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| Location | |
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| Location | 821 Lagimodiere Blvd, Saint Boniface, Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Coordinates | 49°51′55.6″N 97°01′41.8″W / 49.865444°N 97.028278°W / 49.865444; -97.028278 |
| Characteristics | |
| Owner | Canadian National Railway |
| Depot code | 504 |
| Type | Diesel Freight |
| History | |
| Opened | 1961 |
Symington Yard is the largest rail classification yard of the Canadian National Railway, and one of the largest rail yards in the world. The intermodal facility is located next to the Windsor Park area of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Built in 1962 to replace Transcona and Fort Rouge, and named for former CNR Director Herbert James Symington (1881–1965), it can store 7,000 cars and handles 3,000 cars per day.
Yard incidents
- December 15, 1983 — two sets of locomotives collide in the Yard killing a CP engineer
- February 2, 1990 — eleven cars jackknifed and derailed at the bottom of the hump
See also
References
- ^ "Intermodal Terminals | Our Network | Our Business | cn.ca". www.cn.ca. Retrieved 2021-06-27.
- ^ "Workers at CN's Symington Yard in Winnipeg join thousands across country on strike | CBC News".
- ^ "NOW (Neighbourhoods of Winnipeg) - Community Services". www.winnipeg.ca. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
- "Canadian National Railways - Growing with Greater Winnipeg" (PDF).
- "Transportation: Major Railyards & Intermodal Terminals". gov.mb.ca. Archived from the original on January 20, 2018.
- ^ Eric (2012-08-11). "Trackside Treasure: Symington Yard Incidents". Trackside Treasure. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
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| Assiniboine South |
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| Fort Garry |
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| Inkster |
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| Point Douglas |
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| River East |
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| River Heights |
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| Seven Oaks |
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| St. Boniface |
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| St. James-Assiniboia |
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