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Milton Logistics Hub Project I REVIEW PANEL Joint process established under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012, and the Canada Transportation Act c/o Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency 160 Elgin St. Ottawa ON K1A 0H3 [email protected] CEAR registry 80100 July 28, 2017 Site Visit Report Panel Site Visit of the Montreal Intermodal Terminal and Calgary Logistics Park, June 6 & 7, 2017 On June 6, 2017 the Review Panel established for the joint process for the review of the proposed Milton Logistics Hub Project (the Review Panel) undertook a visit of the CN Montreal Intermodal Terminal, located in CN’s Taschereau yard in Montreal, Quebec. On June 7, 2017 the Review Panel visited the CN Calgary Logistics Park in Conrich, Alberta. The purpose of the tours was to enhance the Review Panel’s understanding of railway operations generally and the operation of an intermodal container terminal specifically. As stated in its March 15, 2017 letter to the Review Panel [CEAR #547], the CN Montreal Intermodal Terminal, which opened in 2002, is located in a repurposed section of the Montreal Taschereau yard. The Taschereau yard is a general purpose rail yard which supports several other railway facilities, including a freight car classification yard and an autoport which is a facility to transfer new automobiles. To the east and south of the terminal are residential communities and a golf course. To the north and west are mixed use commercial and light industrial areas. CN also stated in that letter that its Calgary Logistics Park was built in 2013 on a greenfield site. The logistics park is surrounded by residential and agricultural lands and was constructed parallel to an existing mainline. Relative to its other terminals, the administration building at the Calgary Logistics Park most closely reflects the proposed administration building and garage anticipated for the Milton Logistics Hub Project. Due to unforeseen circumstances Mr. McMurray was unable to attend the Calgary Logistics Park visit. Before each visit, the Review Panel received a safety briefing from CN staff. To gain access to each facility the Review Panel was escorted by CN personnel, who provided descriptions of the terminal infrastructure and activities. The CN staff who escorted the Review Panel at each facility are identified below. The CN staff were not connected to the proposed Milton Logistics Hub Project (the Project). The Review Panel and its staff did not engage in discussions with the CN staff about the details or merits of the Project. The Review Panel observed terminal infrastructure and railway operational activities from a passenger van during both of its visits. Features and activities that were observed at the Montreal Intermodal Terminal and the Calgary Logistics Park are identified in Table A. To enable participants to view what
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Milton Logistics Hub Project I REVIEW PANEL Joint process established under the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012, and the Canada Transportation Act
c/o Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency 160 Elgin St. Ottawa ON K1A 0H3
CEAR registry 80100
July 28, 2017
Site Visit Report
Panel Site Visit of the Montreal Intermodal Terminal and Calgary Logistics Park, June 6 & 7, 2017
On June 6, 2017 the Review Panel established for the joint process for the review of the proposed Milton Logistics Hub Project (the Review Panel) undertook a visit of the CN Montreal Intermodal Terminal, located in CN’s Taschereau yard in Montreal, Quebec. On June 7, 2017 the Review Panel visited the CN Calgary Logistics Park in Conrich, Alberta. The purpose of the tours was to enhance the Review Panel’s understanding of railway operations generally and the operation of an intermodal container terminal specifically.
As stated in its March 15, 2017 letter to the Review Panel [CEAR #547], the CN Montreal Intermodal Terminal, which opened in 2002, is located in a repurposed section of the Montreal Taschereau yard. The Taschereau yard is a general purpose rail yard which supports several other railway facilities, including a freight car classification yard and an autoport which is a facility to transfer new automobiles. To the east and south of the terminal are residential communities and a golf course. To the north and west are mixed use commercial and light industrial areas.
CN also stated in that letter that its Calgary Logistics Park was built in 2013 on a greenfield site. The logistics park is surrounded by residential and agricultural lands and was constructed parallel to an existing mainline. Relative to its other terminals, the administration building at the Calgary Logistics Park most closely reflects the proposed administration building and garage anticipated for the Milton Logistics Hub Project.
Due to unforeseen circumstances Mr. McMurray was unable to attend the Calgary Logistics Park visit.
Before each visit, the Review Panel received a safety briefing from CN staff. To gain access to each facility the Review Panel was escorted by CN personnel, who provided descriptions of the terminal infrastructure and activities. The CN staff who escorted the Review Panel at each facility are identified below. The CN staff were not connected to the proposed Milton Logistics Hub Project (the Project). The Review Panel and its staff did not engage in discussions with the CN staff about the details or merits of the Project.
The Review Panel observed terminal infrastructure and railway operational activities from a passenger van during both of its visits. Features and activities that were observed at the Montreal Intermodal Terminal and the Calgary Logistics Park are identified in Table A. To enable participants to view what
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was observed, where possible and relevant, the Review Panel has included photographs in Attachment 1.
The Review Panel recognizes that the features seen at both facilities were not directly equivalent to what CN is proposing for the Milton Logistics Hub Project. As an example, the Review Panel observed features at the Montreal Intermodal Terminal that are not proposed for the Milton Logistics Hub Project. This is due to the fact that the Montreal Intermodal Terminal is located amongst other railway facilities that require additional project components.
Date: June 6, 2017 – Montreal Intermodal Terminal
Participants: Review Panel Members – Lesley Griffiths, Isobel Heathcote, William G. McMurray Review Panel Secretariat – Julia Lauv, Élyse Maisonneuve, André Paquette, Jason Patchell, Joseph
Ronzio, Jason Tsang, John Woodward CN Escort – Michael Kelly, Terminal Manager for the Montreal Intermodal Terminal
Itinerary
9:00 AM Meet at CN Police station and proceed to CN administrative building for safety briefing (4500 Rue Hickmore, Montreal).
9:45 AM Commence facility visit by passenger van.
12:45 PM Conclude facility visit at CN Police station.
Date: June 7, 2017 – Calgary Logistics Park
Participants: Review Panel Members – Lesley Griffiths, Isobel Heathcote Review Panel Secretariat – Élyse Maisonneuve, André Paquette, Jason Patchell, Joseph Ronzio, John
Woodward CN Escort – Sharon Currell, Terminal Manager of the Calgary Logistics Park
Anita Fleming, Director – Real Estate, Western Region Itinerary
2:00 PM Safety briefing at Calgary Logistics Park administrative building (250050 Lantz Way, Rocky View County).
2:15 PM Commence facility visit by passenger van.
4:00 PM Conclude facility visit at administrative building.
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Table A – Terminal Infrastructure and Operational activities observed by the Review Panel
Intermodal Terminal Infrastructure Item Photo Number (in Attachment 1) Montreal Calgary
Mainline track 1 17
Yard tracks 2 18
Pad tracks 3 19
Rail switch 4 20
Signals 21
Work pads 5 22
Container storage 6 23
Reacher stacker trucks 5 22
Truck gate 7 24, 25 Administrative buildings 8 26, 27
Electrical and communications infrastructure
9 27
Road crossings 10 28
Safety & security features 29
Utility crossings 30
Back-up power generation 31 (painted yellow)
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Intermodal Terminal Infrastructure Item Photo Number (in Attachment 1) Montreal Calgary
Lighting 2 32
Maintenance facilities 26, 33
Emergency response facilities 11 34
Locomotive idling 35
Locomotive arrival/departure 36
Locomotive refueling 35
Train building 37, 38
Refrigerated and heated containers 12 39
Reacher stacker operations 13 40
Truck loading/unloading 14
Truck queuing 15 41
Truck entrance / exit procedures 16 24, 42, 43
Switching 20
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