Here's the latest from CPRS regarding the devastating flooding impacting their line.
June 21, 2011
Customer Bulletin: Mainline Outage in B.C. - High Water Impacts in Southern Saskatchewan and North Dakota
At approximately 1445 PT, a mainline outage occurred at Albert Canyon between Golden and Revelstoke in British Columbia. Crews are on scene and once an estimate of line clear is available, we will provide an update.
Customer Bulletin: Mainline Outage in B.C. - High Water Impacts in Southern Saskatchewan and North Dakota
At approximately 1445 PT, a mainline outage occurred at Albert Canyon between Golden and Revelstoke in British Columbia. Crews are on scene and once an estimate of line clear is available, we will provide an update.
In southern Saskatchewan, the Souris River remains high and fast-flowing on portions of the Weyburn Subdivision between the Canada/U.S. border and Moose Jaw. Our reroute plan is fully activated with shipments being moved over other gateways including over the Great Lakes. It is estimated this part of the line will be out of service for a week to ten days.
Just south of the border, the situation at Minot, North Dakota has worsened over the past 24 hours with city officials issuing a mandatory evacuation notice to over 10,000 residents. If the water reaches the newly predicted levels, it will top the record set in 1881 by over six feet and put CP's mainline out of service sometime Wednesday as it rises. The river is expected to crest on Monday, June 27.
To mitigate the delays in the Portal Corridor from Glenwood to the border at Portal, we are pulling shipments back to Glenwood to fold into the trains being routed over the Noyes/Emerson and eastern gateways. Depending on the routing of the shipments, delays between 24 and 48 hours will occur. There is no impact to traffic moving between eastern and western Canada.
Just south of the border, the situation at Minot, North Dakota has worsened over the past 24 hours with city officials issuing a mandatory evacuation notice to over 10,000 residents. If the water reaches the newly predicted levels, it will top the record set in 1881 by over six feet and put CP's mainline out of service sometime Wednesday as it rises. The river is expected to crest on Monday, June 27.
To mitigate the delays in the Portal Corridor from Glenwood to the border at Portal, we are pulling shipments back to Glenwood to fold into the trains being routed over the Noyes/Emerson and eastern gateways. Depending on the routing of the shipments, delays between 24 and 48 hours will occur. There is no impact to traffic moving between eastern and western Canada.
To view photos of the washouts and a map of the areas that are out of service and under watch, please click here.
As the conditions change, embargos will be amended and/or removed. To view or subscribe to updates on embargoed locations, please click here.
As the conditions change, embargos will be amended and/or removed. To view or subscribe to updates on embargoed locations, please click here.
We will provide further updates on this dynamic situation as it unfolds.
For up-to-date information on specific impacts to your shipments or other problem resolution inquiries, please contact your Customer Service Coordinator at 1-888-333-8111, selecting Option 1, then Option 1 again to enter your Personal Identification Number (PIN), then press the # sign. Using your PIN when you call bypasses the general queue and routes you directly to your assigned rep or to a backup in the event your rep is not available. If you do not have a PIN or have forgotten it, please send an email to your rep or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and one will be sent to you for future use.
To trace your shipment, visit www.mycpr.ca.
Ian MacKay
Vice President, Customer Services
& Intermodal Operations
For up-to-date information on specific impacts to your shipments or other problem resolution inquiries, please contact your Customer Service Coordinator at 1-888-333-8111, selecting Option 1, then Option 1 again to enter your Personal Identification Number (PIN), then press the # sign. Using your PIN when you call bypasses the general queue and routes you directly to your assigned rep or to a backup in the event your rep is not available. If you do not have a PIN or have forgotten it, please send an email to your rep or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and one will be sent to you for future use.
To trace your shipment, visit www.mycpr.ca.
Ian MacKay
Vice President, Customer Services
& Intermodal Operations
