Despite blockades and COVID-19, record grain volume shipped by CN-CP in 2019-20
OTTAWA, ON. — Canada’s two major railways shipped record amounts of grain over the past crop year despite a gauntlet of obstacles.
Canadian National Railway Co. hauled more than 30 million tonnes of grain in 2019-20, a seven-per-cent increase from the previous year.
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. moved 10 per cent more grain at 29.5 million tonnes.
The railroads attribute the achievement to investments in their network that included high-efficiency hopper cars and twinning sections of the main line.