hopper car fleet Archives | Alberta Farmer Express

The new transportation bill could bring in reciprocal penalties and new rules on ‘adequate’ service, but the looming issue of an aging hopper car fleet will be put off for another day, said grain transportation expert  Steve Pratte.

Is a grain transportation remedy finally on its way?

A new rail bill is due this spring. Will Ottawa find a fix for long-standing issues or will it be more of the same old?

By Jennifer Blair March 2, 2017

Reading Time: 3 minutes A new rail transport bill is on the horizon, but it’s still too soon to say whether that will bring about meaningful change for Canadian farmers. “We’ll see what comes out in the new rail bill — how far they’re willing to go on this,” said Steve Pratte, manager of policy development for the Canadian […] Read more