Northern Innovation: How We’re Keeping the Hudson Bay Railway Strong – Arctic Gateway Group

May 1, 2025

The Hudson Bay Railway (HBR) is a lifeline for northern Manitoba and presents a major opportunity to diversify Canada’s trade routes. A feat of Canadian engineering, it provides northern Manitobans with food, fuel, medicine and opportunity. It also connects the Port of Churchill to Canada’s broader East/West rail network.

Maintaining a railway through Northern Manitoba does require special care, managing of permafrost, tundra, and the increasing effects of climate change. That’s why Arctic Gateway Group (AGG) is using advanced tools and technology to keep the HBR strong, efficient, and safe for the long haul. Thanks to excellent Canadian scientific partnerships, modern innovations, and strong government support, AGG is undoing decades of underinvestment and building a new Northern opportunity.

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