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Do you carry hazardous materials? Do you cut brush or spray weeds along the tracks?
<br /> Heating fuel, perfume, safe drinking water, healthy We do both. Weed sprays approved by the Environ- CANADIAN
<br /> crops, soft drinks. These are life's necessities and mental Protection Agency are used on the track surface
<br /> conveniences which also all contain hazardous materials. (about the width of the ties). The spraying is F .ventative PACIFIC
<br /> Our railroad carries these materials to manufacturers all maintenance to keep weeds from growing under the
<br /> over North America. We follow strict federal rules as to track surface. Plants and shrubs along the sides of the .` FCA I LWAY _ Y
<br /> how it is done. The regulations specify the types of tracks are generally left to grow naturally. However, if 1 1TM
<br /> containers, markings, placement in trains and information brush (trees, shrubs) along the tracks become a safety
<br /> that must be available should an accident occur. Rail hazard to trains or motorists at crossings, they will be cut
<br /> roads work with local emergency responders (fire, police, down. Special equipment usually traveling on the tracks ,
<br /> emergency management) to make sure there are plans in will cut brush which will be removed or chipped by a Meet Your New Neighbor - The Railroad
<br /> place to deal with any problems and to understand the follow-up crew. You can expect from time to time that
<br /> nature of the materials being carried. On average, crews will take down excess growth, often to the edges of
<br /> hazardous materials are in 5% or less of the cars we the property. If you are a home buyer planning to move into a and the US, from the Pacific to the Atlantic and -
<br /> handle each year. neighborhood which borders one of Canadian beyond Chicago in America's Midwest. The railroad
<br /> Do you also move passengers? Pacific Railway's lines, we look forward to being your takes in $2.6 billion each year almost all from moving
<br /> Who owns the property under your tracks? neighbor. At the same time, we want you to know freight. In turn, we will spend nearly$1 billion annu-
<br /> Amtrak uses Canadian Pacific Railway lines move more about us before you make your buying deck ally on repair, maintenance and improvement of
<br /> In most cases the property is owned by the railroad. passenger trains between their station located inn the sion to make sure we have a long and friendly equipment and facilities.
<br /> As a simple rule of thumb, railroad property generally Midway area and Chicago. There are several existing
<br /> extends 50 feet from the center line of the tracks where freight routes into the Twin Cities that are under consider- relationship. You should know more about what we Our business is international in scope with
<br /> there is a single track in place. Railroads pay Minnesota ation by the state of Minnesota for commuter purposes. transport, how often trains run, and how we use our goods moving to and from other points in North
<br /> taxes on their property (centrally assessed by the state) • If established, passenger trains would connect the property. America including ports for import or export. The
<br /> and pay the cost for upkeep of the tracks. As a result, downtown core areas of St. Paul and Minneapolis with Canadian Pacific Railway's (CPR) heritage is goods we carry are closely related to the economy;
<br /> railroads use their private property for the benefit of the outlying communities. The process to establish com- linked to North America's oldest operating railroad coal for electricity, grain for food, autos to dealers,
<br /> business and its customers. muter service is ongoing. and its first transcontinental railway. Canadian and so on. When economic activity is booming,
<br /> Should I be concerned about the safety of children Do you anticipate any changes to your lines? Pacific became the first railroad to build a line across there_.are lots of trains on the move.
<br /> playing on the tracks? Canada connecting the Atlantic and Pacific while its We hope the Question and Answer format
<br /> We always anticipate that traffic will grow on any of Delaware & Hudson subsidiary in the Northeast is which follows along with a map of CPR's Twin City
<br /> Definitely, Yes. Children should not play on the tracks our lines and there will be additional trains. Traffic the oldest continuously operating railroad in the US.. lines will be helpful to you. Keep in mind, it is a
<br /> or walk across railroad bridges. It can be a very.clanger- patterns can also change periodically meaning trains may In the Twin Cities, operations include those of Soo snapshot in time, subject to change as business.
<br /> ous situation to use the tracks as a trail or a place.to hike, use different routes to-get to and from customers. The Line Railroad Company, which is wholly owned by levels go up or down and as the Railroad changes
<br /> fish or for other recreational purposes. A train or other changes could be permanent or temporary. If we decide CPR and does business under the CPR name. operations.
<br /> vehicle using the tracks can come along at any time. to abandon a line, we must have Surface Transportation We cover 14,400 route miles in both Canada
<br /> And, since it's private property, to do so is trespassing. Board approval to do so and our plans will be made
<br /> public in advance.
<br /> Do you store freight cars along the tracks?
<br /> What if the rail line in the area we are looking at isn't
<br /> Most freight cars are brought into centrally located owned by CPR? Why should I care about having a rail line as a Are you the only railroad using your tracks?
<br /> yards, and split up for delivery to customers. From time - neighbor?
<br /> to time, a train may leave cars on a sidetrack for short There are other railroads operating in the Twin Cities -There may be agreements in place allowing a non
<br /> periods. If business declines and a large number of cars that you can call for information. Consult the phone book Our railroad frequently gets questions from home owner to operate trains over another railroad's property.
<br /> are not needed, they will be stored on sidetracks close to for listings for Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Union buyers who have moved into neighborhoods bordering It would not be unusual to see several railroads using the
<br /> areas where they may be needed in the future. Pacific, Wisconsin Central, Twin Cities & Western, or on our rail lines. They are surprised to learn there are tracks of a single owner. For example, numerous rail-
<br /> Minnesota Commercial Railroads. many trains on a line they thought was seldom used. roads operate trains through the Midway area between
<br /> How frequently do you maintain the tracks? Trains at midnight weren't expected. Others are curious Minneapolis and St. Paul on tracks owned by the
<br /> about the right-of-way and how we maintain it. It is good Burlington Northern Sante Fe.
<br /> Railroad tracks are maintained to a standard set by _ to know before you move in, what to expect from the
<br /> the Federal Railroad Administration which also deter- railroad. What is in a typical train?
<br /> mines the maximum speed allowed. The agency also
<br /> inspects CPR's trackage. Frequent inspections are made Which rail lines does CPR operate? CPR handles a wide variety of materials related to
<br /> by the railroad and any defects repaired. From time to agriculture, mining, manufacturing, and forestry. Long
<br /> time, special rail inspection vehicles will travel over the The map inside shows the general location of the lines trains carrying grain, coal, automobiles, steel, lumber,
<br /> track to locate any defects or check the alignment of the the Railway owns or travels over in the Twin Cities area. paper, fertilizers, fuels, chemicals and all types of manu-
<br /> track. Routine maintenance is handled by a local "sec- The information in this brochure is published For simplification, CPR lines are depicted as being in two factured goods are typical. The trains may be made up
<br /> tion crew" which is responsible for a stretch of track. If by Canadian.Pacific Railway, broad categories. "Mainline" routes carry traffic which is of mixed products or carry a single commodity in every
<br /> major upgrading is done, such as laying new rail or Communications& Public Affairs Department, moving to or from the Twin Cities or just passing through car or container. Virtually everything you have in your
<br /> installing many new ties,.a special crew will come in and P. O. Box 530, Minneapolis, MN 55440. to another city. Mainline routes are the busiest segments home, including the materials in your house, likely moved
<br /> handle the work in a production line fashion. The railroad and carry the most trains. "Industrial" or "branch lines" on a train at some point.
<br /> also has other maintenance people who work on bridges, Date of Publication: August, 2000 connect the through routes with customers or other
<br /> buildings, wayside signals and the warning devices at railroads located in the Twin Cities area. These lines will (continued inside)
<br /> crossings. have fewer trains on them.
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