Vancouver BC (Canadian Grain & Potash Export)
Port / break-bulk gateway · Vancouver BC, BC · Class I service: CN, CP
Western terminus for Canadian and US Prairie grain exports to Asia. CN and CP compete for this corridor. State-of-the-art grain handling. Pacific gateway for North American agricultural and potash exports.
Commodities through this hub
- Corn by rail — Covered hopper, 100–110 tons/car
- Wheat by rail — Covered hopper, 100–112 tons/car
- Soybeans by rail — Covered hopper, 100–110 tons/car
- DDGS (Distillers Dried Grains) by rail — Covered hopper, 95–105 tons/car
- Soybean Meal by rail — Covered hopper, 95–105 tons/car
- Ethanol by rail — DOT-117 tank car, 85–95 tons/car
See it on the map
This hub is one of 66 plotted on the interactive North American Commodity Flow Map — origins, ports, gateways and border crossings with their serving railroads.
Moving freight through Vancouver BC?
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