CN Rail CEO says U.S. must avoid a national rail strike as the North American supply system is facing unprecedented harvest demand. Read on
But Richard Grey, an agricultural economist at the University of Saskatchewan, suggested a U.S. rail strike wouldn’t cause that much trouble for the Canadian grain industry, since most shippers just use domestic rail lines to get their grain to ports on the Canadian Pacific coast or in Thunder Bay.
Still, big Canadian grain companies are concerned that shutdowns or delays in the U.S. could have knock-on effects on the domestic rail system. Wade Sobkowich, executive director of the Western Grain Elevator Association, said he’s afraid backups with U.S.-bound freight could impact scheduling on the Canadian networks, or some of the Canadian railroads could end up with trains or crews stuck in the U.S., causing further delays.
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