(The Canadian Pacific Railway issued the following service bulletin on June 27, 2010.)
CALGARY — The southern route between Swift Current and Lethbridge reopened early this morning. Traffic is now moving between Swift Current andCalgary via CP’s Taber, Aldersyde and MacLeod subdivisions.
The southern mainline work between Swift Current, Dunmore, Medicine Hat, and Calgary has progressed very well and line clear restoration is now expected for Tuesday morning.
We will continue to secure all available detour routing from other railways until all backlog is handled and CP returns to a fluid state as soon as possible.
CP will continue to accept perishable containers originating at Vaughan or Lachine destined to Edmonton, Saskatoon and Winnipegterminals, which continued to move throughout the outage. In addition, as of tomorrow, June 28th, we will accept all marine and domestic intermodal containers conveying perishable traffic.
The Customer Service Team is solidifying specific shipment plans. Shipments will continue to see some delays as ques await available detours and reroutes, however, the addition of the south route has helped us begin to reduce the backlog of traffic.
Further questions about the flooding or specific shipment problem resolution inquiries can be directed to our Customer Service Team at 1-888-333-8111.