Overall freight volume westbound to the Port of Vancouver fell 7.4% compared to June, all driven by lower volumes on CN due to the Jasper Fire shutdown.
With CN’s main line into Alberta shut down due to the Jasper Fire, total container volume through the western Canada ports fell to 80,724 containers in July.
After the significant disruptions experienced last week, service has started to return to levels seen prior to the shutdown of CN’s main line through Jasper.
RailState shares current data on the shutdown of CN’s main line from the Jasper wildfire that has lasted for days and building a backlog that could take months to clear.
With record hot temperatures scorching the US Southwest, RailState looked into the impact on train movements at some of the hottest places in the United States.
Overall freight volume westbound to the Port of Vancouver stayed flat in June (+0.2%). The biggest % changes came from Potash trains, which increased 23.3%.
Total container volume through the western Canada ports fell to 87,500 containers in June, down from 95,000 containers in May.
Freight volume westbound into the Port of Vancouver fell 6.1% in May while overall train volume through the port rose, driven by increased Intermodal traffic.
Container volume remained at historic levels on CN in May while volumes fell on CPKC and are now below volumes seen in 2023.
Freight volume westbound into the Port of Vancouver fell 1% in April while overall train volume through the port rose, driven by increased Intermodal traffic.
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