Hudson Bay Railway (1997)

The Hudson Bay Railway ( HBRY ) is a Canadian railway company in Manitoba. It is now owned by Omnitrax. This has taken the route of the Canadian National Railway. The network has a length of over 1,300 kilometers. Starting point of the railway line is The Pas, a small town about 630 kilometers north of Winnipeg. The track is infrastructure important for residents and industry in the otherwise poorly accessible regions Nordmanitobas. The construction of the line took place after the First World War, to open up the Hudson Bay and direct goods traffic and immigration flows into the heart of Canada.

The track has a Streckenast to Churchill and to Flin Flon. The HBRY is also particularly important for the city Churchill, because it is not accessible by car. It also serves for the transport of goods to and from the single port in Churchill Manitoba.

History

After a bridge over the Saskatchewan River was completed in the years 1910 to 1911, the Canadian Northern Railway ( CNOR ) built the track in several sections northward. When the CNOR went bankrupt in 1918, the Canadian National Railway ( CNR) was established, which took over the further construction on behalf of the federal government.

Political barriers, financial difficulties, the enormous engineering challenges by temporarily thawing of the permafrost and recurrent rock outcrops on the Canadian Shield led to inevitable delays in the construction process. Although for both ports on the Hudson Bay, Churchill and Nelson, explorations were carried out, it was decided in 1926 to build the railway to Churchill. On March 29, 1929, the connection was completed. 1928 built the CNR branch line from The Pas to Flin Flon.

On 27 July 2005 ensured heavy rains for damage to the section of line between The Pas and Pukatawagan. During the repair work, all traffic including passenger pair was adjusted. August 2, 2005, two days earlier than planned, the operation could be resumed.

Traction

The Canadian VIA Rail passenger transport company is running on both routes three times a week with the long-distance train " Hudson Bay " ( Toronto - Churchill ) and the " Lynn Lake Mixed " ( The Pas - Flin Flon ), Canada's last freight train carrying passengers.