A ten year moratorium on railway abandonment is being sought by the RM of Thompson.

The municipality is seeking support in a resolution at the up coming association of Manitoba Municipalities convention.


Reeve Brian Schwartz says they have the support of numerous other municipalities in Southern Manitoba.


He says they are not against the trucking industry.


Schwartz says the number of trucks hauling grain, equivalent to what can be hauled in one rail car, does a lot of damage to the highways.