Canadian National Railway Ships First Grain Unit Train From Expanded Illinois TGM Facility

Zacks Investment Research·23 Sep 2026·

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Canadian National Railway has shipped the first unit train from Total Grain Marketing's recently expanded grain elevator at Lis, Illinois, on Sept. 16, 2026. The project includes a new 115-car loop track that replaces the existing 25-car footprint, along with extended receiving, storage and shipping capacity. The expansion adds 3.1 million bushels of grain storage capacity and three truck dump pits, enabling the facility to receive up to 85,000 bushels of grain per hour, with the new shipping capacity expected to load unit trains in just eight hours. Sandra Ellis, vice-president, Bulk, Industrial and Business Development at CNI, said the company is proud to work closely with TGM on the project and looks forward to creating value for both TGM and its customers. The railroad also reported that it moved 2.50 MMT of grain in August 2026, exceeding the previous August record of 2.34 MMT set in 2020.

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CN shipped its first unit train from TGM's expanded Lis, Illinois elevator and moved a record 2.50 MMT of grain in August 2026, boosting its grain freight volumes.