Rail Comanies issue New Status Reports on Grain Car Backlog

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BNSF Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) have publicly filed their fourth weekly status updates on the backlog in grain shipments, Congressman Kevin Cramer said today. The figures from BNSF show a total of 3,908 past due rail cars in North Dakota averaging 26.6 days late as of July 17, compared to the report last week which indicated 4,561 past due cars were averaging 30.2 days late. The CP report shows a total of 23,761 open requests in North Dakota with an average age of 10.72 weeks. The previous report showed 24,280 open requests with an average age of 10.14 weeks.

"BNSF is reporting a 14 percent reduction in their past-due cars, which is good news. However Canadian Pacific has not indicated any meaningful reductions in their backlog since these reports began. I continue to remind the rail officials how crucial it is our farmers have access to reliable and efficient rail transportation, especially with harvest approaching. Given their promise to clear the backlog of last year's crop before the new harvest begins, I will be watching their progress over the next few weeks carefully," said Cramer.

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