The Boundary Trail Railway Company (reporting mark BTR) is a Canadian short line railway company operating in southern Manitoba. In 2009, the railway purchased 37 kilometres (23 mi) of operational railway linking Morden, Manitoba to the Binney Siding (4 kilometres [2.5 mi] northwest of Manitou), as well as 89 kilometres (55 mi) of abandoned railway from Binney Siding to the Pembina Valley, and on to Holmfield (east of Killarney).[1][2] Since March 2016, it has also operated with trackage rights on Canadian Pacific Railway's La Riviere sub between Morden and Rosenfeld.[3]
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| Headquarters | Manitou, Manitoba |
| Reporting mark | BTR |
| Locale | Manitoba |
| Dates of operation | 2009– |
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| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
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The railway was formed through the investment of CAD$1.25 million by a consortium of about 80 area farmers, the rural municipality of Pembina, Mission Terminal and the provincial government.[4] Originally focused on the transport of wheat, the railway was also in discussion with Quaker Oats to transport oats.[5]
In 2010, after its first year of operation, the railway received the Capturing Opportunities Economic Development Innovation award.[6]
The railway interlines with Canadian Pacific Railway at Rosenfeld in the Municipality of Rhineland.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Farmer-owned railway officially opens in southern Manitoba". CBC News. June 30, 2009. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
- ^ "Railway History". Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2011-02-06.
- ^ a b "Boundary Trail Railway Company".
- ^ Kusch, Larry (May 7, 2009). "Farmers jump on-board to invest in short-line railway company". Winnipeg Free Press. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016.
- ^ CFAM/CKMW/93.5FM News (November 26, 2008). "Quaker Hoping To Buy Oats Through Rail Line". Pembina Valley Online. Archived from the original on July 15, 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Boundary Trails Short Line Railway Earns Accolades". Portage la Prairie News Centre. April 28, 2010. Archived from the original on April 30, 2010.
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