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Massena Terminal Railroad

Massena Terminal Railroad
Massena Terminal Railroad logo.png
Reporting mark MSTR
Locale Massena, New York
Dates of operation –present
Track gauge 4 ft 8 12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Length 3 miles (4.8 km)
Headquarters Massena
Massena Terminal Railroad
Alcoa
Grasse River
State Route 37B
Massena
State Route 37
Raquette River
St. Lawrence Subdivision; Montreal Subdivision

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.

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.



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