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May/June 2021
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THE DAVEY BULLETIN
Above: A Canadian Pacific Railway train cruises through Bow Valley
in Banff National Park in the Canadian Rockies. Davey Canada crews
are working with Canadian Pacific Railway to manage vegetation along
their 7,000 miles of track.
Dylan Glazer, manager, Canada DRG, said DRG employees
work ahead of the mechanical crews marking out where
vegetation needs to be cleared in the vicinity of crossings
to be in compliance to sightline requirements.
"CP Rail has provided sightline distances to be cleared
within property boundaries for each crossing," Glazer
said. "We use laser range finders to measure the clearing
distances at each crossing. We cross reference GIS data
to determine where property boundaries are so we don't
encroach on private lands."
DRG also conducts prework surveys to determine the type
of vegetation species that will be managed, and that helps
determine the appropriate equipment needed. They can
also identify access points and provide insight on terrain
considerations. DRG also provides biologists to calculate
timelines across Canada for when mechanical work should
be paused due to nesting birds in the area, McRae said.
"It's really great to see the whole company coming
together to work on one project for such a large client,"
Glazer said. "DRG, Rail and Residential, it's a whole
Canadian effort for everyone on the CP Rail contract to
work hand in hand to complete this large project."
CANADA RESIDENTIAL OPERATIONS
SUPPORTING RAIL WORK
Davey Canada's rail division is working on 7,000 miles
of train tracks for client Canadian Pacific Railway to improve
the safety of road crossings.
Burnaby
Calgary
Hamilton
Kelowna
London
Muskoka
Nanaimo
Niagara
Ottawa
Quinte
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Victoria
