The following message was issued by the Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association (CIFFA) on Thursday, August 29, 2024:
Train Movements in Canada Close to Normal, ‘Complete Recovery to Take Several Weeks’
Train movements at Canadian National Railway Co. and Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. are almost back to normal after a short lockout of unionized workers, according to RailState, a provider of real-time rail data.
Canadian National train movements were at 96% of pre-lockout levels as of Tuesday, while Canadian Pacific was at 95%, RailState said.
The data doesn’t necessarily indicate that the volumes of goods shipped are close to normal. Train movements are indications of trains in motion, including those with empty cars; the figures don’t provide information on the loads being transported. RailState based its average daily volume on train movements between August 1 and 21.
“Our recovery plan is underway,” CN Railway said in an emailed statement. “We expect complete recovery to take several weeks to catch up the impact that supply chains have been dealing with since April.” CPKC did not provide any details on operating levels.
Read more in an article from the American Journal of Transportation.
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