ðə ɹˈeɪlweɪ mˌeɪd ɪɾ ˈiːziɚ tə ʃˈɪp mətˈɪɹiəlz tʊ ænd fɹʌmðə dˈɪstɹɪkt, ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪntiːn ðə sˈiː nˈoʊ ˈɑːɹ wʌz ɐsˈuːmd baɪ ðə kɐnˈeɪdiən nˈæʃənəl ɹˈeɪlweɪ wˌɪtʃ ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd ɪɾ ʌntˈɪl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn.
The railway made it easier to ship materials to and from the district, in 1919 the CNoR was assumed by the Canadian National Railway which operated it until 1991.