Main rail line through Jasper open, after disruptions caused by wildfire

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Canadian National Railway has re-opened its main line through Jasper, Alberta, after suspending services due to the wildfires that have ravaged the region. Parks Canada has estimated that 30 percent of Jasper’s structures were damaged by last week’s wildfire. 

CN’s main line runs through Jasper National Park before it continues west to ports in Vancouver and Prince Rupert, B.C., and east to the rest of Canada. The route handles more than 40 trains a day.

The company first suspended rail service through Jasper on Tuesday, July 23, and again on Wednesday after a brief attempt to restart services. The line was fully re-opened on Friday, following inspections.

“After inspecting its infrastructure on Thursday afternoon, CN collaborated with the Unified Incident Command center to revise and implement its operational plan allowing goods to safely resume movements Friday morning through Jasper,” CN spokeswoman Ashley Michnowski said. “CN remains in regular contact with unified command and all parties involved and monitoring weather and fire movements.”

Though shipment by rail through Jasper has resumed, passenger train operations remain suspended. 

For any questions or issues on your shipments into and out of Canada, please contact your customer service representative at Canaan (604) 873-1666 ext.3.