2023 Buying Trends – Rail

What shippers think transportation will cost in ‘23

Cash infusion to keep rail freight flowing in Northern Ontario

Up to $21 million in government funding will keep freight moving on the Huron Central Railway

Transport Canada to require more data from railways

Amendments to the Transportation Information Regulations are intended to increase supply chain transparency

CP smashes grain record

Canadian Pacific broke its all-time monthly record for shipping Canadian grain and grain products, moving 3.14 million metric tonnes (MMT) in October 2022

Deal reached for Lac-Mégantic bypass lands

An agreement has been reached between the Government of Canada and the Town of Lac-Mégantic for the purchase of land to complete the rail bypass around the town

BNSF building massive intermodal facility in California

Railway says it plans to invest more than US$1.5 billion to construct a new rail facility in Southern California

CN shares plan for winter operations

Plan sets out the measures the railway will introduce to ensure it has the capacity and resources to maintain operations in cold winter weather

Canadian railways unite to help rebuild Ukraine infrastructure

Canada's railways, along with the Canadian government, the government of Ukraine, and Ukraine's National Railway, Ukraliznytsia, have formed a group to support the reconstruction of Ukrainian transportation infrastructure and the resiliency of Ukraine's rail infrastructure

Why major Canadian railways must no longer be permitted to police themselves

Major railways in Canada, alone among private sector corporations, have their own police forces with full investigative and jurisdictional powers over accidents on, or near, their property

HHLA subsidiary expands rail connections in Europe

Metrans is offering new rail connections between the Baltic Sea, Central Europe and Turkey