If you're looking to build, expand or change your rail siding, get in touch with our qualified experts first or use our online rail siding request form to provide us with information on your proposed location, traffic quantities and other necessary details.
They'll help you find the right requirements for the project. Our Business Development staff can help you:
- Find a site to build a rail-served warehouse or manufacturing plant
- Build a new rail siding
- Expand or change an existing rail siding to serve you better
- Approve plans for under- or over-track conveyance systems and plans for other buildings or other real property accessories that encroach on track used by CPR
- Locate on CPR or connecting partner railroads
- Develop business within communities
- Become familiar with railway safety and operations regarding a private siding as covered in the Customer Safety Handbook - needs link
Site search: Land, buildings and warehouses
An Area Manager, Business Development, may be able to assist you in a site search. We can tell you about:
- Existing or Future Industrial Parks
- Existing Land or TrackTransload Facilities or Team Tracks
- Warehouses located on CPR or its partners
- Locations on CPR or connecting partner railroads
Construction projects: New sidings or siding modifications
An Area Manager, Business Development, at CP can assist you with the construction of new rail infrastructure at a new or existing site or with the rehabilitation of an existing rail siding. Here's how we can help you:
- Provide a list of railroad contractors
- Provide engineering specifications for your projecApprove your plan or suggest improvements (CPR approval is required)
Provide a private siding agreement outlining maintenance, service and liability responsibilities
- Coordinate any work to be done by CPR
- Arrange for inspection of the completed service and initiate rail service
- Other Construction Projects: Over, Under or In the Vicinity of an Active Industry Track
Any construction work in the vicinity of an industry track used by CPR may encroach on allowable track clearances. Contact us for:
- Track clearance requirements
- Review of your plan with regard to clearances
- Approval of any clearance exceptions
- Suspension of rail service or flagging services during construction
To contact us, use our online rail siding request form to provide us with information on your proposed location, traffic quantities and other necessary details.