Red Coat Road and Rail explained

Railroad Name:Red Coat Road & Rail Ltd.
Locale:Saskatchewan
Start Year:1999
Hq City:Regina, Saskatchewan
Marks:RCRR

The Red Coat Road & Rail Ltd. is a Canadian short line railway company operating on trackage in Saskatchewan. Red Coat Road & Rail Ltd. is a community owned short-line railways in Saskatchewan. The former Canadian Pacific Railway line from Pangman to Assiniboia, was purchased from CPR in 1999.[1] [2] Great Western Railway is contracted to operate the Red Coat Road & Rail.[3]

The network consists of 115 km of its own trackage.[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.gov.sk.ca/news?newsId=a0ce8c2c-1a9c-40bf-9837-c575a6122efc Provincial Financing Press Release
  2. http://www8.cpr.ca/cms/English/Customers/New+Customers/Where+We+Ship/Rail+Partners+Profiles/Red+Coat+Road+and+Rail+Ltd.+-+RCRR.htm?PrintMe=1 CP Rail Description
  3. http://www.greatwesternrail.com/ Great Western Railway
  4. http://www.highways.gov.sk.ca/adx/aspx/adxGetMedia.aspx?DocID=333,328,81,1,Documents&MediaID=2592&Filename=railnetwork2010.pdf Saskatchewan Railway Network 2010