Montreal Subdivision (CSX)
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| CSX Montreal Subdivision | |
|---|---|
| Extent | Kahnawake, Quebec-Massena, New York |
| Dates of operation | 1897- |
| Length | 77.4 miles (124.6 km) |
The Montreal Subdivision is a railroad line owned by New York Central Lines LLC and the St. Lawrence and Adirondack Railway[1] and operated by CSX Transportation in the U.S. state of New York and Canadian province of Quebec. The line originally ran from Massena, New York northeast to Kahnawake, Quebec[2] along a former New York Central Railroad line. At its south end, the St. Lawrence Subdivision continues south; its north end was at Adirondack Junction, a junction with the Canadian Pacific Railway's Adirondack Subdivision, along which it had trackage rights north over the Saint-Laurent Railway Bridge into Montreal.
[edit] History
The piece from Huntingdon, Quebec north to Salaberry-de-Valleyfield opened in 1892 as part of the St. Lawrence and Adirondack Railway. The line from Valleyfield to Beauharnois was originally a branch of the Grand Trunk Railway, built in the 1880s.[citation needed] The StL&A leased this line and in 1897 opened an extension from Beauharnois to Adirondack Junction. The line passed to the New York Central Railroad and Conrail through leases, mergers, and takeovers. Conrail bought the line from Massena to Huntingdon from the Canadian National Railway in 1993.[3] The line between Beauharnois and Kahnawake was abandoned in the late 1990s. In the 1999 breakup of Conrail, the Montreal Subdivision was assigned to CSX.
[edit] MMA Purchase
In June 2007, the Montreal, Maine and Atlantic Railway expressed interest in purchasing some or all of the Montreal Subdivision. [4]
[edit] References
- ^ Canadian Transportation Authority, Decision No. 602-R-2006, APPLICATION by CSX Transportation, Inc. pursuant to paragraph 93(1)(c) of the Canada Transportation Act, S.C., 1996, c. 10, for a variance to Certificate of fitness No. 97004-1 to reflect a change in its Canadian railway operations in the provinces of Ontario and Quebec, October 31, 2006
- ^ CSX Timetables: Montreal Subdivision
- ^ Railroads of the Adirondacks
- ^ Raising bridge issue makes progress
