Battle River Railway
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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Dates of operation | 2010– |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft8+1⁄2in(1,435 mm)standard gauge |
| Length | 60 miles (97 km) |
TheBattle River Railwayis aco-operativeshortlinefreightrailwaycreated in 2010 incentral Alberta.The track is 236 foot-continually welded track. It serves the communities ofAlliance,Galahad,Forestburg,Heisler,Rosalind,Kelsey,providing them with a rail connection to theCanadian Nationalline inCamrosewhich connects to port facilities in Vancouver and Prince Rupert, British Columbia.
Formerly, the Battle River Producer Car Group, a collective of 180 farmers, operated as a loader of grain cars only, but in May 2009, it became the Battle River Railway New Generation Co-operative, and purchased thebranch linefrom CN in 2010.[1]
From 2014 onward,heritage tourswere introduced on the line using aPullman car,offering themed excursions several times a year.[2][3][4]The general manager is Matthew Enright. The founding members of the friends of the Battle River Railway are Joanne McMahon and Ken Eshpeter.
References
[edit]- ^Shewan, A.J. (September 2023). "Barley a Dull Moment in Forestburg: The story of grain, a small town, and its railroad".Trains.Vol. 83, no. 9. pp. 28–33.ISSN0041-0934.
- ^"History".battlerivertrain.Retrieved2021-03-02.
- ^"Honey, I bought a railway | CBC News".CBC.Retrieved2021-03-02.
- ^"Battle River Railway is the little railway that could".Alberta Farmer Express.2015-03-16.Retrieved2021-03-02.
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