Ackman/canadian pacific

[Rareearth]

I'm not wishing for anything, just thinking out loud.

If ,if, if there was a two month rail strike by the union because they can, (and it cold in the winter) and also have rights, what would that impact be to Western Canada, not just the grain industry but all commodity types plus finished retail goods?
How many billions?
No one can question "essential service" under this scenario, can they?

[Hopalong]

The way it has worked out is as if CPR had a deep and devious sceme when they idled crews and leased out engines in 2013.
The result was government order to concentrate on the most profitable part of their grain handling business, long haul to port position on main lines.
Without revenue entitlement protection and not being ordered to, they were already leaving US and domestic grain shipping and concentrating on the more profitable haul to port.
Even though it looked good for farmers at the time, a retrospective and cynical view might be that it played into the hands of railways.
Railways are now in the somewhat odd position of opposing a policy that resulted in higher short term profit.

[farmaholic]

"Without revenue entitlement protection and not being ordered to, they were already leaving US and domestic grain shipping and concentrating on the more profitable haul to port."

How do you know this? Domestic grain shipping meaning what? Canola to crushers and canola oil away from crushers? Not much else needs to move around too much with in the Prairies. Most grain is shipped to port which they weren't doing anyway and how do you know they were already on their way "home"?

[tweety]

Well ado, get off your butt and do something about it!