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Keewatin Railway
Canadian shortline railway / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Keewatin Railway Company is a First Nations-owned shortline railroad that operates in northern Manitoba, between The Pas, and Pukatawagan. This is Canada's second First Nations railway, the first being Labrador and Northern Quebec's Tshiuetin Rail Transportation.
Keewatin Railway | |
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Locale | Manitoba, Canada |
Terminus | The Pas Pukatawagan |
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Commercial operations | |
Built by | Hudson Bay Railway |
Original gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
Preserved operations | |
Reporting mark | KRC |
Stations | 14 |
Length | 99 mi (159 km) |
April 1, 2006 | Reopened |
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The railway company currently operates a line formerly owned by Hudson Bay Railway, and used by Via Rail passenger trains. Via Rail previously operated a twice-weekly passenger rail service between The Pas and Pukatawagan through an operating agreement with Hudson Bay Railway Company. This passenger service continues under a new operating agreement between Keewatin Railway Company and Via Rail , which still operates twice-weekly passenger trains (Numbers 290/291) through an agreement with the new company.[1] These are mixed trains.[2]