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9/12/2025
Genesee & Wyoming Canada Inc. yesterday announced that its subsidiary, Alberta Heartland Railway Ltd. (AHR), has entered into various agreements with Gasia Energy Corp., including a long-term lease at Gasia’s planned energy complex in Alberta where AHR intends to build and operate a rail terminal.
AHR will lease 50 acres at Gasia's planned energy complex in Strathcona County, Alberta, for the terminal's location. Located east of the North Saskatchewan River on Highway 830 between Highway 15 and Township Road 560, the proposed terminal will be built near several large industrial facilities and next to Canadian Pacific Kansas City and CN rail lines, G&W Canada officials said in a press release.
Once fully built, the terminal will feature multiple loop tracks, storage for up to 1,200 rail cars and a transloading area.
“As the global energy market remains critical for economic growth, Gasia and other shippers can reach customers overseas and throughout Canada and the rest of North America with AHR’s connection to the full North American freight-rail network," said Genesee & Wyoming Inc. CEO Michael Miller.
AHR will be the anchor tenant in the Gasia Homestead Diluent Recovery Unit (DRU) project, said Gasia CEO Samer Salameh.
“The Homestead DRU will allow Canadian producers to deliver heavy crude throughout North America safely and efficiently using rail, and the AHR loading facility will provide an exceptional opportunity to transload and transport undiluted bitumen with access to both CPKC and CN Class I rail systems," Salameh added.
Construction of AHR’s terminal and Gasia’s DRU is expected to be carried out in multiple phases, contingent on the receipt of various approvals.
The proposed terminal and related freight operation would expand G&W Canada’s footprint to include 11 short lines spanning more than 1,000 miles across five provinces, independent rail car and locomotive repair operations, and a contract rail services business, company officials said.