Canadian Railroads > Progress of single tracking of Winchester Subdivision

Has CP completed the single tracking and installation of CTC on the Winchester Subdivision as of yet?  How much rail was removed and where did it end up going?  Was all of the slated rail to be removed welded rail?  How long are the new sidings and how far apart are they?  How are operations on the line if the transition to single track has been completed?   

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> Has CP completed the single tracking and
> installation of CTC on the Winchester Subdivision
> as of yet? 
Yes, for about a year now.

>How much rail was removed and where
> did it end up going? 
It was sent east to rebuild the line across Maine.

>Was all of the slated rail
> to be removed welded rail? 
Yes I believe so, but stick rail can be welded before it is lifted

> How long are the new
> sidings and how far apart are they? 
See added photo, I'll let you do the math.  Credit to the 2022 CTG published by the Bytown Railway Society.

>How are
> operations on the line if the transition to single
> track has been completed?   
Things see to be running smoothly but again there are only about 5 or 6 trains over the subdivision.

Gerry Gaugl
Ottawa ON

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So there are no actual "sidings" per se, just two track sections with single track sections in between?

...John Reay
Springhill NS

Are there new interlockings at Dorion, St. Telephore, Glenroy, Apple Hill, Avonmore, Finch, Winchester, Inkerman, Bedell, Burritts, Rosedale and Smths Falls controlled by the RTC?