Technical Tours

It is still possible for Conference registrants to register to technical tours. Please contact the Conference Secretariat.

Wednesday, June 22

Three technical tours will take place on Wednesday, June 22 in the afternoon. The technical tours will start at 13:30 after the Closing Ceremony and will depart from the Westin Hotel. There will be 3 groups in 3 different buses visiting the same 3 venues in different order. A lunch box will be provided to all participants, meant to be consumed on the buses. Registration should be made at the same time as registering for the Conference.

Cost per person: $50.00 CAD

Maximum number of participants: 150

Network Management Centre

The Network Management Center is the hub of CP's operations and planning, overseeing the safe and timely delivery of customer shipments.

It is a 24 hour per day, 365 day a year operation that overcomes the challenges of logistics, climate and geography.

The NMC’s innovative structure fosters cooperation and coordination between different railway functions. Cross-functional teams, each representing a geographical area, are responsible for every aspect of train planning and execution within their corridors.

Using state-of-the-art technology, planning teams work closely with a variety of railway disciplines to facilitate quick, effective, and coordinated decision-making.

Incorporating best-in-class technology, CP is re-defining itself as a modern 21st century transportation company built on safety, service reliability and operational efficiency. Visit cpr.ca and see how Canadian Pacific is Driving the Digital Railway.

Alyth Yard

IHHA delegates are invited to a brief overview of CP’s pivotal Alyth Yard, the centre of North-South and East-West movements out of Calgary. The tour will cover a viewing of the hump yard operation and a visit to the control tower.

Alyth Yard is located adjacent to the mainline, in the heart of the city of Calgary, and is the hub of CPR’s operations in Alberta. The yard encompasses 170 acres, 75 miles of track, 460 turnouts, an automated Classification yard of 48 tracks, a Locomotive Reliability Center and a Car Repair Facility. The yard has a capacity of 2,200 cars with 34 working yard assignments each day. The fully computerized freight classification yard allows a maximum through-put of 3000 cars per day. The yard is a marshalling point for many of the railway’s bulk trains carrying grain, potash and sulfur. There are, on average, 60 trains through Alyth daily. Alyth’s operations employ 650 employees that service 65 Calgary customers within the yard itself and surrounding area.

Alyth yard has undergone a major investment in 2010 called the “Alyth Winterization and Upgrade project” to improve the efficiency, reliability and fluidity of train operations. The project included:

41 new power switch machines replacing those in kind
10 Train Holding devices which CPR introduced as the first of its kind in train holding technology.
8 new remotely controlled hydraulic skate retarders in the Classification yard.
Software upgrades to the hump process control system (Proyards II) and integration of the new skate retarders within the Proyards system.
Installation of 14 Cold Air Blowers in the Classification yard completing all 48 tracks.
Ballasting, Lifting and Surfacing of lead tracks, yard tracks and 150 turnouts.

Shepard Intermodal Terminal

Canadian Pacific's Calgary Intermodal facility is located on the Brooks Subdivision (south of the main line) in the south east industrial area of Calgary, Alberta. The current property infrastructure consists of 100 acres, with the ability to expand the footprint by 100% on the west side of the main line. The facility consists of 4 working tracks and 9 storage tracks with an operating capacity of 50,000 feet of railcar equipment. The Terminal is currently operating at 175,000 handlings for 2010 which is 90% of its operating capacity within the current infrastructure. A handling denotes a container movement that either arrives or departs the facility on a railcar, the lifts within the Terminal are not considered a "handling". The 175,000 handlings consist of 125,000 domestic movements and 50,000 international. Calgary Intermodal facility is the third largest Intermodal Facility within the Canadian Pacific network in reference to traffic handled, with only Montréal (Lachine) and Toronto (Vaughan) handling more at 200,000 and 420,000 handlings respectively. In a 24 hour period Calgary Intermodal Facility arrives and departs 10 trains, and averages 420 trucks/day with a service offering average of 22 minutes/ truck. In the past 10 years the facility has processed a 65% increase in the traffic handled. Calgary Intermodal Facility currently has three major distribution centres strategically co-located and operationally aligned within the perimeter of the terminal.

The Terminal provides a footprint for opportunity within Canadian Pacific's network and within the Calgary's city limits. The potential is within growth, value added service, and cooperative initiatives, to tactically manage and support efficient and effective freight solutions.



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Registration should be made at the same time as registering for the Conference. Cost per person: $50.00 CAD Maximum number of participants: 150 Network Management Centre The Network Management Center is the hub of CP's operations and planning, overseeing the safe and timely delivery of customer shipments. It is a 24 hour per day, 365 day a year operation that overcomes the challenges of logistics, climate and geography. The NMC’s innovative structure fosters cooperation and coordination between different railway functions. Cross-functional teams, each representing a geographical area, are responsible for every aspect of train planning and execution within their corridors. Using state-of-the-art technology, planning teams work closely with a variety of railway disciplines to facilitate quick, effective, and coordinated decision-making. Incorporating best-in-class technology, CP is re-defining itself as a modern 21st century transportation company built on safety, service reliability and operational efficiency. Visit cpr.ca and see how Canadian Pacific is Driving the Digital Railway. Alyth Yard IHHA delegates are invited to a brief overview of CP’s pivotal Alyth Yard, the centre of North-South and East-West movements out of Calgary. The tour will cover a viewing of the hump yard operation and a visit to the control tower. Alyth Yard is located adjacent to the mainline, in the heart of the city of Calgary, and is the hub of CPR’s operations in Alberta. The yard encompasses 170 acres, 75 miles of track, 460 turnouts, an automated Classification yard of 48 tracks, a Locomotive Reliability Center and a Car Repair Facility. The yard has a capacity of 2,200 cars with 34 working yard assignments each day. The fully computerized freight classification yard allows a maximum through-put of 3000 cars per day. The yard is a marshalling point for many of the railway’s bulk trains carrying grain, potash and sulfur. There are, on average, 60 trains through Alyth daily. Alyth’s operations employ 650 employees that service 65 Calgary customers within the yard itself and surrounding area. Alyth yard has undergone a major investment in 2010 called the “Alyth Winterization and Upgrade project” to improve the efficiency, reliability and fluidity of train operations. The project included: 41 new power switch machines replacing those in kind 10 Train Holding devices which CPR introduced as the first of its kind in train holding technology. 8 new remotely controlled hydraulic skate retarders in the Classification yard. Software upgrades to the hump process control system (Proyards II) and integration of the new skate retarders within the Proyards system. Installation of 14 Cold Air Blowers in the Classification yard completing all 48 tracks. Ballasting, Lifting and Surfacing of lead tracks, yard tracks and 150 turnouts. Shepard Intermodal Terminal Canadian Pacific's Calgary Intermodal facility is located on the Brooks Subdivision (south of the main line) in the south east industrial area of Calgary, Alberta. The current property infrastructure consists of 100 acres, with the ability to expand the footprint by 100% on the west side of the main line. The facility consists of 4 working tracks and 9 storage tracks with an operating capacity of 50,000 feet of railcar equipment. The Terminal is currently operating at 175,000 handlings for 2010 which is 90% of its operating capacity within the current infrastructure. A handling denotes a container movement that either arrives or departs the facility on a railcar, the lifts within the Terminal are not considered a "handling". The 175,000 handlings consist of 125,000 domestic movements and 50,000 international. Calgary Intermodal facility is the third largest Intermodal Facility within the Canadian Pacific network in reference to traffic handled, with only Montréal (Lachine) and Toronto (Vaughan) handling more at 200,000 and 420,000 handlings respectively. In a 24 hour period Calgary Intermodal Facility arrives and departs 10 trains, and averages 420 trucks/day with a service offering average of 22 minutes/ truck. In the past 10 years the facility has processed a 65% increase in the traffic handled. Calgary Intermodal Facility currently has three major distribution centres strategically co-located and operationally aligned within the perimeter of the terminal. The Terminal provides a footprint for opportunity within Canadian Pacific's network and within the Calgary's city limits. The potential is within growth, value added service, and cooperative initiatives, to tactically manage and support efficient and effective freight solutions.