Rail Issues

[furrowtickler]

There is a lot of ground to make up between the pit and landed grain in a far off country . As seen with peas , politics and foreign buyers can be more than detrimental to grain sales not working out.
It’s the shit that gets passed on that farmers must walk through at the end of the day.
Sucks but no one will support us at all, it’s finger pointing and the federal government ittoo busy crying over spilt milk ... literally ðŸ˜

[RD414]

CN mainline in west central sask. is really behind. Doesn't seem to matter which company you are delivering to, they are all falling further behind. Rosetown on a branch line is doing fine. Seeing more oil trains again tho not what they were 5 years ago.

[SASKFARMER3]

Has it something to do with Protein and Grain Quality. If a area has lots of 11 then probably shitty service.

[Kinger]

Pretty sure both CN and CP are behind the 8 ball right now.

December and January are pretty notorious for low shipping.

Sometimes its on the grain company, sometimes its on the railway, and sometimes its on the port.

Lots of moving pieces and opportunities for delays.

[Oliver88]

Will the railways get their fingers slapped with minimal fines due to a lack of performance?

Always lots of excuses but the weather has been nicer than average so that can't be a used for CN.

[Kinger]

Been hearing some heavy rains on the west coast causing delays. Likely not 100% of the problem but probably not helping.

[mcfarms]

Was also told the rains on the coast are having an effect on loading ships.

[bucket]

Goes to prove a point that on farm storage doesn't get the grain in position any quicker...

On farm storage is at 70 million tonnes and the commercial system barely a tenth of that....


Infrastructure has to ramped up commercially and at the port.....

Otherwise keep looking for excuses. ...

They could build a large facility just inland in BC and then run shuttles when the weather is shitty. ...it would get grain off the prairies and in better position....

And then dedicate loading facilities to commodity not company....the grain cos can even their stocks on paper.....

[wmoebis]

Was also told the rains on the coast are having an effect on loading ships.

Rain doesn't stop unloading of rail cars. Ports aren't plugged. Rain/snow in mountains maybe an issue.

[Kinger]

Both port capacity and elevator storage are being overbuilt.

G3's new port plus all the new Grain Corp and G3 elevators will create a over supply of storage in Canada.

Especially with us crushing as much canola as we have been in the last few years.

Hint that's good for farmers.

Will likely see more railcars just to keep up demand at port. Will still have issues but more cars and more port space should help.