The railroad operator says the deal brings to
The order for the high-efficiency hopper cars comes amid a year of record grain movement at both CN and rival
The surging statistics are thanks largely to grain held over from last year following a late harvest as well as insatiable global demand for bread and pasta amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
CN said earlier this month it hauled more than 30 million tonnes of grain in 2019-20, a seven-per-cent increase from the previous year.
CP moved 10 per cent more grain, at 29.5 million tonnes.
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