Boundary Trail Railway Explained

Railroad Name:Boundary Trail Railway Company
Locale:Manitoba
Start Year:2009
Hq City:Manitou, Manitoba
Marks:BTR

The Boundary Trail Railway Company is a Canadian short line railway company operating in southern Manitoba. In 2009, the railway purchased of operational railway linking Morden, Manitoba to the Binney Siding (4km (02miles) northwest of Manitou), as well as 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]

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.

Notes and References

  1. News: Farmer-owned railway officially opens in southern Manitoba. June 30, 2009. CBC News. 2019-08-27.
  2. Web site: Railway History . 2011-02-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110706170154/http://www.btrc.ca/about.htm . 2011-07-06 . dead .
  3. Web site: Boundary Trail Railway Company.
  4. News: Farmers jump on-board to invest in short-line railway company . Larry . Kusch . Winnipeg Free Press . May 7, 2009 . March 3, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303215437/https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/farmers-jump-on-board-to-invest-in-short-line-railway-company-44516372.html . dead.
  5. Web site: Quaker Hoping To Buy Oats Through Rail Line . Pembina Valley Online . CFAM/CKMW/93.5FM News . November 26, 2008 . July 15, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110715062504/http://www.pembinavalleyonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9174&Itemid=317 . dead.
  6. Web site: Boundary Trails Short Line Railway Earns Accolades . Portage la Prairie News Centre . April 28, 2010 . April 30, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100430230706/https://www.portageonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17085&Itemid=468 . dead.