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Central Manitoba Railway

Central Manitoba Railway

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The Central Manitoba Railway (reporting mark CEMR) is a Canadian shortline railway operating in the province of Manitoba.

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Central Manitoba Railway
Legend
Pine Falls Sub
67.5
 Pine Falls
66.4
 Manitoba Paper Spur
65.9
 McCarl
53.3
 Stead
23.8
 East Selkirk (End of Track)
23.1
 Manitoba Hydro Spur
22.4
 Brainerd
17.1
 Gonor
10.2
 Manlius
 North Transcona Yards
4.1
 Pine Jct CP Keewatin Sub
 Griffin Canada/Transcona
0.2
 Peters
0
 Beach Jct CN Reddit Sub
Carman Sub
0
 Carman Jct CN Carman Sub
13.3
 Sanford
21.8
 Brunkild
25.4
 Mollard
30.1
 Sperling
37.2
 Homewood
 to Elm Creek
43.6
 Carman
50.5
 Graysville

The Central Manitoba Railway (CEMR) was created in 1999 by Cando Rail & Terminals[1] to purchase the former CN Pine Falls (67 miles (108 km)) and Carman subdivisions (51 miles (82 km)). They run five days a week (weekdays) in the Norcran Industrial Area in North Transcona. They purchased a former CPR yard that was built in 1887–9 and built a new shop-house and diesel repair facility. They also repair cars for other railways.

They run on 115 & 132 pound per yard (50 kg/m) rail on the Carman sub, and 85 pound per yard (42 kg/m) light rail on the Pine Falls sub, one of the few light rail branches existing in Manitoba.

Livery

1999 - December 2017

CEMR 4002 in CEMR's original paint scheme. May 7th 2016.

A black top and bottom broken by red and white stripes down the middle with the CEMR "bison" logo and a larger grey stripe and large white engine numbers on the sides under the windows of the cab.

December 2017 - Present

CCGX 4000 after being repainted in 2021. September 29th 2021.

Solid black with red and white curved stripes near the rear and on the nose of the locomotive, and a red line on the fuel tank. This base scheme, and the font of the numbers, match that of the CEMR's parent company, Cando Rail & Terminals. In the middle of the body is the CEMR "bison" logo, with the website of Cando underneath.

All-Time Locomotives

The Central Manitoba Railway currently operates 16 locomotives.[2]

Red = No longer on roster

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  • CEMR in the Evening by the Transcona Bioreserve
  • CEMR GP9rm 4002 at Transcona Yard
  • Pine Junction before the CPR Keewatin Mainline sub
  • CEMR GP9's at Transcona Yard
  • CCGX 4000 and CCGX 4208 leading a train west out of Winnipeg
  • CEMR GP9rm 4000 leading Cando CCGX SD40 5232

References

  1. [1]
    "Rail Operation - CandoLTD - CandoLTD". Archived from the original on 2010-05-25. Retrieved 2007-05-17.
  2. [2]
    "Central Manitoba Railway Roster – Traingeek – Trains and Photography".
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