Grain By Train

For week 42, Greg and Milt touch on rail performance across the country, then dive right into the newly proposed service and performance indicators from Transport Canada and how they could change how rail performance is recorded.

For week 41, Greg and Milt discuss the best rail performance we’ve seen in the current grain year and give a preview of the upcoming Railway Service and Performance Indicators publication in this week’s episode of Grain by Train.

Week 40 sees CN’s performance dip in Alberta, but CP remains consistent. Join Greg and Milt as they discuss CN’s unsteady performance across the provinces on this week’s episode of Grain by Train.

After months of inconsistency, both railways have found their stride with a comfortable level of consistency, but demand remains low. For week 39, Greg and Milt break down rail performance across the provinces and look ahead at what to expect in the next grain year on this week's Grain by Train.

Both railways moved in the same direction in week 37 - posting their best combined performance since November. But the correlation between demand and performance remains a mystery. Greg and Milt break down the latest on this week's Grain by Train.

"The fact that they (CP) have completely eliminated their outstanding orders coming out of week 36 is a very good sign."CP with a near perfect week while CN saw some struggles in Alberta. Milt breaks down performance by province, with a guest host, on this week's Grain by Train.

Both major railways rebounded in a big way last week, each fulfilling more than 80% of orders. How did it happen, and is this a sign of smoother days ahead? Greg and Milt discuss the uptick this week's episode of Grain by Train

CP manages to improve its overall performance week over week, even in the face of a labor disruption. But performance in the Thunder Bay corridor tells a different story. Milt and Greg cover the latest rail performance numbers on Grain by Train.

How quickly can CP recover from last week's work stoppage? Greg and Milt cover the size of the backlog and what it will take to get back into full swing.

The work stoppage at CP was short lived, but its impact will be felt for weeks.
Greg and Milt break down how quickly the system can recover plus discuss weekly performance in the latest episode of Grain by Train.

Note: This episode was recorded prior to the work stoppage ending.