Canadian Railroads > CN warns of "system breakdown" over grain rules

Globe & Mail:

>>The head of Canadian National Railway Co. is warning that the country’s grain terminals, elevators and ports cannot cope with the number of rail cars needed to fulfill a government order to move more of the commodity.

Claude Mongeau, CN chief executive officer, said proposed legislation aimed at clearing the grain backlog after a massive crop and a tough winter is bad public policy crafted in the heat of the moment, and an attempt to beat up on the railways that have been historically unpopular in Western Canada.<<

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/cn-warns-of-supply-chain-bust/article17782591/

So far this season, I have not seen much grain traffic at all in Montreal. Maybe it's all going to the west coast.

Ray