Calgary-based Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC), the only single-line transnational railway linking Canada, the United States and Mexico, set a record in May for transporting Canadian grain and grain products. The company moved 2.9 million metric tons (MMT), breaking the previous May tonnage record set in 2020.
The company also set a record for carloads, 30,324, also breaking the May 2020 record.
During the first quarter of 2026, CPKC set records for the movement of Canadian grain as well as monthly records in January, February, and April.
CPKC transported more than 25.3 MMT of Canadian grain and grain products through week 43 of the 2025-2026 crop year, the largest Canadian grain totals since the 2020-2021 crop year. This crop year, during multiple weeks, the volumes of Canadian grain and grain product exceeded the average supply chain capacity targets outlined in CPKC’s annual grain service plan.
“It is critical that all supply chain participants, including customer loading facilities and terminal operators loading grain into vessels at ports, operate at full capacity to sustain this strong momentum,” the company said.
CPKC’s network stretches approximately 20,000 route miles and links major ports from Vancouver to Atlantic Canada to the Gulf Coast to Mexico. The company employs approximately 20,000 people and offers a suite of freight transportation services, logistics solutions and supply chain expertise.