Hudson Bay Railway (1997)

Hudson Bay Railway

HBRY in black and KR in grey
Overview
Headquarters	The Pas, Manitoba
Reporting mark	HBRY
Locale	northern Manitoba
Dates of operation	1997–
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Length	1,300 kilometres (810 mi)
Other
Website	Hudson Bay Railway

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Legend
km 820 Churchill Tidal Goose Creek Digges Bylot Lamprey Chesnaye junction to Kischiayamweekemow Cromarty 726 Belcher M'Clintock Back O'Day Kellett 663 Herchmer Owl River Silcox Thibaudeau Lawledge 600 Weir River Weir River Charlebois Amery junction to unfinished Port Nelson line Sundance Limestone River Bird Jacam Kettle Rapids Nelson River junction to Long Spruce 524 Gillam Luke Willbeach Wivenhoe Nonsuch 460 Ilford Aiken River Split Lake Munk Kelsey Pit Siding junction Spring Lake Boyd Stitt Nelson River, 2nd crossing Arnot Armstrong River Wilde Armstrong Lake Bridgar Pikwitonei River 343 Pikwitonei Matago south (Soab North and South Mines, near Pisew Falls) 50 Thompson Thompson Lake Partridge Crop Lake Wintering Lake Middle Tremaine Lake 322 Sipiwesk 321 junction Leven 296 Thicket Portage McLaren Creek Hockin La Perouse Earchman Odhill Lyddal Medard 219 Wabowden Pipun Dunlop Button Ponton Tyrrell Turnbull Wekusko Paterson Flin Flon Flin Flon Creek Channing Schist Lake, Channing Schist Lake Schist Lake, 2nd crossing Schist Creek Athapap Limestone Narrows Tincan Narrows Athapapuskow Lake Payuk north Keewatin Railway, to Lynn Lake Sherritt Jct Cranberry Portage Dyce Rawebb Simonhouse Dering 66 Cormorant Cormorant Lake Halcrow Atik Budd Wanless Finger Root Lake Atikameg Lake Orok Tremaudan Prospector Flin Flon junction Saskatchewan River km 0 The Pas

Hudson Bay Railway (reporting mark HBRY) is a Canadian short line railway operating over 1,300 kilometres (810 mi) of track in northeastern Saskatchewan and northern Manitoba.

HBRY was formed by railroad holding company OmniTRAX in July 1997 to purchase former Canadian National Railway (CN) rail lines running north from The Pas on two branches, one to Flin Flon and on to Lynn Lake, the other to Thompson and on to the Port of Churchill on Hudson Bay. Operations began on August 20, 1997.

Subsequently, OmniTRAX also assumed operation and marketing of the Port of Churchill from Transport Canada. Previous owner CN had limited the allowable tonnage to operate on the lines as a result of the light rail and poor track base. However, the HBRY has been able to successfully operate heavier, longer trains without difficulty, resulting in increased business to the Port of Churchill and from various mines and pulp mills.

HBRY is a vital transportation link in northern Manitoba, hauling ores and concentrates, copper, zinc, logs, kraft paper, lumber, and petroleum products. Via Rail also uses HBRY tracks to operate its Winnipeg–Churchill train between The Pas and Churchill.

Major customers for HBRY include HudBay Minerals, Tolko, Vale, Gardwine North, Stittco Energy, Farmers of North America, and formerly, the Canadian Wheat Board.