Massena Terminal Railroad

Massena Terminal Railroad

The company's current and former bridges over the Grasse River
Overview
Headquarters	Massena, New York
Reporting mark	MSTR
Locale	Massena, New York
Dates of operation	1900–present
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Length	4 miles (6.4 km)
Other
Website	Official website
Route map v t e Massena Terminal Railroad Legend Alcoa Grasse River State Route 37B Massena State Route 37 Raquette River St. Lawrence Subdivision; Montreal Subdivision

The Massena Terminal Railroad (reporting mark MSTR)^[1] is a Class III terminal railroad operating in the U.S. state of New York. It operates over 4 miles (6.4 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.^[2] In 2005, the railroad was purchased by holding company RailAmerica. Shortline holding company Genesee & Wyoming acquired the Massena Terminal Railroad in 2012 as part of its purchase of RailAmerica. The railroad's traffic comes mainly from aluminum and petroleum products. The MTR hauled around 4,300 carloads in 2008.