Grain Week 4 saw performance decline for each of CN and CPKC Rail as compared to the prior week, according to the Ag Transport Coalition.
In week 4, CN and CPKC combined supplied 89% of hopper cars ordered, representing a decline from the 95% order fulfillment performance seen in week 3.
This marks the first time in fifteen weeks that system performance has fallen below the 90% threshold.
In supplying 86% of cars ordered by shippers in week 4, CN saw performance decline notably from the 97% order fulfillment performance in week 3.
This marks the first time in eight weeks that performance has been below 90%.
CPKC saw performance decline, with the railway supplying 91% of shipper orders in week 4 as compared to the 94% order fulfillment performance seen in week 3.
This marks the sixteenth consecutive week the railway has posted performance of 90% or better.
