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The Boundary Trail Railway Company is a Canadian short line railway company operating in southern
Manitoba Manitoba ( ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada at the Centre of Canada, longitudinal centre of the country. It is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, fifth-most populous province, with a population o ...
. In 2009, the railway purchased of operational railway linking
Morden, Manitoba Morden is a city located in the Pembina Valley region of southern Manitoba, Canada near the United States border. It is about west of the neighbouring city of Winkler, Manitoba, Winkler; together Morden and Winkler are often referred to as Manito ...
to the Binney Siding ( northwest of Manitou), as well as of abandoned railway from Binney Siding to the Pembina Valley, and on to
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(east of
Killarney Killarney ( ; ga, Cill Airne , meaning 'church of sloes') is a town in County Kerry, southwestern Ireland. The town is on the northeastern shore of Lough Leane, part of Killarney National Park, and is home to St Mary's Cathedral, Ross Cast ...
). Since March 2016, it has also operated with trackage rights on Canadian Pacific Railway's La Riviere sub between Morden and Rosenfeld. The railway was formed through the investment of CAD$1.25 million by a consortium of about 80 area farmers, the
rural municipality of Pembina The Rural Municipality of Pembina is a former rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. History It was originally incorporated as a rural municipality on November 1, 1890. It ceased on January 1, 2015 as a result of its p ...
, Mission Terminal and the provincial government. Originally focused on the transport of wheat, the railway was also in discussion with
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to transport oats. In 2010, after its first year of operation, the railway received the Capturing Opportunities Economic Development Innovation award. The railway interlines with Canadian Pacific Railway at Rosenfeld in the
Municipality of Rhineland The Municipality of Rhineland is a rural municipality (RM) in the Canadian province of Manitoba. The RM had a population of 5,945 as of the 2016 Canada Census. The average age in the municipality i31 History The municipality was incorporate ...
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* Manitoba railways Standard gauge railways in Canada {{Manitoba-transport-stub