Grain bags

[foragefarmer]

Funny you should mention that. I was having lunch with two guys from CN. They wanted to run an idea by me that they were proud of.

It was exactly that. Fill containers directly in the field. I said ok, how are weights, grade and dockage going to dealt with? What kind of supply of containers would be available? Or trucks to shuttle containers from the field to the railyard?

You could see that I was being a buzzkill as the enthusiasm wained.

Might be good for farmers within a half hour of the city but it wasn't going to keep up to a province wide harvest .

Agreed.

Would we be having the container conversation if all the branch lines and smaller elevator had not all been dismantled.

Again farmers trucking their grain to facilitate the railways and grain companies, with more roads getting the shit pounded out of them.

[Taiga]

Only a small amount of grain ends up in containers, either specialty crops or small markets. Majority is moved by bulk and dealt with in smaller load methods at the destination port.
Also unloading containers requires special handling equipment (hydraulic tipper platforms and conveyors).