# Rail workers strike against Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway in Ohio

> About 140 Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen members walked off the job at noon on November 11 against the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railway. Train traffic at the Brewster yard in Ohio was largely halted, and the union says the dispute stems from managers operating trains.

- Date: 2026-11-12 · published 2026-11-12T09:16:53.428Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/95338-rail-workers-strike-against-wheeling-and-lake-erie-railway-in-ohio
- 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

A halt at a busy Ohio rail yard can slow grain car movements and add to eastern U.S. logistics costs. The impact on commodity prices is likely limited to local basis and freight unless other carriers are drawn in.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WHEAT | 2019-08-01 | [Iranian Rail Workers on Strike Again - Iran Focus](https://feedsoft.ai/events/57596-iranian-rail-workers-on-strike-again-iran-focus.md) | -0.7% | -0.2% |
| WHEAT | 2020-10-02 | [CN Rail Workers Strike \| Feed & Grain](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50667-cn-rail-workers-strike-feed-and-grain.md) | +1.9% | +3.6% |
| WHEAT | 2018-12-13 | [Aurizon railway workers plan to strike \| SBS News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61604-aurizon-railway-workers-plan-to-strike-sbs-news.md) | +2.5% | +2.0% |
| WHEAT | 2017-11-30 | [Ontario Food Terminal workers strike and win](https://feedsoft.ai/events/67994-ontario-food-terminal-workers-strike-and-win.md) | +2.9% | +0.5% |
| WHEAT | 2019-11-19 | [Grain shippers worried as CN Rail workers strike  \| Globalnews.ca](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56081-grain-shippers-worried-as-cn-rail-workers-strike-globalnews-ca.md) | +1.1% | -0.2% |

## Sources

- news5cleveland.com: https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/rail-workers-strike-against-wheeling-and-lake-erie-railway-over-claims-managers-operated-trains

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