Looking at the CN map it appears that they have 2 routes from Winnipeg to Edmonton.
Does CN run directional or as a secondary route? Or is their thru trains routed on one main route?
Ed
The former Grand Trunk Pacific route through Melville, Saskatoon and Wainwright is the mainline. It's CTC with many sections of double track and long sidings.
The 'Prairie North Line' is the former Canadian Northern route through Dauphin, Humboldt and North Battleford. It's dark territory and has few places to meet long trains, and most sections see only one or two trains each way per day.
The PNL is sometimes used for reroutes during disruptions on the mainline (work blocks, derailments, etc) but this is only occasional and on an as-needed basis. As far as I know CN has never tried complete directional running out here.
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Thanks for reply.
That would provide some operational issues, plus considerable investment to bring that up to standards (PNL). Looked like a good idea on the map to address their congestion on the line.
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