CPR Discontinues Operations on Two Rail Lines
March 28, 2000
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CALGARY, March 27 /CNW/ via NewsEdge Corporation -
Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) has discontinued operations
on two low-density branchlines in Saskatchewan and Alberta, in accordance
with the Canada Transportation Act (CTA).
Effective March 24, CPR discontinued service on a 7.2-km
(4.5-mile) stretch of track between Cardston and St. Mary's Reservoir, in
southern Alberta, and a 16-km (10-mile) line between Arcola and a point just
west of Carlyle, in southeast Saskatchewan.
The Alberta rail line was offered for sale to the
marketplace last August, while the Saskatchewan branchline was offered for
sale last November. Traffic on these lines has been steadily declining.
The lines were offered for sale to the shortline
marketplace, as well as the provincial and municipal governments and
community groups.
Calgary-based CPR, a subsidiary of Canadian Pacific
Limited, operates 23,170 km (14,400 miles) of track in Canada and the U.S.
The railway has about 18,000 employees and revenues of about $3.5 billion
Cdn annually.
