THUNDER BAY – A final verdict in the three-day court case between the City of Thunder Bay and CN Rail will have to wait a little longer.
After listening to arguments from both sides for two days, Justice Patrick Smith on Friday asked for more time before making his decision.
The railway is in court looking to get out of a 111-year-old deal signed between the Grand Trunk Railway and the city of Fort William requiring the company to maintain the bridge in perpetuity. It’s been closed to vehicular traffic since October 2013 because of a fire.
CN calls the agreement unreasonable and unfair, stating vehicles have changed in size and speed over the past century, adding the Kaministiquia River span would have to be redesigned and reconfigured to meet today’s standards.
Smith told the two sides he plans to reserve his decision until a future date, which has yet to be announced.
With files from Christina Jung, Thunder Bay Television
