Massena Terminal Railroad
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The Massena Terminal Railroad (
History
The Massena Terminal Railroad was incorporated in May 1900, to connect a power plant of the St. Lawrence Power Company to the Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburg Railroad and Grand Trunk Railway at Massena.[3][4][5][6] The New York Central Railroad took over rail operations for the MTR in 1915, with the latter remaining owner of the physical infratstructure.[7]
Significant traffic was carried by the Massena Terminal Railroad during the construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway; new tracks were laid to support the project, and then removed upon its completion.[7] When the company had its bridge across the Grasse River replaced in 1946, it included an Alcoa-designed all-aluminum bridge span that was reportedly the first in the world.[8]
The New York Central Railroad acquired the MTR in 1966 from Alcoa, which cited "improved operating efficiencies" as the reason for the sale.[7] Shortline holding company RailAmerica purchased the MTR in 2005, eventually assigning it to the company's Northeast Region in 2008.[1][2] RailAmerica was itself purchased by fellow shortline holding company Genesee & Wyoming in 2012, which became the Massena Terminal Railroad's owner.[9] The railroad received a $1.6 million grant from the New York State Department of Transportation in 2013 for infrastructure improvements.[10]
Operations
The company's primary customer is an Alcoa facility in Massena. The MTR connects this facility with a CSX Transportation line also in Massena.[10] In 2008, the company reported approximately 4,300 carloads.[2] As of 2019, the Massena Terminal Railroad has a total of 4 miles (6.4 km) of tracks.[11]
References
- ^ a b Johnston, John (April 26, 2007). "RailAmerica reorganizes; five smaller regions". Boca Raton News. p. 4. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
- ^ a b c "RailAmerica's Empire". Trains Magazine. Kalmbach Publishing. June 2010.
- ^ "Terminal Company Chartered". New-York Tribune. May 3, 1900. p. 2. Archived from the original on November 14, 2022. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ^ New York (State) Board of Railroad Commissioners (1903). Annual Report of the Railroad Commissioners of the State of New-York. C. Van Benthuysen. pp. 1532–1533.
- ^ Allen, W. F. (July 1902). The Official Railway Guide. National Railway Publication Company. p. 42.
- ^ United States Federal Trade Commission (1928). Utility Corporations: Letter from the Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission Transmitting, in Response to Senate Resolution No. 83, a Monthly Report on the Electric Power and Gas Utilities Inquiry. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 607.
- ^ a b c "Central to Purchase Alcoa Railroad Line". The Post-Standard. October 14, 1966. p. 39. Archived from the original on October 6, 2022. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- ^ "Aluminum Bridge Span Installed". The Berkshire Eagle. Associated Press. September 28, 1946. p. 1. Archived from the original on October 1, 2022. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
- ^ Ananthalakshmi, A; Roumeliotis, Greg (July 23, 2012). "Genesee & Wyoming to buy RailAmerica for $1.4 billion". Reuters. Archived from the original on November 28, 2021. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
- ^ a b "Rail News - New York, Susquehanna & Western, Massena Terminal Railway receive state funds for freight-rail projects". Progressive Railroading. January 9, 2013. Archived from the original on November 14, 2022. Retrieved November 12, 2022.
- ^ "Massena Terminal Railroad – A Genesee & Wyoming Company". Archived from the original on October 6, 2022. Retrieved October 1, 2022.