The owners and dignitaries at the launch of Stewart Southern Railway gather on the front of the locomotive at the ceremonies held on Friday in Fillmore. Standing from left to right are Brad Ford, vice-president of SeaRice (investor), Yvette Stewart (Blair’s wife), Abbas Mobayen (investor), Jill Stewart (Blair’s daughter), MP Ed Komarnicki, MLA Dan D’Autremont, and Carter Stewart, and kneeling in front, Blair Stewart, general manager of Stewart Southern Railway. Over 250 people attended the grand opening and barbecue to mark the launch of the SSR, which is the 11th short-line rail operation in Saskatchewan; it will operate on the Tyvan sub line, which runs for 132 km or 82 miles from Richardson (near Regina) to Stoughton.