funeral. And I would expect the same treatment for me.
Final word: If Ritz, Raitt, all Mp's Mla's don't undrestand the problem by now my only letter to them will be at the next ballot box marked with an X.

[furrowtickler]

Tom , seed growers just got a huge gift from UPOV 91 - but that's ok with you eh?
Good on you for the fight with the rail , giver er shit.
Kinda reminds me of my neighbour who once described a socialist conservative :
All for one and one for all ! Until I can get more than you , then *** you and here's to me !!

[TOM4CWB]

Good suggestions Oliver88...

Are you willing to send them in to the CTA transportation review?

Thanks for your ideas!

[wmoebis]

What is stopping the rail Co's from having inter switching agreement now? I have seen BNSF engines the odd time, We see American cars in Canada and we see Canadian cars in the USA.
Is it just free market at work where it becomes too costly, or Corporate greed or what is the issue?

[Hopalong]

Oliver88's suggestion sounds like open running rights.
Both railways and government tend to deny it, but talk and threat of of open or joint running rights were part of build up to revenue sharing agreement.
Downside to open running rights is how to share operations, maintenance, safety and capital cost.
As well, there is question of property rights and whether they apply equally to farm land.

[TOM4CWB]

Hop
If we can't beat them why not join them?

When I was coming to see my mom in Leduc this morning I saw a 175 car potash train going north on CP

Looks like prince Rupert bound

We see CN CP BNSF all sharing equipment and now operators.

Why don't we lease 200 new locomotive power units to go with our 12000 hopper cars and have dedicated grain trains to peak efficiency and fuel economy switchable between all our tracks
The gov could easily lease dedicate and effectively increase the frequency and velocity of western movement

Max cost reductions
Cut out CP and CN except for the use of personnel Maintance and tracks which can be pooled and negotiated at cost that the railways already have established between themselves commercially
Give the Great Hunter a real joint venture with us grain Farmers!!!
We lease vehicles and equipment every day
There are clear standards of maintaining equipment in North American
Simple
Locomotive power and cars can go where most needed
A Thought

We could revolution grain transportation just like railways have dedicated container trains
We can do much better than the Hunter railers blackmail strategy that till now has cost growers Billions in the past two years alone!!!

[foragefarmer]

Tom4cwb

What a complete 180 from last winter. Posters were on here complaining about poor rail service and felt Conservative MPs were not reacting to the crisis.

You had nothing but praise for Ritz and Rait. Now that it's hitting your pocket book, you want all of us to start a writing, email, phone, etc to our MPs.

I recall several posters on here even commenting that just because all your grain was all haul out, please show some understanding towards our problem.

What I always remember Tom your total lack of empathy to their problem.

Karma works in funny ways doesn't Tom!!!

[TOM4CWB]

Forage
Sometimes the light at the tunnel ends up to be
A cncp freight train
Not pleasant

If they choose to call me every name under the sun call me out for not telling the truth about the treatment of farmers

They just may get their bluff called
Is this wrong?

[TOM4CWB]

Forage
Please provide the examples where I was more on Hunters side

I called them out on selling the locomotives and laying off people just when we needed both

You have what seems to be a very selective memory

Bad weather is no easy time to run anything and we had plenty last winter2014 which I understand my self on our farm

So I do have compassion and did deliver grain months late at my cost
Seeking to vilify me is one quality that annoys me forage