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Canadian Pacific Railway recently added branch lines in Manitoba and Saskatchewan to its three-year network plan, which identifies line abandonment candidates.

The 64.4-mile Arborg Subdivision line from South Lakes to Arborg, Manitoba, and 27.8-mile White Fox Subdivision line from Nipawin to Choiceland, Saskatchewan, have registered declining traffic because most Canadian Prairie shippers have consolidated grain handling at high-throughput terminals.

Although CPR no longer considers the lines viable, other interested parties now can assess business prospects associated with continuing either branch line's operations, CPR officials said in a prepared statement.

By adding the lines to its three-year network plan, the Class I has taken the first step in the legislated discontinuance process. The railroad plans to seek abandonment in accordance with the Canada Transportation Act.

Meanwhile, CPR also recently added weekly carload reports and key performance measurements to its Web site (www.cpr.ca).

The performance measures include average terminal dwell time, train speed and cars on line, and bill-of-lading timeliness.