Okanagan Valley Railway
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Okanagan Valley Railway is the railway division of Omnitrax
, a transportation services company. Tracks run 94 miles (151.3 km) from Vernon to Sicamous
and serve five towns en-route. Among the businesses served are forestry, farming, chemicals and cement. Okanagan Valley Railway's biggest customer is OI Canada, Western Canada's only producer of glass beverage containers.
Because the OI glass plant closed in Spring 2009, OKAN lost most of its business and ultimately shut down on September 21, 2009.
OmniTRAX
OmniTRAX, Inc. is one of North America's largest private railroad and transportation management companies, providing management services to 16 regional and short-line railroads that serve 10 U.S...
, a transportation services company. Tracks run 94 miles (151.3 km) from Vernon to Sicamous
Sicamous, British Columbia
Sicamous, British Columbia is a town in British Columbia located adjacent to the Trans-Canada Highway at the Highway 97A junction of Mara Lake and the Shuswap Lake system. It is known as a popular all season tourist destination attracting visitors from throughout Canada and around the world...
and serve five towns en-route. Among the businesses served are forestry, farming, chemicals and cement. Okanagan Valley Railway's biggest customer is OI Canada, Western Canada's only producer of glass beverage containers.
Because the OI glass plant closed in Spring 2009, OKAN lost most of its business and ultimately shut down on September 21, 2009.