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Canadian National Won’t Move Lumber Until Backlog Clears
 Note – the embargo refers to shipments to the west coast http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303546204579435050770568642?mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702303546204579435050770568642.html Canadian National Won’t Move Lumber Until Backlog Clears Railway’s Notice Comes as Port Strike Worsens Delays Caused by Railcar Shortage Canadian National Railway Co. told British Columbia wood and pulp producers it will stop moving products to Pacific Coast loading facilities until a…
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Federal Railway Order
The federal government says it will introduce an order-in-council forcing railways to move a minimum amount of grain each week, according to CBC Friday morning. Transport Minister Lisa Raitt says that minimum will be set at 500,000 tonnes, which works out to 5,500 grain cars each for Canadian National and Canadian Pacific. She says there…
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CN Rail Labour Contract Talks Stall
Canada’s government is closely monitoring a dispute between the railway workers’ union and Canadian National Railway, and is urging both parties to continue talking, a spokesperson for Labour Minister Kellie Leitch said on Tuesday. The Teamsters said Monday that talks had broken down, raising the possibility of a strike or a lockout at the country’s…
