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During the next two months, Canadian Pacific Railway will move up to 1,800 loads — or about 143,000 tons — of 36-inch transmission-line pipe from IPSCO Inc.'s Regina, Saskatchewan, mill to five destinations in Colorado and Kansas.

IPSCO is supplying the large-diameter pipe for a 380-mile natural gas pipeline under construction between Cheyenne, Wyo., and Greensburg, Kan. — considered North America's largest Grade X-80 pipeline, according to a prepared statement. The pipeline will connect Rocky Mountain gas fields to mid-continent markets by early 2005.

"This is another example of how rail provides business solutions," said Ray Foot, CPR vice president of marketing and sales merchandise. "We were able to take on this extensive project because of our ongoing investments in track maintenance, new locomotives and freight cars."

The pipeline rail moves — which are scheduled to be completed by August's end — require about 105 flat cars a week traveling in stages to Carr, Fort Morgan and Burlington, Colo., and Goodland and Scott City, Kan.