Canada's two major railways saw strong grain deliveries in week 2: Ag Transport Coalition

Aug 26, 2025

The Ag Transport Coalition reports Week 2 saw continued good performance from both CN and CPKC, with the railways supplying a combined 99% of hopper cars ordered, representing an improvement from the 93% order fulfillment performance seen in week 1.

This marks the thirteenth consecutive week that system performance has been above the 90% threshold. 

In supplying 98% of cars ordered by shippers in week 2, CN saw performance improve from the 91% order fulfillment performance in week 1. 

This marks the sixth consecutive week that performance has been 90% or better. 

CPKC saw performance improve slightly, with the railway supplying 100% of shipper orders in week 02 as compared to the 98% order fulfillment performance seen in week 1. 

This marks the fourteenth consecutive week the railway has posted performance of 90% or better. 

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