Great Sandhills Railway
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The Great Sandhills Railway is a Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 short line railway company operating on trackage in west of Swift Current Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....

, established in 2009. Great Sandhills Railway operates a short-line railways in Saskatchewan on a former Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway
The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...

 subdivision. The railway serves freight stations in Sandhills, Burstall
Burstall, Saskatchewan
Burstall is a small town in southwestern Saskatchewan, Canadawith a population of approximately 500. During summer the local Lions Club organizes an activity known as Summer Slam. The main economies in the area are natural gas as well as wheat and cattle farming. The area was originally settled by...

, Mendham
Mendham, Saskatchewan
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, Leader
Leader, Saskatchewan
Leader is a town in southwestern Saskatchewan, Canada, located approximately 350 km directly east of Calgary, Alberta and is near the border between Saskatchewan and Alberta. It has a population of 881 as of 2006.-History:...

, Prelate
Prelate, Saskatchewan
-Notable people:*Ross Patterson Alger was an Alberta politician.*Mark Pederson is a former professional ice hockey left winger who played five seasons in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens, Philadelphia Flyers, San Jose Sharks, and Detroit Red Wings from 1989-1990 until...

, Sceptre
Sceptre, Saskatchewan
Sceptre is a village in southwestern Saskatchewan, with a population of 99 as of the 2006 census.The former school was reopened in 1988 as the Great Sandhills Museum, with exhibits showcasing the area's natural and human history....

, Porteeve, Lancer
Lancer, Saskatchewan
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, Abbey
Abbey, Saskatchewan
-Geography:Abbey is located south of the South Saskatchewan River and north of The Great Sand Hills.-Area statistics:*Lat 50° 44' 00" N*Long 108° 45' 00" W...

, Cabri
Cabri, Saskatchewan
The town of Cabri is situated in Southwest Saskatchewan, directly north of Gull Lake and north-west of Swift Current. The word "Cabri", a French word used by the French voyageurs at the time of the fur trade, means "Antelope"...

, Battrum
Battrum, Saskatchewan
Battrum is a hamlet in Saskatchewan....

, Pennant
Pennant, Saskatchewan
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, Success
Success, Saskatchewan
-Notables:*Bridget Moran...

, Cantuar, and Swift Current. It interlines with both the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Great Western Railway
Great Western Railway (Saskatchewan)
The Great Western Railway is a Canadian short line railway company operating on former Canadian Pacific Railway trackage in southwest Saskatchewan. GWR is the operating company whereas Westcan Rail Saskatchewan Ltd. is the owner of the track and structures...

in Swift Current.

The GSR network consists of 198 km of its own trackage.

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