Athabasca Northern Railway
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The Athabasca Northern Railway was an historic railway in Alberta
Canada
.
The ANR operated a line running 325 kilometres (201.9 mi) between Boyle, Alberta
and Fort McMurray, Alberta.
It was owned by Cando Contracting Limited and connected with the Canadian National Railway
in Boyle, its former owner.
The line was set to be abandoned on December 17, 2007 because of deteriorating track conditions.
However, the line was re-acquired by Canadian National in December 2007.
Alberta
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Canada
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.
The ANR operated a line running 325 kilometres (201.9 mi) between Boyle, Alberta
Boyle, Alberta
Boyle is a village in northern Alberta, Canada within Athabasca County. It is located on Highway 63, approximately north of Edmonton.Boyle is named after former Alberta Minister of Education Justice John R...
and Fort McMurray, Alberta.
It was owned by Cando Contracting Limited and connected with the Canadian National Railway
Canadian National Railway
The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad"....
in Boyle, its former owner.
The line was set to be abandoned on December 17, 2007 because of deteriorating track conditions.
However, the line was re-acquired by Canadian National in December 2007.