Facts citing this source
| Ref | Date | Subject | Statement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-11-08 | 1996-11-02 | Hawkesbury Branch | "RailTex Inc. of San Antonio, Texas, has reached an agreement to acquire CN's 21-mile Vankleek Subdivision between Glen Robertson and Hawkesbury, Ontario, plus the 4.4-mile L'Orignal Spur, for $1.1-million." "Operations commenced on November 2 on the line (named the Ontario L'Orignal Railway)"; the sale was scheduled to close on December 2. The company expected to handle 6,000 carloads a year, "primarily steel products from the IVACO mini-mill in L'Orignal, Ontario." Transcribed by Colin J. Churcher in 'Local Railway Items from Area Papers – 1996', Ottawa Railway History Circle, https://churcher.crcml.org/circle/Papers%20by%20Year/1996.pdf (file revised August-31-20). Original issue not seen. Churcher's tag is 'Vankleek'. |