# Union calls strike at Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad after alleged manager operation of trains

> About 140 engineers and conductors at the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway, a regional U.S. railroad, went on strike at noon on November 11 with picket lines set up at key locations. The union says the railroad used managers as conductors in violation of its contract and a federal court order.

- Date: 2026-11-11 · published 2026-11-12T09:16:53.345Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/95337-union-calls-strike-at-wheeling-and-lake-erie-railroad-after-alleged-manager
- 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

The W&LE serves Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Maryland, so a prolonged stoppage could delay grain and ethanol rail moves in the eastern U.S. Scale is regional, so the effect on prices should be modest unless the strike spreads.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2018-07-24 | [Strike at Canadian Pacific has 'no lingering effects' on rail operations \| Supply Chain Dive](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64058-strike-at-canadian-pacific-has-no-lingering-effects-on-rail-operations-supply.md) | -1.0% | -0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2022-03-22 | [Canada's CP Rail to resume operations after arbitration agreement](https://feedsoft.ai/events/42313-canada-s-cp-rail-to-resume-operations-after-arbitration-agreement.md) | +2.0% | -9.1% |
| WHEAT | 2024-03-25 | [Potential rail strike would cause historic disruption of Canadian supply chains: union](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31237-potential-rail-strike-would-cause-historic-disruption-of-canadian-supply-chains.md) | -0.6% | +1.9% |
| WHEAT | 2022-09-15 | [Looming labor strike could shutdown MARC trains, create cargo disruptions at Port of Baltimore - CBS Baltimore](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39627-looming-labor-strike-could-shutdown-marc-trains-create-cargo-disruptions-at.md) | +5.5% | -9.2% |
| WHEAT | 2025-11-20 | [GRAINCORP GREED - WORKERS' STRIKE TO IMPACT PORT OPERATIONS FOR TWO DAYS - United Workers Union](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21975-graincorp-greed-workers-strike-to-impact-port-operations-for-two-days-united.md) | -1.2% | -1.1% |

## Sources

- blet.org: https://blet.org/news/strike-called-today-at-one-of-the-nations-largest-regional-railroads-after-employer-arrogantly-violates-directive-from-the-federal-courts-and-its-union-contract/

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