Canada's major railways see slight decline in week 45 grain deliveries: Ag Transport Coalition

The Ag Transport Coalition reports week 45 performance declined slightly from the prior week with CN and CPKC Rail combined, supplying 94% of shipper orders, down from 95% in week 44.

Both railways saw a modest decline in performance last week.

System performance remains above the 90% threshold for a sixth consecutive week.

In supplying 89% of cars ordered by shippers in week 45, CN saw performance decline from the 92% order fulfillment performance seen in week 44.

CN performance falls below the 90% threshold for the first time in the last four weeks.

Meanwhile, in supplying 97% of shipper orders, CPKC saw the slightest of declines in performance as compared to the 98% order fulfillment performance seen in week 44.

CPKC performance has now been at 90% or better for six consecutive weeks.