(Montreal) The Canadian National Railway Company says trains are running again in southern British Columbia after the third atmospheric river in two weeks hit the area.
CN says service resumed Sunday after crews worked around the clock on the Vancouver-Kamloops corridor, which was first cut by mudslides and subsidence following torrential rains in mid -November.
The country’s largest rail operator restored limited service along the vital supply link late last month before choosing to shut the line again a week ago as further downpours sparked new ones flooding, landslides and displaced debris.
CN spokesperson Jonathan Abecassis said crews will continue to monitor the tracks and terrain over the next few days.
The re-established connection will allow cargo to flow to and from the Port of Vancouver and begin to reduce massive backlogs of inbound containers and outbound containers that contain grain – canola in particular.
The repaired tracks will also allow CPR, which shares rail infrastructure with CN in part of the Fraser Valley, to increase capacity.