Keewatin Railway

Keewatin Railway
Map of the Hudson Bay Railway, with the Sherridon Subdivision (left) in grey.
Overview
Service typeMixed
LocaleNorthern Manitoba
PredecessorHudson Bay Railway
First serviceMay 25, 2006
Websitekrcrail.ca
Route
TerminiThe Pas
Pukatawagan
Stops4
Distance travelled160 mi (260 km)
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+1โ„2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Track owners
Timetable number290 / 291

The Keewatin Railway Company (KRC; reporting mark KCR) is a rail company that operates a shortline mixed train service in Northern Manitoba between The Pas and the Pukatawagan Indian reserve. The twice-weekly service โ€“ branded as 290 for the southbound route and 291 for northbound โ€“ utilizes the Sherridon Subdivision, a branch line between Cranberry Portage and Lynn Lake. The company bought the line from the Hudson Bay Railway in 2006, and commenced its service in May. KRC is co-owned by the Mathias Colomb, Tataskweyak, and War Lake First Nations, and is one of two passenger railway operators in Canada owned by First Nations, alongside Tshiuetin Rail Transportation.