Reuters — Canadian National Railway (CN) said Wednesday it was aiming to reopen its track in the crucial Kamloops-to-Vancouver corridor in flood-hit British Columbia this weekend.
The Pacific province, trying to rebuild after devastating floods in November, received more rain over the weekend and this week.
CN operates one of the two critical rail lines in B.C. that were forced to shut due to flooding and mudslides caused by heavy rains.
CN, which restarted limited service in the region last week, has now diverted some traffic from the corridor to the Port of Prince Rupert, while moving some of its trains on other available rail lines in the region, the company said in a statement.
Canadian Pacific Railway (CP), the other main rail line operator, was also able to resume operations last week.
— Reporting for Reuters by Ismail Shakil in Bangalore and Rod Nickel in Winnipeg.
