Omnitrax has announced it will begin repairs to the Churchill rail line.
The action comes after a ruling by the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) last month, which stated that Omnitrax would be considered responsible for carrying out repairs on the line.
The Hudson Bay Railway has been out of service since May 2017, when overland flooding left several portions of the rail line impassable by train. Omnitrax, the company that owns and operates the line, refused to repair it, citing cost concerns.
Churchill has been cut off from land transport since the shutdown.
A conglomerate of northern companies, including One North – which the City of Flin Flon owns a small ownership stake in – has been negotiating with Omnitrax to purchase the line and return it to operation.
Previously, Omnitrax estimated it would cost between $40 million and $60 million to repair the line and restart service.
