Canadian Pacific ( CP ) says it is working to improve the railway 's efficiency ahead of shipping this year 's grain crop , following the Railway Safety Act . During the 2017 - 2018 season CP transported 25.8 million metric tonnes of grain , up 1 % on the previous season . For example, the Class I will spend more than a half a billion Canadian dollars on 5,900 new high-capacity grain hoppers to replace the aging low-capacity Government of Canada fleet. The company is aiming to designate 5,500 freight cars a week to transport Canadian grain until the autumn , when the weekly figure would drop to 4,000 cars . CP is also investing CAD500 m ( $ 384.5 m ) on 5,900 high - capacity grain hoppers , and developing an 8,500-foot train model which , when combined with the new hoppers , will haul 44 % more grain per train .
Canadian Pacific ( CP ) says it is working to improve the railway 's efficiency ahead of shipping this year 's grain crop , following the Railway Safety Act . During the 2017 - 2018 season CP transported 25.8 million metric tonnes of grain , up 1 % on the previous season . The company is aiming to designate 5,500 freight cars a week to transport Canadian grain until the autumn , when the weekly figure would drop to 4,000 cars . CP is also investing CAD500 m ( $ 384.5 m ) on 5,900 high - capacity grain hoppers , and developing an 8,500-foot train model which , when combined with the new hoppers , will haul 44 % more grain per train .