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Massena Terminal Railroad

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Reporting mark
  
MSTR

Headquarters
  
Phone
  
+1 315-769-8608

Dates of operation
  
–present

Length
  
4,828 m

Locale
  
Track gauge
  
4 ft 8 ⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

Address
  
15 Depot St, Massena, NY 13662, USA

Parent organization
  
RailAmerica Transportation Corp.

Massena terminal railroad at massena ny


The Massena Terminal Railroad (reporting mark MSTR) is a Class III terminal railroad operating in the U.S. state of New York. It operates over 3 miles (4.8 km) of track from the CSX Transportation yard in Massena north to the Alcoa plant, the railroad's only customer. It was built in the early 20th century, beginning operations in 1900.

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In 2005, the railroad was purchased by holding company RailAmerica.

The railroad's traffic comes mainly from aluminum and petroleum products. The MSTR hauled around 4,300 carloads in 2008.

Massena terminal railroad at massena ny


References

Massena Terminal Railroad Wikipedia