By Brian Cross, The Western Producer; February 28, 2019
Concerns about unreliable rail service haven’t disappeared since the passage of the Transportation Modernization Act in early 2018.
In fact, for some small-block shippers, frustrations have grown since the law was passed last May, considering that service from Canada’s Class 1 rail carriers has shown no signs of improvement and the costs of securing an arbitrated service level agreement have come into sharper focus.