Would you like to see the Algoma Passenger Train running again?

Mask-wa Oo-ta-ban, the "Bear Train," is an initiative of the Missanabie Cree First Nation and Mask-wa Transportation Association Inc., communities, and socio-economic stakeholders along the Algoma passenger train rail corridor to resume this essential service.


Weekend only service would be provided with the train travelling northbound on Saturdays and southbound on Sundays. This would bring desperately needed service back to remote communities and businesses.

MASK-WA OO-TA-BAN, THE BEAR TRAIN


Mask-wa Oo-ta-ban, the "Bear Train," is an initiative of the Missanabie Cree First Nation and Mask-wa Transportation Association Inc., communities, and socio-economic stakeholders along the Algoma passenger train rail corridor to resume this essential service.


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Recent Updates & Posts

Update on Passenger Rail ServiceHere is an update on the work that Chief Jason Gauthier has complete
01 Apr, 2021
Here is an update on the work that Chief Jason Gauthier has completed in order to bring back passenger service from the Sault to Hearst. The Chief has had very productive meetings with CN and has reached most of CN’s requirements:
Destination Northern Ontario Awards The Bear Train As Industry Leader
04 Dec, 2019
The Missanabie Cree First Nation (MCFN) led Mask-waOo-ta-ban (Bear Train) Initiative won the Destination Northern Ontario Industry Leader – Investment Attraction Award. The Destination Northern Ontario (DNO) awards were announced at the 2019 Northern Ontario Tourism Summit in Timmins. The award was presented to MCFN Chief Jason Gauthier at the Destination Northern Ontario office in Sault Ste. Marie on Thursday, November 28.
KRC - Bear Train Northern Ontario
By RILEY SMITH 02 Dec, 2018
This week, the narrative of Indigenous rail development continues with Keewatin Railway Company (KRC), the second First Nations owned and operated train in our country. In 2003, as a result of the mine closure near Leaf Rapids, Manitoba, Hudson Bay Railway Company (HBR), owned by Omnitrax, an American-based company, announced its intention to abandon this rail line (Keewatin Railway Company, 2017).
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