An Interesting Op-Ed on railways and grain co's.

[Robertbarlage]

on a more interesting point about rail is bhp billiton Jansen is buying land from new mine straight south to the USA.

[Quadtrack]

What NFU drivel completely devoid of facts. How great the CWB was; esp back in the day when they only allowed delivery of six bus/ac all year. There was huge demurage some years. Selective memory.
Clearly no knowledge of the ATC and how that data is collected, and that it represents over 90% of movement.
Is it different than railway data? Sure is. It measures actual demand and actual car spotting/movement not the reduced capacity the railways compare their numbers to
And captive? Yes, some areas more so then others (Peace country ie) but others have 4 or 5 options on two rails within 40 miles. So a big trip for the three ton I guess

Most farm groups have supported the changes C49 brings, after considerable research, after the review. Is it everything and perfect of course not but most think it’s better. It’s gotta get passed. Too bad the Libs refused to separate the grain/rail section out as it’s the air transport stuff in part that the holdup is.

Western Cnd rail has had issues for more than the half century I’ve been alive. Be nice to strive for improvement rather than long for the good old days.

[bucket]

Divide and conquer still seems to be an effective strategy for government railways and grain cos. ...keep up the good work fellows. ...

[blackpowder]

[GDR]

I think she is confusing climate change and hot flashes!

[malleefarmer]

same as grass i do not deliver wheat in canada so i should butt out.

but with my extrasensory perception after reading first paragraph hmmmm this is written by a broken down single desker who will say how good things were.


guess ive been a bit of a troll, but sorry could see it coming a mile away or actaully 8700 miles away.

[grefer]

Lots of alternative delivery points in our area and still farmers and grain companies wait. It doesnt seem as bad as 2013 but the crop wasnt nearly as big locally either. I have had a loaded railcar sitting for four weeks on the siding it was loaded at. Three more ordered and waiting for over a month from when they were supposed to be spotted. It will hapoen just in time for road bans im sure. Cant blame grain companies for my problems.