Jun 12, 2008. /Lesprom.com/. The loss of rail service in northwest Saskatchewan is hitting the forestry industry around Meadow Lake hard, Canada.com informed. The rail line has deteriorated so much that trains haven't run since April 11, forcing the three mills in the area - an oriented strand board (OSB) mill, pulp mill and sawmill - to find another way to get their product to market. The line isn't in operation because of safety concerns, said Mike Ogborn, managing director for Omnitrax Canada, which owns Carlton Trail Railway, the company that runs the section of line from North Battleford to Meadow Lake. "The great amount of rain and wetness up there caused there to be problems with the substructure of the railroad, and rail locomotives and cars could not be operated safely over it because of the substructure problems," he said.