Athabasca Northern Railway

Athabasca Northern Railway

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The Athabasca Northern Railway is a historic railway in Alberta.

The ANR operated a line running convert|325|km|mi|1 between Boyle, Alberta and Fort McMurray, Alberta.

It was owned by Cando Contracting Limited and connected with the Canadian National Railway in Boyle, its former owner. [citeweb|title=ANY--Athabasca Northern Railway|url=http://www.anyrr.com/|accessdate=2007-10-11]

The line was set to be abandoned on December 17, 2007 because of deteriorating track conditions. [citeweb|title=Deadline for Alberta short line abandonment looms|url=http://www.trains.com/trn/default.aspx?c=a&id=2530|accessdate=2007-10-11|format=asp] However, the line was re-acquired by Canadian National. [citeweb|title=CN buys key link to Alberta oilsands|url=http://www.cbc.ca/money/story/2007/12/24/cn-athabasca.html]

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