Reporting mark VAEX | Headquarters Sudbury | |
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Track gauge 4 ft 8 ⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge | ||
Richmond vale railway museum october 2016
The Vale Railway (reporting mark VAEX), formerly the INCO Railway (reporting mark INCX), is an industrial railway operating in the City of Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. It is owned and operated by Vale Limited.
Contents
- Richmond vale railway museum october 2016
- Last days of the richmond vale railway 1987
- Locomotive Roster
- References
An internal, private railway, the line connects Vale's mines and processing plants that dominates the city's skyline. The line serves Copper Cliff North Mine, Copper Cliff South Mine, Creighton Mine, Frood Mine, Stobie Mine, Clarabelle Mill, Copper Cliff Smelter, and Copper Cliff Nickel Refinery. The isolated Levack mine spur in the north end of the city serves Coleman Mine and is operated by the Canadian Pacific Railway.
The line was once entirely electrified along its route. Electrification began in 1926, but ended in 2000 in favour of diesel locomotives.
The following junctions exist with the line:
Last days of the richmond vale railway 1987
Locomotive Roster
VAEX rosters 8 re-manufactured EMD GP38-4M locomotives for use on ore trains from the mines, slag trains from the smelter, or for local plant switching of various chemicals and products. These locomotives have upgraded electrical systems and are set up for remote operation.