Transport committee  Well, I think it's a second topic. Do I feel there needs to be an improvement in the capital cost allowance to invest in railcar equipment? Absolutely, I do, for all Canadian customers, and you'll see an investment not just from railroads but from private shippers as well.

Transport committee  Economics drove the decision for the government to get into the railcar business to begin with. You had to support the Canadian farmers. They're a long way from market. So all the cars that were put in position and given to the railways were subsidized. I don't know the exact d

Transport committee  The lighter-weight shorter car is a benefit no matter where it goes, so even on the lighter density lines, although you won't be able to load it to capacity, it's still going to have a tremendous advantage over the existing equipment. You're still going to get more units per trai

Transport committee  I think it was a different strategy; they looked at lighter yield materials and so forth, maybe aluminum cars and that sort of thing. That proved to be problematic. With this strategy, it benefits, despite what the capacity of the rail line is. It improves the heavier the load, b

Transport committee  The safety record would be recorded—

Transport committee  The railroads have the safety record of the cars; we have no stats with respect to the safety of the cars. We are simply stating that the cars are 40 years old. It's easy to imagine the state of repair of the cars, which is not as efficient as it is for a new car, including the g

Transport committee  I'll expand a little on what Mr. Aziz said: it's not just for the farmers and the railroads. The capacity of the car benefits everyone through the whole logistics chain.