Big Business for CN Rail

An increase in the use of wood pellets to generate energy is good business for CN Rail.
CN says it expects to ship more than 800,000 tonnes of pellets this year alone.
Spokesperson Mark Hallman says its a commodity that could rival its shipments of other forest-related products in the future.
Hallman says much of the material could find itself rolling through the area as Ontario Power Generation converts its coal-fired generating station in Atikokan to burn biomass.