TheAverageJoe Report post Posted January 31, 2016 OmniTrax agrees to work with group for several years to ensure smooth transition http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/omnitrax-sells-churchill-first-nations-1.3371553 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyfirenet Report post Posted January 31, 2016 Hopefully they can keep the paint scheme. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shaun Report post Posted January 31, 2016 Will it make it easier to run passenger trains on the line? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheAverageJoe Report post Posted January 31, 2016 Will it make it easier to run passenger trains on the line? From the looks of it OmniTrax wants to sell the railway and port but operate back on a longer term contract from the local Native communities that want to buy it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bus_Medic Report post Posted August 1, 2016 http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/manitoba/port-churchill-layoffs-1.3694830 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bus_Medic Report post Posted January 10, 2017 http://www.americanshipper.com/main/news/omnitrax-canada-to-sell-manitoba-assets-66425.aspx 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheAverageJoe Report post Posted May 15, 2017 Residents rail against U.S. company as Port Churchill’s future is on the line http://www.financialpost.com/m/wp/news/transportation/blog.html?b=business.financialpost.com%2Fnews%2Ftransportation%2Fresidents-rail-against-u-s-company-as-port-churchills-future-is-on-the-line Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bus_Medic Report post Posted October 16, 2017 Stranded portion of VIA’s Hudson Bay will be taking the scenic route back to Montreal... http://www.cbc.ca/1.4355766 http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/via-rail-churchill-omnitrax-1.4330403 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bus_Medic Report post Posted November 17, 2017 Toronto based investment firm wants to partner and add some capital to the First Nations proposal to purchase the line from Omnitrax. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/churchill-railway-fairfax-reaction-1.4406693 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maury Markowitz Report post Posted January 7 Maybe they should just call Boeing and buy a couple of RC-1's. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bus_Medic Report post Posted May 31 https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/deal-reached-to-restore-rail-link-to-manitoba-s-isolated-churchill-community-1.3952673 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dbdb Report post Posted May 31 This is great news. Getting that line back up and running and most members of the ownership consortium with a vested interested in the success of the communities along the line and not just the line itself will make a big difference in how it's managed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
