Enabling Canada’s World-Class Supply Chain
Canadian Class 1 railways invested over $4 billion into their networks in 2022. The investments in infrastructure and equipment are enabling railways to better serve their customers by enhancing the safety, efficiency and resiliency of the network.
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Investing in infrastructure, equipment and people
This year, railways are replacing, upgrading and maintaining key infrastructure.
In addition, railways have ordered thousands of new, high-capacity grain hopper cars from National Steel Car in Hamilton, Ont., and employ approximately 45,000 people across North America.
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Moving Grain
Canada’s two Class 1 railways – CN and CPKC –put in place comprehensive, robust and focused action plans to get Canadian grain safely and efficiently to market during each crop year. Canadian Class 1 railways are upgrading and maintaining key infrastructure.
Resources
Winter plans
Grain plans
Track the status of Canada’s Class 1 railways’ grain movements in Western Canada throughout the crop year.