Cartier Iron Ore - Quebec
In the mid 2000's my work took me to the Cote Nord (North Shore) of the St. Lawrence in Quebec. This sojourn allowed me opportunities to see the various iron ore hauling railways in the region. These include the Quebec Iron and Titanium (QIT), Wabush Railway, Quebec North Shore and Labrador (QNSL) and the Cartier. I'll focus this post on the last operation and cover the other lines in future posts. Cartier 47 ex CN 2312 M636 in Port Cartier. Photo by Larry Russell, used with permission Ex Morrison Knudsen exx Alco demonstrator C636-3 shortly after it arrived on the Cartier. Photographer unknown, my collection GP9 #56 in 1975 somewhere on the Cartier. Photographer unknown, my collection The Cartier started operations in 1958. There is a good Cartier history and modeling the railway at this link: https://chemindefercartier.wordpress.com/2016/08/20/histoire-du-cartier/ . The Cartier was well known for it's long lived fleet of 4 and 6 axle Alco and MLW locomotives a