Fenu S
Train Attendant
The group of mayors wants VIA to reroute passenger service from the CN Rail main line running through Saskatoon to a secondary route known as the Prairie North line.
The proposed route would divert from the CN main line at Melville, then run through Yorkton to Canora and continue through Humboldt, Warman, the Battlefords and Lloydminster and on through Alberta, stopping in Vermilion and Vegreville before reconnecting with the CN main line in Edmonton.
https://thestarphoenix.com/news/sas...of-moving-via-rail-route-through-saskatchewan
I don't see this happening, seems like an odd choice. While it would possibly reduce delays from freight, it would be 20km North of Saskatoon. VIA Rail and the federal transport department haven't responded to them either. As a side note, I'm shocked that the station only sees 200 people annually!