CPKC breaks monthly Canadian grain shipping records amid higher grain revenues

A CPKC locomotive is seen on a train at the Canadian Pacific and Kansas City train yard in Mexico City, Friday Sept. 19, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

CALGARY — Canadian Pacific Kansas City Ltd. says it surpassed January monthly records for shipping Canadian grain by both tonnage and carload.

The Calgary-based company says it moved 2.4 million tonnes of grain last month, beating the previous record set in January of 2023.

CPKC says the number of carloads came in at 24,688 last month, also besting the previous January 2023 record.

Jonathan Wahbam, senior vice-president of sales and marketing at CPKC, says the railway achieved the records by working with grain customers and supply chain collaborators.

Last week, CPKC said a bumper crop helped drive fourth-quarter grain revenues to record highs.

But CPKC says profits fell 10 per cent in its latest quarter to $1.08 billion from $1.2 billion in the same period a year earlier.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Feb. 2, 2026.

The Canadian Press