Canada - Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) says it moved the most grain last month in the company's 139 year history.
 
The Calgary based railway transported 2.8 million tonnes of grain and grain products in April, 100,000 tonnes more than the previous record set in November, thanks in part to the spring opening of the Port of Thunder Bay.
 
CP has moved 21.4 million tonnes of grain this year with record shipments in January, March, and the first quarter.
 
That's six percent more than at the same point last year and eight percent more than the previous three-year average.
 
The railway says it foresees strong grain shipments for the remainder of the 2019-2020 crop year.
 
CP's fleet of more than 2,500 new grain cars that can carry 15 percent more volume and 10 percent more weight is adding more than 1.1 tonnes of extra grain per railway car compared to the prior year.
 
"CP's family of professional railroaders continues to deliver for our customers and the economy during this extremely challenging COVID-19 period," said Joan Hardy, vice-president sales and marketing grain and fertilizers.
 
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