Rail Traffic Controller

Join CPKC, North America’s first transnational railroad connecting U.S. Canada and Mexico, where your career drives progress and safety is paramount. We connect communities, fuel economic growth, and provide meaningful work in a culture that values diversity, accountability, and pride. With opportunities for training, development, and advancement, you’re not just building a career—you’re part of something bigger. Together, we move goods, connect people, and create lasting change.

Your future starts here.

Do you thrive in high pressure/ high stress situations, enjoy planning, and use effective communication to give directions? If so the Rail Traffic Controller (RTC) position may be for you! This is a safety critical position that offers exceptional challenges as you plan train movements through a geographical region in the safest and most efficient manner. In this role you will make business decisions, solve problems, and coordinate with various departments to ensure minimal train delays.

The Operations Centre is in 24/7 environment. RTCs are scheduled according to their collective agreement based on seniority. The schedule for this role includes shift work, nights, weekends, holidays and may be subject to shortchanges (i.e. work a day shift, have 8 hours off, then work a night shift) and short notice of schedule changes. New RTCs will work a dynamic schedule as a spare for several years prior to working a set schedule.

The selected applicants will learn the business from the ground up through a 6 month training program that prepares you to be a Rail Traffic Controller and future careers within CPKC.

Starting wage is $37.161, and upon successful completion of training and the probationary period, the rate will increase to $57.887.

• Ensuring that the safety of employees and the public is protected while maintaining 100% focus and compliance on safety critical tasks
• Must be proficient in rules established by the Calgary Operations Centre all under CROR (Canadian Rail Operating Rules) and practices
• Facilitate emergency response and other unexpected events
• Coordinate train meets to optimize railway performance and enter data into various information and control systems
• Always maintain an ongoing awareness of the operation to take accountability, and work in a high stress and fast-paced environment
• Participate in on-the-job safety audits that are conducted on a frequent basis to ensure safety rules are understood and implemented according to standard

• High school diploma or general equivalency
• Fluent in French and English both written and verbal preferred
• Maintain focus on one critical function at a time while juggling multiple priorities
• Ability to take accountability, and work under pressure in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent planning, oral and written communication skills
• Must become qualified in the Canadian Rail Operating Rules and other regulations
• Demonstrated effective decision making, planning, and scheduling skill

• Flexible and competitive benefits package
• Competitive company pension and/or retirement plans
• Employee share purchase plan
• Annual fitness subsidy

Medical and Drug Testing

This is a safety critical position and a successful pre-employment medical assessment including physical, vision, hearing, and a negative company drug test is required. Post hire qualification drug testing may also be required.

• Criminal history check
• Education verification

For our U.S. applicants, CPKC is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, inclusive of protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. For Canadian applicants CPKC is an employment equity employer committed to the principles of employment equity and inclusion. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply including: women, Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), members of the LGBTQ+ community and people with disabilities.

Accommodations for the job application process can be provided, as appropriate, upon request. All applicant information will be managed in accordance with the federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).