The A Lead served the Robin Hood grain mill downtown and was an integral part of Calgary's rail scene.
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The B Lead served Calgary's downtown, all the industries south of the Laggan Subdivision
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The BY Lead travelled down a back alley in the Beltline, making it one of Calgary's most unique and atmospheric industrial leads.
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The BZ Lead was an extension of the BY Lead and was almost identical to the BY Lead.
Shady tracks down an alley. |
The E Lead extended the
BZ Lead into Calgary's forgotten downtown CP yard. The E Lead sort of had street running, and it had access to a roundhouse. |
The EX Lead may have been Calgary's most picturesque industrial lead, traversing in-street track, the banks of the Elbow, a historic neighbourhood, and the Stampede Grounds.
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The H Lead wasn't your typical industrial lead. The H Lead was more of a way of classifying all the spurs off of the southbound Macleod/Aldersyde Subdivsion.
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The J Lead may be Calgary's most historic rail line.
If you've ever seen that mysterious rail crossing on Blackfoot Trail, that's the J Lead and it went to where the Deerfoot Meadows Superstore is today. |
The JA Lead branches off from what was the J Lead. It was built in the early 1950s to serve the Manchester Industrial area, and today it still sees use.
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The JB Lead was built in the early 1950s as a branch off the JA Lead to serve more of the Manchester Industrial area. Today it only serves one customer.
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The JC Lead was built in the late 1950s as a branch off the JB Lead to serve more of the Manchester Industrial Area. A very small part of it is still used today.
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The JD Lead was built in the late 1950s as a branch off the JC Lead to serve more of the Manchester Industrial Area. Today it only serves one customer.
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The L Lead once served the Calgary Brewery. It also hosted the first revenue run of CP's H20EL locomotive.
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The LA Lead served customers south of the Red Deer Sub, and gained a customer from CN in 1976.
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The M Lead is one of Calgary's longest and newer spur lines, despite its abandonment in the 2010s.
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The ML Lead isn't a lead as it serves no customers. It was built in 2010 to store MOW and TEC equipment.
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The Q Lead hasn't changed much since it was built in the 1920s, serving two historic buildings.
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The QA Lead once had two connection points with CN's East Industrial Branch and is still earning its keep.
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The Foothills Industrial Branch is an industrial spur that's... not dying! It's use is shared by CPKC and CN.
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The Rockyview Spur is technically outside Calgary, but it's a neat line with a steep grade and a tunnel!
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