Polar Bear Express

Infobox rail line
name = Polar Bear Express


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type = Inter-city rail
system = Ontario Northland Railway
status = operating
locale = Ontario, Canada
start = Cochrane
end = Moosonee
stations = 6 scheduled, + flag stops
ridership =
open =
operator = Ontario Northland Railway
tracklength =
gauge = RailGauge|sg|al=on|lk=on
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Polar Bear Express
map_state = showThe "Polar Bear Express" is a Canadian passenger train operated by the Ontario Northland Railway in Northern Ontario.

It operates 5 days per week year-round and connects Cochrane with Moosonee. During the summer months there is an additional train on Sundays.

The "Polar Bear Express" service was expanded on June 5, 2007 after increased funding from the Government of Ontario to ONR was announced in March 2007. It resulted in the discontinuation of the "Little Bear" mixed freight-passenger service which had operated 3 days per week, year-round, resulting in dedicated separate freight and passenger rail service to Moosonee.

In summer 2008, track conditions resulted the train running very late much of the time (2.5 hours by railway announcement).

Prior to the 2007 service expansion, the "Polar Bear Express" operated 6 days per week during the summer months. It left Cochrane in the morning, stayed for a few hours in Moosonee, and returned to Cochrane in the evening. It was primarily used by tourists, although it was used by an increasing number of local residents.

Although polar bears are rarely seen in Moosonee, the trip allows you to experience and discover aboriginal culture and rail history.

Gallery

ee also

* "Northlander"

External links

* [http://www.ontarionorthland.ca/PolarBearExpress/index.html Offical Website]