Rail Service
In addition to having significant road service, Lethbridge is very close to the CPR rail yards in Kipp. The rail yards were moved to Kipp, just west of the city, from downtown Lethbridge in 1983 to make way for commercial expansion.
The city is located on a mainline of the Canadian Pacific Railway with trackage east to Toronto, south to the United States, west to Vancouver, and north to Calgary. Despite the marshalling yard being located in Kipp, there are still full freight-handling facilities located in the city. In addition, spur trackage serves the industrial areas, and a rail loading facility is available to all businesses.
Rail service in Lethbridge includes the well-known Lethbridge Viaduct, known locally as the High Level Bridge. It is one of the highest and longest steel railway truss bridges in the world.
Passenger rail service stopping in Lethbridge was discontinued in 1971 by CPR.
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