Forty Mile Rail purchased a long-abandoned rail line in 2016 and got the trains moving again
With nearly 15,000 tonnes of grain on board, this train was like nothing seen before
Both major rail companies were on track for good performance coming into 2019, but poor weather has derailed their progress
New-generation hopper cars are shorter, carry more grain, and are faster to load and unload
The proof will be in the pudding, but farm leaders and grain companies agree the ‘building blocks’ are there
The federal transport minister will put forward a motion to accept Senate alterations to the bill
But with spring road bans and seeding season approaching, any moves are likely ‘too little, too late’
Thousands of rail cars haven’t been delivered in what has been the worst performance since the crisis of 2013-14
