A branch of BNSF
crosses the Canadian border near Northgate, serving Northgate Terminal. There is no connection
with any other railway in Canada.
Local and Regional Freight Operators
BHP Jansen
potash mine, expected to begin operations in 2025, will have an
extensive internal network connected by a 7.5 mile (12 km) joint
CN/CPKC line to an interchange with CPKC near Jansen, and a further
29 mile (47 km) CN line from there to the CN main line near Nokomis
Big Sky Rail
Delisle (interchange with CN) via Lyons (branch to Beechy) and Wartime
(branch to Kyle) to Laporte. Total length of line about 250 miles
(402 km)
at Agrium and Cargill, Clavet, interchanging with CN
at the Co-op Refinery Complex in Regina, interchanging with
CN and CPKC
at PotashCorp’s Allan Mine, interchanging with CN and CPKC
Carlton Trail Railway Warman (interchange with CN
and trackage rights over CN from Saskatoon) via Prince Albert (branch
to Birch Hills, where there is interchange with Northern Lights) to
White Star. Total length of line about 103 miles (165km)
CMI Terminal
Spalding (interchange with CPKC) to Naicam (Website
contains littl information relating to railway)
Great Sandhills Railway Mayne (trackage rights over
CPKC to Swift Current for interchange with CPKC
and Great Western) via Burstall to McNeill, Alberta. Total length of line
about 123 miles (198 km)
Great Western Railway Swift Current (interchange
with CPKC and Great Sandhills) via Meyronne (branch via
Consul to Bracken), Ardwick (interchange with CPKC and
branch to Pangman) and Rockglen (interchange with Southern Rails
Cooperative) to Coronach (interchange with Poplar River Mine Railway).
Total length of line about 438 miles (705 km), including lines owned
by Fife Lake Railway and Red Coat Road & Rail but operated by
Great Western
Hudson Bay Railway short sections of the branch
to Flin Flon lie within Saskatchewan. There is no direct connection
with any other railway in the province.
K+S Potash Canada the Legacy mine project has an
internal railway system with about 6 miles (10 km) of sidings and
a 9 mile (14 km) main line, interchanging with a purpose built
18 mile (30 km) branch of CPKC from its main line at
Belle Plaine
Last
Mountain Railway Regina (interchange with CN) to Davidson, about
84 miles (135 km)
Long
Creek Railroad Estevan (interchange with CPKC) to
Tribune, about 41 miles (66 km)
Northern Lights Rail Birch Hills (interchange with
Carlton Trail) to Melfort, about 37 miles (60 km) (No
website located at present)
Poplar River Mine Railway Poplar River Mine
via Coronach (interchange with Great Western) to Poplar River Power
Station, about 12 miles (19 km). Owned by Westmoreland Mining
Southern Rails Cooperative Moose Jaw
(interchange with CN and CPKC) to Parry (56½ miles, 91km).
A short, isolated section at Rockglen interchanges with Great Western and
serves grain elevators (No website located at present)
Stewart Southern Railway Richardson (near
Regina, interchange with CN and CPKC) to Stoughton, about
85 miles (137 km)
Thunder Rail Crooked River (interchange with CN) to
St Louis, about 20 miles (32 km)
Torch River Rail Nipawin (interchange with
CPKC) to Choiceland, about 28 miles (45 km) (No
website located at present)
Wheatland
Rail Totzke Junction (east of Dana, interchange with CN) to
St Louis, about 47 miles (76 km)
Tourist Services
The Saskatchewan Railway Museum in Saskatoon
offers short rides within the museum grounds on a modified
motorised works vehicle.
The Shortline 101 at the Western Development Museum,
Moose Jaw. Loop about 550 yards (500m) in length, 3ft (914mm) gauge,
steam hauled.
The Southern Prairie Railway Ogema to Pangman or
Horizon on the lines of Red Coat Road & Rail. Dining and other
specials operate at certain times, also occasional longer trips from
Ogema to Willows Dam. Operates weekends from June to mid August.
Wheatland Express Wakaw to Cudworth on the lines
of Wheatland Rail, about 12 miles (19 km). Operates most weekends
from June to August, and various dates from September to December.
