Copper Cliff smelter is at the top of the map (right of number 32) and Copper Cliff nickel refinery is at the bottom
Overview
Headquarters
Sudbury
Reporting mark
VAEX
Locale
Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Technical
Track gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
The Vale Railway (reporting mark VAEX[1]), formerly the INCO Railway (reporting mark INCX[2]), is an industrial railway operating in the City of Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. It is owned and operated by Vale Limited.
Former Inco electric locomotive at the Northern Ontario Railroad Museum
An internal, private railway, the line connects Vale's mines and processing plants that dominates the city's skyline. The line serves Copper Cliff North Mine, Copper Cliff South Mine, Creighton Mine, Frood Mine, Stobie Mine, Clarabelle Mill, Copper Cliff Smelter, and Copper Cliff Nickel Refinery. The isolated Levack mine spur in the north end of the city serves Coleman Mine and is operated by the Canadian Pacific Railway.
The line was once entirely electrified along its route. Electrification began in 1926, but ended in 2000 in favour of diesel locomotives.[3]
The following junctions exist with the line:[4]
Canadian Pacific Cartier Subdivision at Sprecher (MP 81.7) where loaded ore cars from Coleman Mine are delivered
Canadian Pacific Cartier Subdivision at Levack (MP 102.5) where empty ore cars from Clarabelle Mill are delivered
Canadian Pacific Nickel Subdivision at Clarabelle (MP 3.3) where freight is exchanged with both the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Canadian National Railway
Canadian Pacific Webbwood Subdivision (leased to Huron Central) at Copper Cliff (MP 4.8)
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^"Railroad Reporting Marks_I". Pwrr.org. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
^"Old Time Trains". Trainweb.org. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
^"Waterloo Region Model Railway Club". Waterloo Region Model Railway Club. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
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