Thunder Rail is a
short line railway
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located in the North East region of
Saskatchewan
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, with its headquarters located in the community of
Arborfield
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. The line came into being when
Carlton Trail Railway
The Carlton Trail Railway is a shortline railway with its headquarters in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. It is operated by OmniTRAX, an American transportation company in Denver, Colorado. Carlton Trail has been operating on ex-Canadian National ...
decided to abandon the line due to its isolated proximity from their headquarters in Prince Albert. CTRW worked with the community of Arborfield to ensure the line would not be removed, but instead could be owned and operated by the residents of Arborfield. In March 2005 Thunder Rail came into existence, utilizing former
Providence and Worcester Railroad M-420R(W) locomotive #2004.
The track is predominantly used for hauling grain products like wheat, oats, barley, alfalfa pellets and more recently canola products. Customers include CanPro Ingredients Ltd., Arborfield Grain Producers and any farmer that wishes to load producer cars on the line. Thunder Rail also provides railcar storage on many seldom used
spurs.
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Railway companies established in 2005
Saskatchewan railways