Cando Rail Service plans rail terminal in British Columbia

Written by Jenifer Nunez, assistant editor
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Cando Rail Services is expanding into British Columbia with the recent purchase of an 89-acre parcel of land in Kamloops for a new rail terminal. The terminal will have the capacity for 1,000 railcar storage spots, in addition to providing transloading, material handling, engineering and track and mechanical services.

 

“Our long-range plan is to build an extensive rail terminal at the location that includes 80,000 feet of track, transload areas, as well as engineering and mechanical servicing areas,” said Brian Cornick, chief executive officer of Cando Rail Services. “We’ll start with storage tracks first – building to have the first 250 spots ready by this June. This is an important step for us as we expand into the British Columbia market.”

The company currently operates railcar storage at six other Canadian locations across Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta. The new Kamloops terminal will serve as the company’s headquarters in British Columbia.

The property, the former Weyerhaeuser Co. sawmill site, located at Mission Flats Road approximately 10 minutes from Kamloops’ city center, was chosen by Cando for its ready access to mainline traffic from Canadian National and Canadian Pacific running through Kamloops. It is a prime location as the last major center before heading west into the Port of Vancouver. It also provides access to the growing Port of Prince Rupert.

“We recognize Kamloops already has a sizable amount of rail traffic. It makes sense for us to build our regional hub here as we expand our services right across the country,” said Cornick. “We’re excited to move to the community of Kamloops. We can’t wait to get started.”

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