Huron Central Railway on the ropes again

Northern Ontario Business
October 8, 2019
Category: Business & Politics
Region: Canada, Canada East

Freight service between Sault Ste. Marie and Sudbury is again in jeopardy. Genesee & Wyoming Canada, the Montreal parent company of short-line railroader Huron Central Railway is threatening to discontinue operations in early 2020. The rail carrier insists it needs $40 million over five years to fix and maintain the track and infrastructure. …The Huron Central Railway hauls steel, forest products and chemicals for Algoma Steel in Sault Ste. Marie, Domtar in Espanola and EACOM in Nairn Centre. The railway employs about 40. …This is the third time in ten years that the company has warned it might drop service. …The Huron Central line is owned by CP Rail, which contracts Genesee & Wyoming Canada to feed regional freight onto its trans-Canada line at Sudbury. CP has shown no inclination in the past to invest in the track.

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