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Sydney Coal Railway
Overview
Headquarters
Victoria Junction, Nova Scotia
Reporting mark
SCR
Locale
Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia Canada
Dates of operation
2003–
Predecessor
Sydney and Louisburg Railway, Devco Railway
Technical
Track gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 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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