CP rail makes recovery after Alberta floods

Canadian Pacific rail has made a partial recovery after severe floods in Alberta made the railway’s main line impassable.

CP announced on Monday that the line west of Calgary through the Banff-Canmore region is open after railway operations crews, assisted by CN Rail, successfully fixed segments of the track damaged by rainfall and snow cap melt.

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The flooding in Southern Alberta communities forced thousands to evacuate their homes.

The railway was forced to detour a number of trains along its south western route while its tracks were under repair.

“The force and extent of this flooding was extensive and evolved from hour-to-hour,” said CP Chief Executive Officer E. Hunter Harrison.

“As locations were identified, CP crews responded with equipment and resources and carefully managed to safely and systematically restore each outage”.

A portion of the line is set to re-open Monday evening, fully restoring the main line. CP’s south line to Lethbridge will be restored by Thursday.