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CP Alyth Yard North Lead Rebuild


The Project

A&B Rail Services was hired by CP Rail to complete an expansion for their Alyth Yard in Calgary, Alberta.

Deliverables:

  • 6,200 track feet of wood tie track constructed •
  • 4 #11 mainline turnouts installed
  • 5,100 tonnes of railway ballast distributed
  • 575 track feet of wood plank road crossings installed
  • 2 double switch point derails installed
  • 18 turnouts removed
  • 5,100 track feet of wood tie track removed
  • 160 wood ties replaced
  • 6,658 track feet of wood tie track realigned
  • 100 compromise & transition rails constructed
  • 132 thermite welds & 130 flashbutt welds

 

The Result

A satisfied client and another quality project completed. For CP Rail this means confidence in the state of their track and the ability to increase traffic on their site. For A&B Rail Services, it means another satisfied customer in our 50-year journey to become Canada’s largest, most-experienced, and most sought-after rail services company.