Savage Alberta Railway

Infobox SG rail
railroad_name=Savage Alberta Railway
logo_filename=Alberta Railnet logo.pnglogo_size=157
old_gauge=
marks=
locale=Alberta, Canada
start_year=1999
end_year=present
hq_city=Grande Prairie, Alberta

Savage Alberta Railway, known as Alberta RailNet Canadian short line railway that operated in the province of Alberta. The railway began operation in June 1999, and on December 1, 2006 the Canadian National Railway bought Savage Alberta Railway.

History

Alberta RailNet was formed in June 1999 to purchase former Canadian National Railway trackage running north from Swan Landing to Grande Prairie, Hythe, Spirit River and Glavin. The company was owned by North American RailNet.

The Swan Landing to Grande Prairie line was opened in the 1960s as CN's Alberta Resources Railway, whereas the Glavin–Spirit River–Grande Prairie–Hythe line was the former Northern Alberta Railways (ex–Edmonton, Dunvegan & British Columbia Railway), which CN purchased in 1981. In total, the railway operated 345 miles of lines.

In 2005, Savage Industries, through its subsidiary CANAC, purchased Alberta RailNet's assets from North American Railnet, and renamed the railway to the Savage Alberta Railway.

On December 1, 2006, CN announced that it had purchased Savage Alberta Railway for $25 million and that it had begun operating the railway the same day. [http://cn.ca/about/media/news_releases/2006/4th_quarter/en_News20061201.shtml]