grain transportation

Catching up to rail car demand will “take a lot of work”: President of Quorum Corporation

Catching up to rail car demand will “take a lot of work”: President of Quorum Corporation

Sep 11, 2024 | 4:12pm
Two of Canada’s major railways, Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd (CPKC) and Canadian National Railway (CN), are playing catch-up following a labour disruption last month that stalled operations for about four days. Mark Hemmes is the President of Quorum Corporation, which manages the federal government’s grain monitoring program. He says getting caught up is going […]
Two major rail lines submit annual grain movement plans to Ottawa

Two major rail lines submit annual grain movement plans to Ottawa

Aug 4, 2023 | 2:12pm
CN and CP Rail have submitted their annual grain transportation plans to the federal government.   They are required by law to submit plans to the federal transport minister each year. CN says it plans to move up to 7,800 cars or 744 thousand metric tonnes of bulk grain and grain products per week outside of winter, and up […]