Symington Yard

Symington Yard is the largest of Canadian National Railway's rail classification yard in Canada, one of 20 intermodal facilities[1] and one of the largest rail yards in the world.[2] The facility is located next to the Windsor Park area of Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Symington Yard
Location
LocationSaint Boniface, Manitoba
Coordinates49°51′55.6″N 97°01′41.8″W
Characteristics
Owner(s)Canadian National Railway
TypeDiesel Freight
History
Opened1961

Built in 1962 and named for former CNR Director Herbert James Symington (1881–1965),[2] it can store 7,000 cars[2] and handles 3,000 cars per day.[3]

Yard incidents
  • December 15, 1983 — two sets of locomotives collide in the Yard killing a CP engineer[4]
  • February 2, 1990 — eleven cars jackknifed and derailed at the bottom of the hump[4]

See also

References
  1. "St Boniface". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
  2. "NOW (Neighbourhoods of Winnipeg) - Community Services". www.winnipeg.ca. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
  3. "Transportation: Major Railyards & Intermodal Terminals". gov.mb.ca. Archived from the original on January 20, 2018.
  4. Eric (2012-08-11). "Trackside Treasure: Symington Yard Incidents". Trackside Treasure. Retrieved 2019-11-19.
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