Transportation Agency Says CN Fails To Meet Service Obligations To Wheat Board

It said the issue was CN's 2006 decision to provide most of its advance-booked grain hopper cars in blocks of 100, booked for 42 consecutive weeks to a single destination - called the GX100 program. "This system essentially prevented participation by smaller shippers and those without multiple terminals. It also failed to satisfy the diverse needs of Prairie farmers in moving their grain to port," the wheat board stated in a release Friday. The transportation agency said its ruling that it recognizes that CN, the country's largest railway, has revised its grain product programs for 2007-08 in an effort to address shortfalls. However, the transportation agency also said it had insufficient information to rule on the 2007-08 crop year at this time. http://www.canadianbusiness.com/markets/headline_news/article.jsp?content=b0118143A

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