CN Rail provides daily freight only service on schedule to meet industrial requirements which average over 2 million tonnes per year . Rail and roadbed are to mainline standards of 263,000 lbs, with some industries reforming superloaded trains at the Kitimat Subdivision CN Switchyard prior to travelling the 64 km distance down the Kitimat Branch line. Alcan has fibre optics throughout its facility, BC Tel is implementing fibre optic service throughout the community. Video-teleconferencing, human resources recruitment and long distance interviews are possible utilizing the conference centre at the Kitimat Community Skills Centre. Energized Electrical energy is provided to Kitimat by BC Hydro , the provincial utility.
Power supply is very secure, and hydro electricity is a clean and renewable energy source.
All studies are complete for twinning this line in the future. The PNG transmission line and high pressure laterals deliver 40 billion cubic feet of gas per year to the region. Kitimat's Methanex is the largest single consumer of gas in BC turning over 20 billion cubic feet per year into value added petrochemical products of methanol and ammonia. Cosmopolitan Kitimat's population is multi-cultural. Diversity is celebrated.