The West Isle Line (reporting mark WFS) is a private railroad and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nutrien (formerly Western Farm Service).
The line began service on January 7, 1998, after having been acquired from the Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway.
The line was formerly part of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway and was constructed by the ATSF in 1914.
[1] The railroad, as of 2001, averages 400 carloads per year, primarily chemicals used for fertilizer.
The West Isle Line has one EMD GP9 (serial number 21332) that was manufactured in February 1956 for Southern Pacific Railroad.