The Central Manitoba Railway ( reporting mark CEMR ) is a Canadian shortline railway operating in the province of Manitoba .
7-631: The Central Manitoba Railway (CEMR) was created in 1999 by Cando Rail & Terminals 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
14-506: A small rail line dismantling and salvage company in Manitoba . They would remove pieces of track and sell the materials. Gord's father Art and brother Doug were also a big part of the company's success in the early years. Cando's first contract was for two abandoned rail lines near Tilston, Manitoba for Canadian Pacific , who at the time was abandoning smaller subdivisions in order to focus on east–west traffic across Canada. Gord and Rick bid on
21-719: Is a railroad contractor headquartered in Brandon , Manitoba , founded in 1978 by Gord Peters and Rick Hammond. Cando offers several services, including industrial switching, material handling, logistics, terminal and transload services, engineering and track services, railcar storage, railcar repair and short line operations. The short line operations include the Central Manitoba Railway and Barrie Collingwood Railway . In 2017, Deloitte Canada named Cando as one of "Canada's Best Managed Companies" for 2016. Gord Peters and Rick Hammond founded Cando Contracting Ltd. in 1978, as
28-611: 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. 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. Solid black with red and white curved stripes near the rear and on
35-503: The Central Manitoba Railway. In 2013, Cando changed its name from Cando Contracting Ltd. to Cando Rail Services Ltd., and changed its logo. Cando also changed the livery for locomotives that it owned. In April 2021, the company changed their name again, to Cando Rail & Terminals Ltd. While Cando first started in Manitoba , and is headquartered in Brandon , they now exist at over 25 sites across Canada , and parts of
42-487: The jobs while having no equipment or experience. When, to their surprise, they got both jobs, Gord drove home with a loan from his father, and started Cando Contracting Ltd. In 1996, the company established an Employee Ownership Program, and in 2017 Cando said that over 80% of the company is owned by present and retired employees. In 1999, Cando bought the Carman and Pine Falls Subdivisions, two recently abandoned Manitoba branch lines, from Canadian National , and started
49-495: 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. The Central Manitoba Railway currently operates 16 locomotives. Red = No longer on roster Cando Rail %26 Terminals Cando Rail & Terminals Ltd. (Commonly referred to simply as Cando , reporting mark CCGX)
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