UM Todayrailway – UM Today https://umtoday-wordpress.ad.umanitoba.ca Your Source for University of Manitoba News Tue, 27 Jan 2026 15:13:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 The Western Producer: Railway system called well balanced https://umtoday-wordpress.ad.umanitoba.ca/the-western-producer-railway-system-called-well-balanced/ https://umtoday-wordpress.ad.umanitoba.ca/the-western-producer-railway-system-called-well-balanced/#respond Mon, 29 Jan 2024 21:39:20 +0000 https://news.umanitoba.ca/?p=190940 Railway system called well balanced]]> Farmers might not realize it, but they’re in a Goldilocks situation with rail transportation.

According to University of Manitoba agricultural economist Derek Brewin, the 2018 “tweak” to the rate cap on grain has led to good service as well as increased investments by railways and elevator companies.

“The farmer is getting fairly well served,” said Brewin in an interview following his presentation entitled Grain Rail Transportation: Are We On The Right Track?

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