Great Western Railway (Saskatchewan)
- Great Western Railway (Saskatchewan)
Infobox SG rail
railroad_name=Great Western Railway
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locale=southwestern Saskatchewan
start_year=1999
end_year=present
hq_city=Shaunavon, Saskatchewan
marks=GWR
Great Western Railway Ltd. (AAR reporting mark: GWR) 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. WRS was owned by WestCan Rail of Abbotsford, British Columbia, a railway contracting and maintenance company.
In 2004 the railway was purchased by local investors from the area of Saskatchewan it serves. It is now locally owned and operated.
Great Western Railway uses Montreal Locomotive Works M-420W locomotives that were originally built for Canadian National Railway
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