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| Headquarters | Manitou, Manitoba |
| Reporting mark | BTR |
| Locale | Manitoba |
| Dates of operation | 2009– |
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| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)standard gauge |
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TheBoundary Trail Railway Company (reporting markBTR) is a Canadianshort line railway company operating in southernManitoba. In 2009, the railway purchased 37 kilometres (23 mi) of operational railway linkingMorden, Manitoba to the Binney Siding (4 kilometres [2.5 mi] northwest ofManitou), as well as 89 kilometres (55 mi) of abandoned railway from Binney Siding to thePembina Valley, and on toHolmfield (east ofKillarney).[1][2] Since March 2016, it has also operated with trackage rights on Canadian Pacific Railway's La Riviere sub between Morden andRosenfeld.[3]
The railway was formed through the investment of CAD$1.25 million by a consortium of about 80 area farmers, therural municipality of Pembina, Mission Terminal and the provincial government.[4] Originally focused on the transport of wheat, the railway was also in discussion withQuaker Oats to transport oats.[5]
In 2010, after its first year of operation, the railway received the Capturing Opportunities Economic Development Innovation award.[6]
The railway interlines with Canadian Pacific Railway atRosenfeld in theMunicipality of Rhineland.[3]
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