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| The pricing environment continues to be strong with inflation plus renewals across the book of business |
| We continue to generate strong cash flow with cash provided by operating activities of 881 million in Q1, an increase of 44% versus first quarter of 2022 |
| We're going to come up with something that truly exemplifies the superior surface that this is |
| We're going to take a measured approach and provide the best service in the industry that we're used to providing and do that take on business in a sustainable, profitable way |
| We saw strong performance in our automotive segment as we executed to fill this demand and we also ramped up volumes into our new auto compounds in Edmonton and Bensenville |
| Most importantly, on the safety front, I'm proud that the team's built on last year's record safety performance, continuing a strong performance in the first quarter with FRA personal injuries down 10%, train accidents down an additional 65 |
| Demand in automotive remains strong as the industry has moved past park shortages and inventory restocking continues at an accelerated pace |
| The strong growth in this book was driven by higher volumes of frac sand and steel year-over-year, as well as continued strong pricing in this carload book |
| It's very exciting |
| We saw another strong quarter in Canadian grain, posting our second largest February on record and breaking our January record of 2.3 million metric tons |
| So, perhaps it is today, but on May 11, it's going to be touched with a much superior service |
| So, look I'm very pleased with our first quarter performance |
| And I can tell you the excitement to just sell, sell, sell was impressive |
| Our unique business initiative served us well and give us momentum as we head into this exciting new chapter as CPKC |
| And again, I do think we've got some upside as we'll continue to layer on these synergies |
| I'm pleased with the results the team produced this quarter and extremely excited about the path ahead for the combined CPKC family |
| I'm encouraged with the progress that hits the ground running and we're going to accelerate |
| So again, the next three years are extremely exciting, but it's what's beyond that |
| On the pricing front, I continue to be pleased with our performance contract renewals |
| The metals, minerals, and consumer products portfolio grew revenue 23% with a 16% increase in volumes |
| It's a new market, it's markets we don't know about, its markets that we're going to enjoy uniquely with the people that partner with us and I'm super encouraged that Schneider and Swift see the value in that |
| John in growing that business and I'm actually – I'm very excited |
| Our plastics and LPG portfolios performed well this quarter, driving significant volume growth along with strong volumes of gasoline moving to our transload and distribution facilities in Ontario |
| We delivered a solid quarter in potash as we saw volume growth in both export and domestic movements |
| And of course, Keith spoke to, you've seen our recent press releases, we are extremely excited about the unique partnerships that we've created with Schneider and Swift who will ride our new 180, 181 train pair that will launch service on May 11 between Chicago and Mexico |
| The other thing we did and I was proud to announce day one, we're creating more shareholders |
| Moving on to merchandise, the energy chemicals plastics portfolio saw volumes grow 5% and revenue by 13% |
| We've been able to grow |
| We're at a historic point in this industry and with a unique story to tell |
| It's truly best-in-class service connecting it seamlessly, Chicago to Mexico and Mexico to Chicago and those locations in between that's a game changer |
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| grain corn exports, as well as challenging compares from last year |
| So, I would say, Ben, we're definitely – we're not completely immune to it in some of the sectors in the international intermodal space, certainly the volumes for all ports in North America are down |
| Keith, it did seem like KCS had a number of operating challenges, kind of leading into the closing of the merger |
| I would call out not only the KCS network, but also most recently our network, the domestic intermodal area has felt pressures |
| Mix has shifted a little bit negative on us as we've seen a bigger part of our bulk franchise move and naturally with that, sort of longer haul business |
| There were some challenges with labor availability |
| I would suggest that John and the team did quite a bit leading up to stabilize the metrics and I believe a lot of the deterioration was in Mexico |
| Obviously, if the macro was bad enough, anybody could be impacted |
| Well, certainly we saw pockets of softer demand |
| And to close out the bulk business, coal volumes were down 2% on the quarter, while revenues were up 11% |
| I mean, I think a lot of the challenges in April that the other roads have identified |
| A little bit of headwind and other freight on the [accessorials] [ph] |
| And again, scroll over, we're not surprised that our combination surprised, you know trigger competition |
| So, albeit that area is being hit by volume pressures that we've been insulated by it |
| So, there's such, I would call, maybe the conversion just the tip of the iceberg for the lack of a better term |
| You begin to see a little bit of mix shift negative |
| This is a process – an issue itself, it doesn't have a really good history in our industry |
| We're in a midst of a challenging macro environment, but I would expect that the size of the pie is going to result in bigger synergies than what we've outlined |
| So with that said, I can tell you we did not underestimate the magnitude of this |
| Equipment rents were down 19% or 7 million as a result increased receipts from the use of CP assets by foreign roads |
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