CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 64% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 24, a decline from the 69% order fulfillment performance seen in week 23 and marking a third consecutive week of decline. 

That’s according to the Ag Transport Coalition.

In supplying 79% of cars ordered by shippers in week 24, CN performance improved notably from the 61% order fulfillment performance seen the prior week and representing the best week of performance seen from CN in eight weeks. 

CN performance remains below the 90% performance threshold for a twenty-sixth straight week. 

CPKC performance declined significantly, with the railway supplying only 52% of shipper orders in week 24 as compared to the 77% order fulfillment performance seen the prior week. 

This represents CPKC’s worst performance since weeks 3 and 4 in August which was impacted by the brief labour disruption seen at that time. 

CPKC performance remains below the 90% performance threshold for an eighth straight week.