mdrejhon
Senior Member
I was at a recent event that mentioned the Stuart CN railyard relocation is still possible on the table as a long term horizon (your kid's generation), depending on what happens to U.S. Steel lands.So far, Hamilton hasn't been biting. The yard looks like it will stay (for now).
Might be new movement in future, like after the Pier 7/8 gets built out, then the railyard becomes valuable enough to do the relocation.
City of Hamilton has expressed interest in those lands, and one "easier" expressed option of using contaminated steel land is a relocated CN railyard, which makes great sense there right next to an upgraded version of the existing freight terminal at Randle Reef (which could add intermodal capability enhancements to a new railyard!). And direct access to Tesla Expressway (Burlington Blvd) for trucks. Hugely improved Intermodal benefits could win CN over. Also, Randle Reef is currently undergoing remediation.
So it is still a topic of quiet discussion, nothing big happening for a long while yet, but the pieces could slowly align by the 2020s or 2030s.
It would be Hamilton's rail megeproject equivalent of the 407 Rail Bypass.
But which one will happen first? Hmmm....
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