Keewatin Railway
The Keewatin Railway Company is a First Nations-owned shortline railroad that operates in northern Manitoba, between The Pas, and Pukatawagan. This is Canada's second First Nations railway, the first being Labrador and Northern Quebec's Tshiuetin Rail Transportation.
| Keewatin Railway | |
|---|---|
| Locale | Manitoba, Canada |
| Terminus | The Pas Pukatawagan |
| Commercial operations | |
| Built by | Hudson Bay Railway |
| Original gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Preserved operations | |
| Reporting mark | KRC |
| Stations | 14 |
| Length | 99 mi (159 km) |
| April 1, 2006 | Reopened |
| Website | |
| www | |
The railway company currently operates a line formerly owned by Hudson Bay Railway, and used by Via Rail passenger trains. Via Rail previously operated a twice-weekly passenger rail service between The Pas and Pukatawagan through an operating agreement with Hudson Bay Railway Company. This passenger service continues under a new operating agreement between Keewatin Railway Company and Via Rail , which still operates twice-weekly passenger trains (Numbers 290/291) through an agreement with the new company. These are mixed trains.