Great Sandhills Railway

Canadian short line railway company

Great Sandhills Railway

Overview
Parent company| Regional Rail, LLC
Headquarters| Leader, Saskatchewan
Reporting mark| GSR
Locale| Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada
Dates of operation| 2009 (2009)-Present
Predecessor| Canadian Pacific Railway
Technical
Track gauge| 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Length| 198 kilometres (123 mi)
Other
Website| www.gsrail.net

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Great Sandhills Railway

Legend

Empress Subdivision

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0.0

| Mayne

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Maple Creek Sub

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7.1

| Cantuar
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9.2

hot box detector

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13.9

| Success
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22.5

| Pennant
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23.6

| Wickett

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Hazlet Spur

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26.7

| Battrum
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30.1

| Grant
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34.9

| Cabri
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42.9

| Shackleton
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51.0

| Abbey
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57.8

| Lancer
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61.6

hot box detector

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64.2

| Portreeve
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75.8

| Sceptre
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82.1

| Prelate
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87.0

| Leader East
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88.2

| Leader

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Burstall Sub

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89.3

end of track

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Hazlet Spur

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0.0

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Empress Sub
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23.6

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5.0

end of track

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Burstall Subdivision

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0.0

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Empress Sub
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88.2

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1.0

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13.8

hot box detector

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24.9

| Burstall
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26.0

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McNeill Spur

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27.0

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McNeill Spur

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Burstall Sub
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5.4

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The Great Sandhills Railway (reporting mark GSR) is a Canadian short line railway company that operates 198 kilometres (123 mi) of track west of Swift Current, Saskatchewan in the provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta.

The railway began operations on March 14, 2009.[1] Great Sandhills Railway owns and operates on former Canadian Pacific Railway's Empress Subdivision, Burstall Subdivision and Hazlet Spur (collectively known as the "Empress Short Line"). Great Sandhills Railway also operates on the McNeil Spur, but this track is owned by a wholly owned subsidiary of Great Sandhills Terminal.[2] The purchase price for the Empress Short Line and the McNeil spur was $6.3 million, with $1,907,200 funded by a provincial loan under the Short Line Financial Assistance Program. At startup, the Great Sandhills Terminal was the major shareholder while other shareholders included local producers and businesses.[1][3]

The railway serves freight stations in Burstall, Mendham, Leader, Prelate, Sceptre, Portreeve, Lancer, Abbey, Cabri, Battrum, Pennant, Success, Cantuar, and Swift Current. It interchanges with both the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Great Western Railway in Swift Current, via running rights on CP's Maple Creek Subdivision between Mayne and Swift Current.[4]

The railway hauls grain from terminals, elevators and producer loading sites, and also moves products from the Empress Gas plants in Alberta.[1]

In November 2022, G3 Canada sold the railroad to 3i Group's Regional Rail, LLC.[5]

## See also[edit]

* Transportation in Saskatchewan
* Great Sand Hills

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c "Short-line rail company hauls first grain shipment". The Western Producer. 2009-03-26. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
2. ^ "What's Happening - Archives". Great Sandhills Terminal Marketing Centre Ltd. 2008-07-16. Archived from the original on 2010-05-05. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
3. ^ "08-09 ANNUAL REPORT, MINISTRY OF HIGHWAYS AND INFRASTRUCTURE" (PDF). PROVINCE OF SASKATCHEWAN. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
4. ^ Saskatchewan Railway Information
5. ^ "Regional Rail expands into Canada with acquisition of short-line rail portfolio" (PDF; 89 kB). gsrail.net. 3i Group; Great Sandhills Railway. 2022-11-11. Retrieved 2023-01-07.

## External links[edit]

* Railways portal

* Great Sandhills Railway
* Saskatchewan Rail Network 2015

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