Chemin de fer de la Rivière Romaine
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| Chemin de fer de la Rivière Romaine | |
|---|---|
| Reporting mark | CFRR |
| Locale | Havre-Saint-Pierre, Quebec |
| Dates of operation | 1949– |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) (standard gauge) |
| Headquarters | Havre-Saint-Pierre |
The Chemin de fer de la Rivière Romaine (reporting mark CFRR) (in English, the Romaine River Railway) is a Canadian short line industrial railway operating in eastern Quebec.
The railway measures approximately 41 mi (66 km) running from the port of Havre-Saint-Pierre on the north shore of the St. Lawrence River inland to a massive ilmenite (titanium iron) deposit at Lac-Allard. At Havre-Saint-Pierre, the mineral is loaded aboard bulk carriers and shipped upriver to the port of Sorel-Tracy.
The Romaine River Railway began operating in 1949 and is owned and operated by QIT-Fer et Titane, which is a subdivision of the Anglo-Australian company Rio Tinto.[1]
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- ^ name:http://www.railcan.ca/sec_rac/en_rac_member_profile.asp?id=1607Romaine River Railway Company The Railway Association of Canada
- ^ Trains (Magazine) February 2009 p9
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