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Rail freight service to Churchill disrupted

Churchill residents can expect a freight delay because of an incident on Tuesday.

Freight rail service to the northern community has been disrupted, according to Arctic Gateway.

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The company says an on-track snow clearing machine came off the rails while clearing snow just north of Gillam.

The machine dislodged from the railroad track when it ran into heaving drifting snow.

The company says there was no damage to the track and crews are working to get it back on to the rails.

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