OmniTrax sells Port of Churchill, Hudson Bay rail line to First Nations group

[TheAverageJoe]

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

[skyfirenet]

Hopefully they can keep the paint scheme.

[Shaun]

Will it make it easier to run passenger trains on the line?

[TheAverageJoe]

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.

[Bus_Medic]

http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/manitoba/port-churchill-layoffs-1.3694830

[Bus_Medic]

http://www.americanshipper.com/main/news/omnitrax-canada-to-sell-manitoba-assets-66425.aspx

[TheAverageJoe]

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