Ten Saskatchewan short-line railways will match provincial government grants announced last week, pumping a total of $1.4 million into the network.
The eligible lines and the amounts they are receiving are:
– Southern Rails Co- operative, based in Avonlea, $40,000;
– Carlton Trail Railway, Prince Albert, $81,778;
– Red Coat Road and Rail, Viceroy, $51,111;
– Great Western Railway, Shaunavon, $220,445;
– Thunder Rail, Arborfield, $40,000;
– Wheatland Rail, Cudworth, $40,000;
– Fife Lake Railway, Coronach, $43,111;
– Torch River Rail, Choiceland, $40,000;
– Great Sandhills Railway, Leader, $83,111; and,
– Last Mountain Railway, Regina, $60,444.
There are 11 short lines in the province but they only become eligible for the grant after being in operation for at least a year.
The privately owned companies operate on 1,900 kilometres of track. The grant money helps them undertake track maintenance and repairs.
