News / Fires causing rail disruption means vessel pile-up and delays at port of Vancouver

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Although rail services between the port of Vancouver and the Canadian interior resumed after the devastating fire that ravaged a town and a nearby First Nations community, constraints on the rail network are causing cargo to pile up on docks and ships to line up for service.

And some traffic is being diverted up the coast to Prince Rupert.

Trains are back in action after a two-day stop, but the traffic moving is a far cry from volumes seen before the fire.

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