CN To Invest $95 Million In Manitoba

Jun 18, 2021

CN Rail has announced plans to invest approximately $95 million in Manitoba in 2021 as part of CN’s $3 billion capital investment plan across its network.

In Manitoba, CN’s investment will focus on technology and infrastructure maintenance to enhance safety and the fluidity of its network.

Maintenance program highlights include:

Replacing 29 miles of rail;
Installing approximately 118,000 new railroad ties;
Rebuilding 17 road crossing surfaces; and
Maintenance work on bridges, culverts, signal systems, and other track infrastructure

In a news release, CN Rail says the proposed end-to-end merger between CN and Kansas City Southern will create a transportation network across North America, enhancing competition, spurring economic growth and delivering benefits to the local communities in which both railroads operate.

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Video: Evolution of Beef Cattle Farming

The Clear Conversations podcast took to the road for a special episode recorded in Nashville during CattleCon, bringing listeners straight into the heart of the cattle industry. Host Tracy Sellers welcomed rancher Steve Wooten of Beatty Canyon Ranch in Colorado for a wide-ranging discussion that blended family history and sustainability, particularly as it relates to the future of beef production.

Sustainability emerged as a central theme of the conversation, a word that Wooten acknowledges can mean very different things depending on who you ask. For him, sustainability starts with the soil. Healthy soil produces healthy grass, which supports efficient cattle capable of producing year after year with minimal external inputs. It’s an approach that equally considers vegetation, animal efficiency, and long-term profitability.

That philosophy aligned naturally with Wooten’s involvement in the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, where he served as a representative for the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association. The roundtable brings together the entire beef supply chain—from producers to retailers—along with universities, NGOs, and allied industries. Its goal is not regulation, Wooten emphasized, but collaboration, shared learning, and continuous improvement.