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TTR West specializes in a wide range of rail services, including train marshalling, and railcar switching operations.  Train marshalling involves organizing train cars in a specific order to ensure safe and efficient movement, especially critical for longer trains where improper placement of lighter cars can increase derailment risk.

Our team is responsible for marshalling trains as they enter and exit Deltaport and Vancouver’s Waterfront in British Columbia, ensuring optimal configuration and safety. We employ approximately 80 staff between our Deltaport and Waterfront locations, including locomotive engineers, conductors, and supervisors.

TTR West specializes in a wide range of rail services, including train marshalling, and railcar switching operations.  Train marshalling involves organizing train cars in a specific order to ensure safe and efficient movement, especially critical for longer trains where improper placement of lighter cars can increase derailment risk.

Our team is responsible for marshalling trains as they enter and exit Deltaport and Vancouver’s Waterfront in British Columbia, ensuring optimal configuration and safety. We employ approximately 80 staff between our Deltaport and Waterfront locations, including locomotive engineers, conductors, and supervisors.

TTR worker walking along a train in Deltaport BC

Our conductors and operational teams are highly trained professionals entrusted with significant responsibilities. They oversee the safe operation of all train movements and equipment, conduct and verify brake tests, ensure documentation accuracy, and manage records for Special Dangerous Commodities and Key Trains. They also participate in comprehensive job briefings to identify hazards and coordinate safe actions, including point protection during shoving movements.

TTR West maintains, and we strive to have, an impeccable safety record through robust training programs, stringent safety protocols, and a steadfast commitment to continuous improvement. Our customers benefit from our unique combination of railroad expertise, adaptability, and dedication to customer satisfaction. We have the skilled personnel and equipment resources to quickly mobilize and tackle projects of any size, always with a focus on safety, quality, productivity, and cost-effectiveness.

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Toronto Terminals Railway (TTR) keeps railways running safely with expert track, signal, and infrastructure maintenance. Discover all the services TTR offers.

Flagging/track protection

Flagging protection is commonly used to ensure that trains move safely through construction areas managed by TTR or others outside firms.

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Level Crossing installations & Maintenance

All highway and grade level crossing maintenance is the responsibilty of TTR, where the tracks are considered part of the USRC.

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Project Management & Construction Services

TTR is responsible for project management and construction projects to maintain the USRC, and supervising construction being performed by outside companies hired by the City or GO Transit.

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Railway Training Services

Accredited provider of Metrolinx Approved Personal Track Safety (PTS) & Canadian Rail Operating Rules (CROR) training courses.

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Signal & Communications Maintenance

Our signalling team is dedicated to maintaining, inspecting and controlling the hundreds of signals and miles  of signalling cable along the USRC in compliance with TTR and Transport Canada standards.

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Track Maintenance & Construction

Track maintenance invovles a variety of different tasks which can include replacing track ties, repairing sections of track, seasonal construction and repair work at various spots across the system.

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Train Marshalling

Train marshalling describes the train car order which is put together to make a train. TTR is responsible for marshalling the trains once they enter the port and send them back out.

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