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Canadian Pacific completes construction on new Calgary headquarters
Be careful what you wish for Earl, but I’m betting Crown Corpns don’t affect you much.
I think Ogden is a good place for all CP’s Calgary operations. Lots of room there for everything and the City is already planing how to properly address transportation issues for their staff in the period before the South East LRT is up and running. I wonder why the Alyth operations could not have been moved to Ogden also? Too much noise that near to Head Office?
EHH does something right for once. Railroad HQ in a more fitting locations, & saving money. I’ve seen the location in person, & I can say that they did a fantastic job on this project. Compliments this fair city quite well.
WISH CROWN CORPNS HAD THIS KIND OF MANAGEMENT … ???..EH
Not bad, but for its first hundred years or so, the CPR occupied the great Windsor Station in Montreal, and no modern, boxy steel and glass structure with “fitness centers” and all that other modern rubbish will ever surpass that castle. William Cornelius Van Horne was about as un-fit as they come, by today’s standards, yet he managed to build and run the CPR pretty effectively.
Does anyone know what will happen to the CP steam engine (CP 29, 4-4-0) that is (was?) outside the old headquarters? It’s owned by the Canadian Railroad Historical Association.
I’m not a huge fan of Hunter Harrison and generally dislike his tactics for running railroads and how he treats his employees, I must say I’m pleasantly surprised with how nice it is and kudos to Mr. Harrison for this very wise, long-term money saving investment which seems to be nicely set up for the employees who work there.
Earl E Symonds…what does that have to do with CP moving their headquarters? Nothing at all in truth, so why bring it up?
Do any other major railroads have their head office at a rail yard?
Before I give too many kudos to Mr. Harrison, I would like to know more about the time lines involved in this building. I believe Mr. Harrison assumed his position in June of 2012. To have a $38M building designed, permitted and erected in less than 14 months is pretty amazing in Alberta’s economy. I suspect the “move” was already underway prior to Mr. Harrison’s arrival. He is just the lucky one to take credit.
My point is crown corpns are poorly managed becauSe their top people are appointed for their PAST POLITICAL FAVORS rather then BRAINS !
I have been down at Ogden Yard many times when it was a repair center. Moving HQ there is a great idea.
Bravo fo Mr. Harrison, The move to Ogden is his 2nd great move, his 1st great move was to hold the annual CP shareholders meeting in Toronto Ontario the center of business for the country and not in Calgary.
I’d rather work in this beautiful modern building, out of town, where I can drive my car to work and enjoy all of the amenities it offers rather than in a drafty old “castle” in downtown Montreal. Very smart move on CPR’s part.
I wonder what will happen to steam locomotive #29, which is on loan from the Canadian Railroad Historical Association and has been displayed outside the downtown Calgary headquarters for several years.
My first effort to submit this comment failed, so I will try once more. What will happen to steam locomotive #29 which has been displayed outside the downtown Calgary headquarters for several years? Will it also move to Ogden or will it return to the Canadian Railroad Museum in Delson, Quebec, where it belongs?
Gordon Dyer the days of Toronto being the centre of everything economic in Canada are long past. It is the west that is running thinks these days
Brett MacMurphy, wishfull thinking.
Brett MacMurphy, wishfull thinking.
Doug Airey, sorry this is late, but just to clarify, this is not a new building. This is a renovated building, as it once housed the Ogden car shop.