grain
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Rail
Rail Roundup: UP’s grain transload project, senators’ grade crossing bill
Union Pacific is constructing a grain transload facility at its intermodal terminal near Chicago, while two U.S. senators introduce bipartisan legislation to form a grant…
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Competing countries, strong dollar influence US grain exports
Other factors beyond the coronavirus pandemic are weighing on U.S. rail volumes for grain.
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Rail
Commentary: Steel rivers of grain continue to flow
Transporting grain is a major source of revenue for the railroads. How will the coronavirus impact the grain market and the railroads?
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Trucking
Bulkloads.com carrier app adds load alerts, messaging options
Enhancements to the Bulkloads app are designed to improve the communication and speed of finding loads and negotiating rates for bulk carriers.
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Rail
A wet spring delayed the U.S. corn harvest
The U.S. imports corn from Brazil ahead of the harvest season.
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Rail
Canadian Pacific smashes grain volume records in 2018-2019
A renewed focus on building western gran network capacity helped Canadian Pacific reach all-time records for grain hauls in the 2018-2019 crop year.
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Weather and Critical Events
Barge traffic on Mississippi slowly recovering
Tonnage of grains, number of grain barges increasing up and down the Mississippi.
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News
Canadian National sees “record pace” for grain and announces investment in export network
Canadian National announced record western Canadian grain shipments and a C$210 million investment to support exports.
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Rail
Canadian Pacific moves record grain volumes in May
The railway moved 15 million metric tonnes of grain for export through Vancouver in May, breaking the record set in May 2017 by 5 percent,…
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Weather and Critical Events
Flooding continues to disrupt barge traffic in U.S.
Locks are closed, tons of grains can't get to ports for export.
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