On June 10, 2020 the Boundary Creek Times published this online article: https://www.boundarycreektimes.com/news/rail-operator-plans-to-discontinue-grand-forks-laurier-section-of-rail-line/
The byline of the article is: Losing the rail to the U.S. would mean more cost for local shippers Interfor and Pacific Abrasives
Quote from the article:
Closing the line would force its two major users, Interfor Grand Forks and Pacific Abrasives & Supply Inc., to use trucks to ship their products to the south.
Approximately 70 per cent of Interfor Grand Forks’ product gets shipped by rail right now, mill manager Dave Parsons said last week. “It’s significant for us.” Parsons said that, typically, Interfor spends between $11 and $15 million to ship by rail – approximately 1,000 cars per year.
To ship by truck, Parsons said, will add another $15 per thousand board-feet – another $1.5 million or so per year, based off last year’s numbers.