Great Western Railway (Saskatchewan)

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Great Western Railway
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Reporting marks GWR
Locale southwestern Saskatchewan
Dates of operation 1999 – present
Track gauge ft 8½ in (1435 mm) (standard gauge)
Headquarters Shaunavon, Saskatchewan
This article is about a railway operating in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. For other articles of the same name, see Great Western Railway (disambiguation).

Great Western Railway Ltd. (AAR reporting mark: GWR) is a Canadian short line railway company operating on former Canadian Pacific Railway trackage in southwest Saskatchewan. GWR is the operating company whereas Westcan Rail Saskatchewan Ltd. is the owner of the track and structures. WRS is in turn owned by WestCan Rail of Abbotsford, British Columbia, a railway contracting and maintenance company.


Current (operating) regional railways of Canada
AMT, CRC, GOT, HBRY, MMA, ONT, QNSL, TRT, BCVX, WPY

Former or fallen flag regional railways of Canada
AC, BCOL, NAR


Current (operating) short line railways of Canada
ARND, CBNS, ENR, ETR, GEXR, GRS, GWR, NBEC, NBSR, OBRY, PCHR, QC, QGRY, SLQ, STER, SRY, TRRY, WABL, WHRC

Former or fallen flag short line railways of Canada
MKNR, SAR, THB

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