Saskatchewan’s newest short-line railway company is officially open for business.
Long Creek Railroad runs from Estevan to Tribune in southeastern Saskatchewan and covers 66 kilometres.
The line, previously known as CP Bromhead, was owned by Canadian Pacific Railway but was slated for discontinuation.
The Saskatchewan government provided Long Creek Railroad with an $800,000 interest free loan to help buy the line.
Saskatchewan highways and Infrastructure minister Don McMorris officially opened the line today, saying the new short line will support economic development in Saskatchewan and reduce truck traffic on the province’s highways.
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“To ensure Saskatchewan continues to grow, our government is proud to play a supporting role in growing an export-based economy through investments like short-line rail,” McMorris said.
“Short-line railways provide shippers with another option to move goods and reduce truck traffic on our highways.”
Long Creek Railroad is the province’s 13th short-line railway company.
Short-line companies now operate more than 2,000 km of provincially regulated track in Saskatchewan.
Long Creek president Glenn Pederson said the new company will focus primarily on serving the agriculture and oil industries.
“We have developed a business plan that will focus on providing rail service to existing and future agribusiness and producer car shippers and the oil industry,” he said.
