Thank you very much for your presentation. Ms. Burr, perhaps you can answer my questions.
This is the second time we've heard from witnesses on the entire hopper car issue. What intrigues me is that, every time we talk about hopper cars, we speak in approximate terms.
You say a small number of cars are at the end of their useful life. How many cars are we talking about?
You also said that we're starting to replace cars. How many of the 2,500 cars in the fleet have been replaced? What's been planned in terms of rotation? You can no doubt give us the figures on that point.
You also said you were negotiating a refurbishment program. How many cars have been identified for refurbishment of gates and so on?
You negotiate purchases. What's the shortfall? How many hopper cars would it take to meet producers' needs?
Can you explain to me why we can't evaluate the per car maintenance cost? That question was raised at the last meeting and is a major concern for me.
Perhaps you could answer those few questions.