Another Decline in Grain Service by Canadian Railways in Week 31: Ag Transport Coalition

CN and CPKC Rail supplied a combined 67% of hopper cars ordered in grain week 31, a notable deterioration from the 77% order fulfillment performance seen in week 30. 

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

In supplying 74% of cars ordered by shippers in week 31 CN saw performance deteriorate from the 80% order fulfillment performance seen in week 30. 

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

CPKC performance declined considerably from the prior week with the railway supplying 58% of shipper orders in week 31 as compared to 73% in the prior week. 

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

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