Walkley Yard

Walkley Yard in Ottawa is a historic rail freight yard that the National Capital Commission built in 1955 to make room for the construction of the Queensway. The site originally served the Canadian National Railway before the northern portion passed to the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1967. Today, that section houses a maintenance facility for the diesel trains of the O-Train Trillium Line. The southern portion continues to be used by the Canadian National Railway for freight traffic and railcar storage. In 2022, Ottawa City Council decided to acquire the former Canadian Pacific Railway lands, marking the start of a new chapter in the site's history.