# $22 million railroad grant supports grain movement in Minnesota

> Twin Cities & Western Railroad was awarded $22 million in federal CRISI funding in October for rail infrastructure and grain transportation. The grant will pay for 200 new covered hopper railcars and track improvements that raise railcar capacity to 286,000 pounds. The railroad operates over 360 miles of track in Minnesota and South Dakota.

- Date: 2026-11-03 · published 2026-11-04T03:12:24.198Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/79069-22-million-railroad-grant-supports-grain-movement-in-minnesota
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Higher railcar capacity and better reliability can lower grain transport costs and reduce delays for shippers in the upper Midwest. The effect on prices is small and local, since the project does not change national supply or demand.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2017-02-28 | [WEEKLY GRAIN MOVEMENT: Rail problems in the PNW support Gulf corn bids](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72681-weekly-grain-movement-rail-problems-in-the-pnw-support-gulf-corn-bids.md) | +0.9% | -1.1% |
| CORN | 2017-02-10 | [Winter Weather Delays Grain Movement to US Ports](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72399-winter-weather-delays-grain-movement-to-us-ports.md) | +0.6% | -1.5% |
| CORN | 2018-02-15 | [EBRD supports efficient grain logistics in Ukraine](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66355-ebrd-supports-efficient-grain-logistics-in-ukraine.md) | -0.2% | +4.5% |
| CORN | 2017-05-30 | [Weekly Grain Movement - May 30, 2017](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70892-weekly-grain-movement-may-30-2017.md) | -0.2% | -3.5% |
| CORN | 2016-11-08 | [Weekly Grain Movement - Nov. 7, 2016](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73760-weekly-grain-movement-nov-7-2016.md) | -4.7% | -2.5% |
| SOY | 2017-05-30 | [Weekly Grain Movement - May 30, 2017](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70892-weekly-grain-movement-may-30-2017.md) | -0.5% | -2.1% |
| SOY | 2016-11-08 | [Weekly Grain Movement - Nov. 7, 2016](https://feedsoft.ai/events/73760-weekly-grain-movement-nov-7-2016.md) | +0.0% | +6.0% |
| SOY | 2017-02-06 | [Weekly Grain Movement – Feb. 6, 2017](https://feedsoft.ai/events/72372-weekly-grain-movement-feb-6-2017.md) | +3.1% | -0.0% |

## Sources

- agweek.com: https://www.agweek.com/news/policy/22-million-railroad-grant-supports-grain-movement-in-minnesota

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