Agawa Canyon Railroad Archives

March 04, 2025
Short Lines & Regionals

Watco Completes Major Projects in 2024

Last year, Watco partnered with government agencies, customers, and others to maintain infrastructure and grow freight opportunities across its network.

CN is among the Rail Climate Change Adaptation Program award recipients, and will receive C$300,000 to develop a “Climate-Induced Ground Hazard Risk Assessment Tool.” (Photograph Courtesy of CN via Twitter)

March 03, 2023
Regulatory

Transport Canada Allocates C$5.4MM for Rail Resiliency

Transport Canada is distributing up to C$5.4 million to 20 infrastructure projects country-wide that it says will make railroads “more resilient to extreme weather risks.”

September 22, 2022
Short Lines & Regionals

Watco’s First-Ever Tour Train Takes its Maiden Voyage

The Agawa Canyon tour train, the first-ever tour train provided by Watco-owned Agawa Canyon Railroad (ACR), carried its first passengers Aug. 1 from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, to Agawa Canyon Park.