A recent derailment on the CN Kingston sub at Brighton saw a few CN trains routed over CP. CP had a lot of problems with the CN re routes. CN operates heavier and longer trains than CP in this area. Concerns about a possible derailment while using the transfer tracks was a concern. And CP sidings in the area are unable to handle the longer CN trains.
Harold, We have both CN and CP main lines through our town in South Eastern Ontario. About a third of the CP and CN trains handle only containers. We are about 4 hours west of the Port of Montreal which I believe is the second busiest container port in Canada. In 2004 they handled 1,226,296 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) which represented 46% of total port traffic. According to the Railway Association of Canada, in 2003 27% of originated carloads by $ commodity were containers. Railway Association of Canada car loading data. Do the US roads handle a lot of containers?
