CN Pellets

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-thousand 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 Rainy River district as Ontario Power Generation converts its coal-fired generating station in Atikokan to burn biomass.