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Sep 28, 2020 · In August 2018, CN announced the acquisition of 1,000 high capacity, new generation hopper cars to be built at National Steel Car in Hamilton, ON. These 55 foot, 8 inch long hoppers have a capacity of 5,431 cubic feet, compared to today’s standard jumbo hopper car at 5,150 cubic feet and 58+ feet. In late July 2020, CN announced the ...
Today’s great announcement by CN of 1,000 new high-capacity hopper cars builds on their success of month-over-month records for grain movement amid record high grain prices. The Transportation Modernization Act our Government passed in 2017 also helped incentivize these kinds of investments.
Apr 24, 2020 · One can see the evolution of the Canadian hopper car fleet as it progressed from the slab sides to the 3440 cubic foot tank hoppers, to the 3850 cubic foot cylindrical car, and finally the 4550 cubic foot car. The 4550 cubic foot cylindrical hopper car is especially interesting to me. You are right that there was little variation in the cars ...
Jun 11, 2021 · CN followed suit in 2020 with an order for 1,500 new hoppers, followed by an order for 1,000 more in 2021. These cars, being built by National Steel Car and Trinity Rail, sealed the fate of the Wheat Board hoppers, as the new cars are lighter, smaller (3 feet shorter) and can hold 15% more grain. As more of the Canada Wheat Board hopper cars ...
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- Weather Delays
- Longer, Heavier and Wider
- Hep Model Incentives
- More Cars, More Grain
- Negotiating The Ups and Downs
- Grain Elevator Infrastructure
- Port Terminal Infrastructure
However, the 2019-20 crop year got off to a tough start with some unexpected headwinds well before any snowflakes began to fall. In August and September, trade tensions with China continued to negatively impact the Class I’s U.S. grain business while wet and cool weather in the prairies wreaked havoc with the Canadian harvest. In September, the har...
To realize that tonnage, the Class I plans to continue increasing train lengths and weights, and adding resources. For the crop year, CP is targeting 1,100 to 1,150 locomotives in service, up to 15,700 hopper cars, and 4,350 to 4,420 train and engine employees to help move an average of 1,050 cars of grain products per week. CP continues to add wor...
The Class I is working with customers to upgrade facilities to support the HEP model and add 8,500-foot loop track elevators at strategic locations. A recently implemented pricing framework offers grain shippers preferable freight rates if they transition to the model. The HEP model reduces loaded train dwell times, cycles trains faster and expands...
As the railroad and grain industry continue to adopt shorter, higher-capacity cars, the Class I will be able to fit more cars and more grain on each longer train, CP leaders say. The railroad plans to eventually employ 147 of the high-capacity cars on 8,500-foot trains. As the new cars “pay out” in additional capacity within the next few years, CP ...
What the railroad is trying to demonstrate to shippers is that it’s built to take on more volume over the long term regardless of market peaks and valleys by leveraging its network strengths, reliable service and more efficient operations, Creel said during the Oct. 23 earnings conference. “We are on track to be the only railroad with positive volu...
CP's investment in longer sidings and upgrades to its track network enable these longer trains to move seamlessly between elevators and ports. Elevators capable of receiving an intact 8500’ train to have the empty hoppers placed clear of our main track operations, loaded and made ready for pick up once again all clear for CP’s main track, providing...
Through infrastructure investment and collaboration with grain companies and port operators, this enhanced train model allows railways, elevators, and ports to increase throughput and better utilize resources. Grain elevator and port terminal infrastructure is being built and expanded to load and unload 8,500-foot trains clear of the mainline track...
Aug 27, 2020 · Canadian National Railways has awarded a contract to build 1,150 new generation, high-capacity, grain hopper cars to National Steel Car Ltd. of Hamilton, bringing to $1-billion the amount CN plans to invest in Ontario by the end of 2022. The National Steel Car order is worth $150 Million. In addition to its purchase of 1,150 […]
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May 7, 2021 · Today’s great announcement by CN of 1,000 new high-capacity hopper cars builds on their success of month-over-month records for grain movement amid record high grain prices.
