Alberta/Railways
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This page documents all of Alberta's freight, industrial and passenger railways as mapped in OSM.
Much of Alberta's railway network have been imported from Geobase and Canvec, and while improvements have been made, there were still much for improvement, as with track alignment, missing railway crossings, or missing or incorrect track data (e.g. track names, usage and service tags, speed limit).
Alberta's major railway operators are Canadian National Railway (CN) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC). Primarily freight railways, both railways support some limited passenger service on their lines, operated by VIA Rail and Rocky Mountaineer. Also in Alberta are light rail (LRT) networks in Edmonton and Calgary, and a few scattered heritage/tourist lines.
Active lines
Canadian National Railway (CN)
Mainline
| Name | Relation | Route | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albreda Subdivision | Carries VIA Rail Canadian. Part of CN Transcontinental (part ex-Grand Trunk Pacific main line, part ex-Canadian Northern main line). | |||
| Blackfoot Subdivision | (North Battleford, SK)-Lloydminster-Vermilion | Part of ex-Canadian Northern (CNoR) main line. | ||
| Camrose Subdivision | Alix-Camrose-Edmonton | |||
| Edson Subdivision | 15854692 15854692
|
Jasper-Hinton-Edson-Edmonton | Carries VIA Rail Canadian. Part of CN Transcontinental main line (ex-Grand Trunk Pacific main line). | |
| Manning Subdivision | Part of Mackenzie Northern Railway. | |||
| Meander River Subdivision | High Level-(Hay River, NT) | Part of Mackenzie Northern Railway. | ||
| Peace River Subdivision | 18632441 18632441
|
McLennan-Peace River-Roma Junction-Grimshaw | Part of Mackenzie Northern Railway. | |
| Slave Lake Subdivision | Smith-Slave Lake-High Prairie-McLennan | Part of Mackenzie Northern Railway. | ||
| Three Hills Subdivision | Calgary-Three Hills-Alix | |||
| Vegreville Subdivision | Vermilion-Vegreville-Fort Saskatchewan-Edmonton | Part of ex-Canadian Northern (CNoR) main line. | ||
| Wainwright Subdivision | (SK boundary)-Wainwright-Tofield-Edmonton | Carries VIA Rail Canadian. Part of CN Transcontinental (ex-Grand Trunk Pacific main line). | ||
| Westlock Subdivision | Edmonton-St. Albert-Westlock-Smith | Part of Mackenzie Northern Railway. |
Branch
| Name | Relation | Route | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance Subdivision | ||||
| Brazeau Subdivision | ||||
| Coronado Subdivision | Edmonton-Gibbons-Kerensky Junction-St. Paul-Heinsburg | |||
| Drumheller Subdivision | Calgary-Lyalta-Drumheller-Hanna | Only Calgary-Lyalta segments active. | ||
| Foothills Subdivision | ||||
| Grand Cache Subdivision | Brûlé Junction–Grande Prairie | |||
| Lac La Biche Subdivision | 18323474 18323474
|
Kerensky Junction-Lac La Biche-Fort McMurray | ||
| Oyen Subdivision | Hanna-Oyen-(Rosetown, SK) | Active only east of Oyen | ||
| Peace River Subdivision | 18632441 18632441
|
McLennan-Peace River-Roma Junction-Grimshaw | Part of Mackenzie Northern Railway. | |
| Sangudo Subdivision | 18323524 18323524
|
Edmonton-St. Albert-Onoway-Mayerthorpe-Whitecourt-Kaybob South Amalgamated Gas Plant | Edmonton-Onoway segments form ex-Canadian Northern Railway (CNoR) main line and Whitecourt branch. | |
| Smokey Subdivision | McLennan-Rycroft-Spirit River |
Spur/industrial lines
Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC)
Mainline
| Name | Relation | Route | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcomdale Subdivision | ||||
| Aldersyde Subdivision | Kipp Yard-Vulcan-Okotoks-Calgary | |||
| Breton Subdivision | ||||
| Brooks Subdivision | Calgary-Brooks-Medicine Hat | Part of CPKC Transcontinental. | ||
| Crowsnest Subdivision | Crowsnest Pass-Fort Macleod-Lethbridge | |||
| Laggan Subdivision | Lake Louise-Banff-Canmore-Cochrane-Calgary | Part of CPKC Transcontinental. | ||
| Leduc Subdivision | Red Deer-Lacombe-Ponoka-Wetaskiwin-Leduc-Edmonton | Part of Calgary & Edmonton Railway. | ||
| Montana Subdivision | Coutts-Lethbridge | |||
| Red Deer Subdivision | Calgary-Airdrie-Olds-Innisfail-Red Deer | Part of Calgary & Edmonton Railway. | ||
| Scotford Subdivision | Edmonton-Shell Scotford | |||
| Stettler Subdivision | ||||
| Taber Subdivision | Medicine Hat-Taber-Lethbridge-Kipp Yard | |||
| Wetaskiwin Subdivision | Hardisty-Camrose-Wetaskiwin | |||
| Wilkie Subdivision | (Saskatoon, SK)-(Biggar, SK)-(Wilkie, SK)-Hardisty |
Passenger rail
VIA Rail
Rocky Mountaineer
Light rail
See Calgary Transit for CTrain and Edmonton Transit Service for Edmonton LRT
Heritage railways
Alberta Prairie Railway
| Name | Relation | Route | Former operator | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lacombe Subdivision | CP | CPKC retains trackage rights for customers along line. | |||
| Stettler Subdivision | CN |