Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd reopens the last section of its transcontinental line in southeastern Alberta, which was shut down by flooding 2 weeks ago, a company spokesman said.

Until its backlog is cleared, Canada's second largest railway will continue to divert traffic from its damaged southern main line on the Canadian Prairies onto its other tracks and those owned by competitor rails, spokesman Kevin Hrysak said.

CP reopened the bulk of its southern route, between the towns of Swift Current in the province of Saskatchewan and Lethbridge in neighboring Alberta.

"There is a small, little 5-mile (8 kilometer) stretch of track between Medicine Hat and Dunmore that's still shut down. We are looking to have that back up tomorrow," Hrysak said.

CP has not yet estimated how much the closure will cost it. Macquarie analyst Avi Dalfen estimated the repairs could cost CP between C$10 million ($9.7 million) and C$15 million plus expenses for rerouting its trains.

CP has been redirecting traffic, which includes grain, cars and consumer goods, to its own northern line as well over lines in Canada and the United States owned by Canadian National Railway Co, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp and Union Pacific Corp. (Reuters)