Chemin de fer de la Rivière Romaine
Canadian rail company
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge The Chemin de fer de la Rivière Romaine (reporting mark CFRR) (in English, the Romaine River Railway) is a Canadian short line iron ore mining railway operating in eastern Quebec.
Description
The railway runs for 43 km (27 mi) from the port of Havre-Saint-Pierre on the north shore of the Saint 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. COGEMA operates a train ferry that connect with the line.[1] QIT also operates passenger trains for workers, as the mine is not accessible by road.[2]
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 Group.[3]
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- QIT
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| Unorganized Territories |
- Aguanish
- Chaloupe
- Corneille
- Jupitagon
- Little Watshishou
- Magpie
- Manitou
- Mingan
- Nabisipi
- Natashquan
- Ours
- Pashashibou
- Piashti
- Quetachou
- Romaine
- Saint-Jean
- Sheldrake
- Tonnerre
- Tortue
- Véronique
- Watshishou
- Quebec Route 138
- Chemin de fer de la Rivière Romaine
- Regional County Municipalities in Côte-Nord:
- Caniapiscau
- La Haute-Côte-Nord
- Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent
- Manicouagan
- Minganie
- Sept-Rivières
- Native reserves: Essipit
- La Romaine
- Lac-John
- Maliotenam (part of Uashat-Maliotenam)
- Matimekosh
- Mingan
- Nutashkuan
- Pessamit
- Uashat (part of Uashat-Maliotenam)
- Naskapi reserved territory: Kawawachikamach
50°19′33″N 63°35′32″W / 50.32583°N 63.59222°W / 50.32583; -63.59222
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