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Sydney Coal Railway
Overview
HeadquartersVictoria Junction, Nova Scotia
Reporting markSCR
LocaleCape Breton Island, Nova Scotia Canada
Dates of operation2003–
PredecessorSydney and Louisburg Railway, Devco Railway
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge

The Sydney Coal Railway (reporting mark SCR) is a Canadian short-line railway operating in the eastern part of Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia.

SCR operates from the international coaling piers on Sydney Harbour in Sydney to the Lingan Generating Station, a coal-fired electrical generating station near New Waterford. The railway's trackage, the piers, and the generating station are owned by Nova Scotia Power, a subsidiary of Emera Inc.

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