Avenuer
Senior Member
Nothing we can do if they still own the rail ROWs.
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itom987
Active Member
It is easier to prevent a railroad from building track than it is to tell them to get rid of existing track.
archited
Senior Member
I thought the whole rationale for CP moving their marshaling yards south of the City was not to have two huge land assemblages serving one purpose but rather as a relocation of an existing facility much as CN did when it vacated its downtown yards many years ago. If CP is faltering in that purpose a progressive City would light a fire under them. The existing result is close to being classified as criminal.
CplKlinger
Senior Member
Do you mean that they might add more tracks to their yard, or that they might throw more tracks back across 82nd Ave and continue north?
northlands
Senior Member
I heard there was a fire at one of the warehouse buildings at this CP yard this weekend?
CP Rail police arrest 2 after rail yard fire
Two people were arrested at the scene of a fire at the CP rail yard in Old Strathcona Saturday night, according to officials.
edmonton.ctvnews.ca
chrisvazquez7
Active Member
CN had a perfectly good alternative (Walker Yard). The problem is that CP never had that alternative, and still doesn't really.
Just add yard tracks back in. I doubt CP would ever build tracks over Whyte Ave again. There was a rumour for a while that the Whitemud Drive intermodal yard would move operations to South Ed, as the intermodal yard is on land leased from the city. However, I believe CP renewed their lease and are keeping the intermodal operations there for now.
CplKlinger
Senior Member
Ah ok, that makes sense. That's what I was thinking you meant, but the talk about preventing expansion along the ROW just made me a little uncertain lol
Clearshades
Senior Member
I'm curious if those plots will be required for future transportation realignment at some point- in particularly the free flow entrance into our downtown from the south ?
archited
Senior Member
^^^^ They won't!
chrisvazquez7
Active Member
If a tunnel is ever required to connect Gateway to Walterdale Bridge (and that’s a big if), the tunnel could be bored with a tunnel boring machine, regardless of what’s developed on the land above it.
rake
New Member
This one is going to Council on June 8th. Administration is supporting it - glad Beljan could work through the various heritage and transportation wrinkles associated with this challenging site. Really looking forward to seeing this project proceed.
IanO
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Avenuer
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