Saskatchewan’s 14th shortline railway is expected to begin operating this spring in the province’s northeast.
Northern Lights Rail is based in Kinistino and will run on 59 kilometres of former Canadian National Railway track between Melfort and Birch Hills.
The provincial government provided the company with a $550,000 interest-free loan to help it purchase the line.
Company president Wayne Bacon said the line will have two loading facilities.
Saskatchewan now has about 2,060 km of provincially regulated track.
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