Rail service has been restored on the Hudson Bay Railway between the Pas, Man., and the Port of Churchill.
The line was closed for close to a week following a June 2 derailment about 30 kilometres south of the port.
The railway’s owner, OmniTrax Canada, said 13 cars of a 50 car train left the tracks.
Subsequent efforts to clear the derailed cars and re-open the line were delayed by bad weather.
The line was eventually reopened on June 9. Full freight service expected to follow shortly after the re-opening, OmniTrax said.
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“I would like to thank our customers for their patience during the rail service suspension,” said Merv Tweed, president, OmniTRAX Canada.
“We know it was a challenge for many, and for that we apologize
“We work hard to provide Northern communities with access to the goods and services they need and take pride in being a link between communities.”
Churchill’s shipping season normally runs from early August to late October.
OmniTrax officials said a few months ago they would like to see grain exports through the northern port increase to 700,000 tonnes or more this year.
Grain moved by rail to Churchill would normally sit in storage at the port’s grain export terminal until it could be loaded onto a waiting ship.
The port normally exports around 500,000 tonnes of prairie grain each year.
OmniTrax Canada said it has invested $110 million in the Port of Churchill and the Hudson Bay Railway since taking over the facilities in 1997. Federal and provincial governments have invested an additional $40 million.
