(Source: American Journal of Transportation, January 24, 2020)
LOS ANGELES — Peter Friedmann, executive director of the Washington, D.C. Agriculture Transportation Coalition, says better and cheaper rail service will help U.S. West Coast ports and agricultural exporters reverse lost market share and increase competitiveness: “The two Class 1 railroads, Burlington Northern and Santa Fe (BNSF) and The Union Pacific (UP), are facing growing challenges due to competition from Canada, and the shift of some import cargoes away from the U.S. West Coast and to East and Gulf Coast ports.” He said imports going through the Canadian Port of Prince Rupert and delivered by the Canadian National Railway (CN) to Chicago are arriving at a lower rate and faster timeline than is available from the UP and the BNSF.
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