# CPKC says service is on the mend in former KCS territory - FreightWaves

> Canadian Pacific Kansas City expects service in former Kansas City Southern territory to return to normal in the second half of July. Congestion, delays and missed switches have persisted since a May 3 systems cutover. CPKC told the Surface Transportation Board that metrics have started to improve since late May.

- Date: 2025-06-23 · published 2025-06-23T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/24242-cpkc-says-service-is-on-the-mend-in-former-kcs-territory-freightwaves
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Rail congestion in the southern US grain corridor can delay grain car movements and widen local basis. Recovery in service supports normal shipping flows for feed grain buyers.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2020-03-10 | [Rail blockades created huge tab for Canadian grain producers, industry says - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54139-rail-blockades-created-huge-tab-for-canadian-grain-producers-industry-says.md) | -4.8% | -5.7% |
| WHEAT | 2023-09-05 | [Canadian grain shippers hopeful about rail service in current crop year - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34117-canadian-grain-shippers-hopeful-about-rail-service-in-current-crop-year.md) | +2.1% | -4.1% |
| WHEAT | 2020-09-15 | [Grain shippers brace for tight rail market - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51304-grain-shippers-brace-for-tight-rail-market-freightwaves.md) | -0.8% | +7.8% |
| WHEAT | 2021-07-08 | [The cost of sea freight is growing as the cost of container delivery increases](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45954-the-cost-of-sea-freight-is-growing-as-the-cost-of-container-delivery-increases.md) | -2.2% | +0.0% |
| WHEAT | 2024-02-20 | [Teamsters Canada warns rail strike looms over pay, hours at CN, CPKC - FreightWaves](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31689-teamsters-canada-warns-rail-strike-looms-over-pay-hours-at-cn-cpkc-freightwaves.md) | -3.5% | -4.2% |

## Sources

- freightwaves.com: https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cpkc-says-service-is-on-the-mend-in-former-kcs-territory

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