# Grinding to a halt: a look inside the Fraser Valley’s rail system

> Washouts on Canadian Pacific and Canadian National lines in the Fraser Canyon halted most rail traffic between Vancouver and Kamloops for more than a week from November 14. Service is starting to resume, but the Fraser Valley is still far from normal. Repairs at Tank Hill and near Boston Bar are the main obstacles.

- Date: 2021-12-02 · published 2021-12-02T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Canada · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/43625-grinding-to-a-halt-a-look-inside-the-fraser-valley-s-rail-system
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md)

## Why it matters

Prairie grain and other bulk cargo bound for Vancouver is backing up, which slows exports and can widen basis discounts at inland elevators. Congestion at the port keeps freight costs elevated until rail service fully returns.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: neutral
- OCEANFRT: bullish ▲

## Sources

- fvcurrent.com: https://fvcurrent.com/p/fraser-valley-train-flood

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