Sarnia Subdivision
The Sarnia Subdivision is a railroad line owned by the Lake Erie and Detroit River Railway[1] and operated by CSX Transportation in the Canadian province of Ontario. The line runs from Chatham north to Sarnia[2] along a former Pere Marquette Railway line. From its north end, CSX has trackage rights west over the Canadian National Railway's Strathroy Subdivision (through the St. Clair Tunnel) and the Grand Trunk Western Railroad's Flint Subdivision to the CSX Port Huron Subdivision near Port Huron, Michigan, and the Saginaw Subdivision in Flint.
History
[edit]The line was built in the 1880s as the Erie and Huron Railway, linking Lake Erie at Erieau with Lake Huron at Sarnia.[3] Through leases and mergers, it became consecutively part of the Pere Marquette Railway, Chesapeake and Ohio Railway and then CSX. The portion from Lake Erie to Blenheim has been abandoned; in 2006, CSX sold the line between Blenheim and Chatham to the Canadian National Railway, who operates it as their Sarnia Spur.[2][4]
References
[edit]- ^ Canadian Transportation Agency, Decision No. 602-R-2006, APPLICATION by CSX Transportation, Inc. pursuant to paragraph 93(1)(c) of the Canada Transportation Act, S.C., 1996, c. 10, for a variance to Certificate of fitness No. 97004-1 to reflect a change in its Canadian railway operations in the provinces of Ontario and Quebec, October 31, 2006
- ^ a b Sarnia Subdivision - www.NiagaraRails.com
- ^ "A North-South Connection: The Erie & Huron Railroad". Moore Museum. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
- ^ CN and CSX Transportation Sign Haulage Agreement for Sarnia, Ont., Freight Traffic, January 30, 2006