Rail Issues

[SASKFARMER3]

Has it something to do with Protein and Grain Quality. If a area has lots of 11 then probably shitty service.

[Kinger]

Pretty sure both CN and CP are behind the 8 ball right now.

December and January are pretty notorious for low shipping.

Sometimes its on the grain company, sometimes its on the railway, and sometimes its on the port.

Lots of moving pieces and opportunities for delays.

[Oliver88]

Will the railways get their fingers slapped with minimal fines due to a lack of performance?

Always lots of excuses but the weather has been nicer than average so that can't be a used for CN.

[Kinger]

Been hearing some heavy rains on the west coast causing delays. Likely not 100% of the problem but probably not helping.

[mcfarms]

Was also told the rains on the coast are having an effect on loading ships.

[bucket]

Goes to prove a point that on farm storage doesn't get the grain in position any quicker...

On farm storage is at 70 million tonnes and the commercial system barely a tenth of that....


Infrastructure has to ramped up commercially and at the port.....

Otherwise keep looking for excuses. ...

They could build a large facility just inland in BC and then run shuttles when the weather is shitty. ...it would get grain off the prairies and in better position....

And then dedicate loading facilities to commodity not company....the grain cos can even their stocks on paper.....

[wmoebis]

Was also told the rains on the coast are having an effect on loading ships.

Rain doesn't stop unloading of rail cars. Ports aren't plugged. Rain/snow in mountains maybe an issue.

[Kinger]

Both port capacity and elevator storage are being overbuilt.

G3's new port plus all the new Grain Corp and G3 elevators will create a over supply of storage in Canada.

Especially with us crushing as much canola as we have been in the last few years.

Hint that's good for farmers.

Will likely see more railcars just to keep up demand at port. Will still have issues but more cars and more port space should help.

[MBgrower]

Both port capacity and elevator storage are being overbuilt.

G3's new port plus all the new Grain Corp and G3 elevators will create a over supply of storage in Canada.

Especially with us crushing as much canola as we have been in the last few years.

Hint that's good for farmers.

Will likely see more railcars just to keep up demand at port. Will still have issues but more cars and more port space should help.

average prairie yields increasing, and some older high thoroughput elevators with limited siding capacity will be closed. New elevators will continue to be built in my opinion.

[Oliver88]

CNR Railway chopping 1600 jobs.

Get ready for railway delays once again.

[Robertbarlage]

Maybe they know Canadian oil is going to be done in this country with fed government like this!

[walterm]

Maybe they know Canadian oil is going to be done in this country with fed government like this!

Alberta had ordered a bunch of oil tankers but cancelled them for some reason. Didn't follow it but I thought it would be a good way to fill gap until pipeline gets built. That wasn't fed gov't tho.