Major Canadian Railways See a Decline in Grain Service in Week 34: Ag Transport Coalition

CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 60% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 34, a notable deterioration from the 70% order fulfillment performance seen in week 33. 

CN saw a significant decline in performance while CPKC saw modest deterioration as compared to the prior week. 

In supplying 63% of cars ordered by shippers in week 34, CN saw performance decline from the 77% order fulfillment performance seen in week 33. 

CN performance remains below the 90% performance threshold for the twelfth consecutive week. 

CPKC performance declined slightly from the prior week with the railway supplying 58% of shipper orders in week 34 as compared to 65% in the prior week. 

CPKC performance remains below the 90% threshold for the tenth consecutive week.

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