INTRODUCTION This brochure contains a general outline of operating data for the Canada Division, including the Amherstburg, Leamington, St.Clair and Niagara Subdivisions. Total mileage 363.12. This portion of the New York Central System extends from Windsor, Ontario, on the west to Fort Eric, Ontario, and Niagara Fall Ontario, on the east, with branch lines running from Essex to Amherstburg, Comber to Leamington, St.Thomas to Courtright, Eddys to Petrolia and Chippawa to Niagara-on-the-Lake. From Windsor to Fort Erie and Welland to Niagara Falls, the main line consists of 241.6 miles of double track, our branch lines are all single track with a total mileage of 121.52. Automatic Block System governs from Windsor to Fort Erie and Welland to Niagara Falls and is equipped with General Railway Signal Company intermittent inductive train stop. The entire double track is stone ballasted with treated tics and 127 pound rail, with exception of 2.5 miles on the westbound track between Montrose and Welland, mileage N.F. 10.3 to N.F. 12.8, which is 105 pound rail, the maximum speed being 80 M.P.H. St.Thomas, Ontario, is Division Headquarters, at which point are located the offices of the Division Superintendent, Division Engineer, Master Mechanic and Division Trainmaster, as well as all train dispatching forces, comprising one Chief Dispatcher, two Night Chief Dispatchers, one Relief Chief Dispatcher, together with eleven regular and extra Dispatchers covering two dispatching districts. Division Superintendent and Division Trainmaster are located at St.Thomas. Trainmasters are located at Fort Erie and Windsor; one Road Foreman and one Assistant Road Foreman are located at St.Thomas. CANADA DIVISION Fort Erie and Niagara Falls to Windsor, Ontario, 241.6 miles main line. Niagara Subdivision, St.Clair Subdivision, Leamington Subdivision and Amherstburg Subdivision. TABLE OF CONTENTS TOPIC PAGES GENERAL INFORMATION 1- 3 Trackage Operation Home terminals and seniority Service - Freight Passenger Tonnage Ratings Ruling Grades STATIONS - MAIN LINE 4-12 STATIONS - BRANCH LINES 12-17 REVENUE CARLOADS and REMITTANCES - MAIN LINE 17-19 INTERCHANGE - MAIN LINE 20 PRINCIPAL SHIPPERS - MAIN LINE 21-26 TRAINS, LOADS and EMPTIES 27 SUMMARY OF YARD OPERATIONS 28 SWITCHING REVENUE - MAIN LINE 29 REVENUE CARLOADS and REMITTANCES - BRANCH LINES 30-33 INTERCHANGE - BRANCH LINES 34-36 PRINCIPAL SHIPPERS - BRANCH LINES 37-40 SWITCHING REVENUE - BRANCH LINES 41-42 SAFETY PERFORMANCE 43 MAPS OF TERMINALS 1. CANADA DIVISION MAIN LIME TRACKAGE MAIN TRACK 241.6 miles Windsor to Fort Erie and Welland to Niagara Falls, Ontario. Double Track. BRANCHES Amherstburg Subdivision. Essex to Amherstburg. Single Track, 16,88 miles. Leamington Subdivision. Comber to Leamington. Single Track, 13.79 miles. St.Clair Subdivision, including Eddys to Petrolia Branch. Single Track, 76.44 miles. Niagara Subdivision, Chippawa to Niagara-on-the-Lake, Single Track, l4.4l miles. OPERATION MAIN TRACK Automatic block signals of the color light and searchlight type and General Railway Signal Company intermittent inductive train stop is in use between Windsor and Fort Erie and Welland and Niagara Falls with current of traffic. C&O Railway operate over NYC tracks between Detroit and Pelton, between St.Thomas and Fort Erie and between Welland and Suspension Bridge (Tower 65), For this privilege they pay a rental and a wheelage proportion of operating and maintenance expense. They operate no passenger service in Canada and are not permitted to perform local service at any point on the joint tracks. BRANCHES All trains receive terminal clearance at the initial station with the exception of the Niagara Subdivision which is entirely within Montrose Yard limits and trains operate under the jurisdiction of the Yardmaster. HOME 2. TERMINALS and SENIORITY Engine crews hold seniority over entire Division in both road and yard service, St.Thomas is the homo terminal for all train crews in freight service with the exception of certain assigned locals, Detroit, Michigan, is the home terminal for all train crews in main line passenger service. Buffalo, N.Y., is the home terminal for all train crews in joint Michigan Central - Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo passenger service operating between Buffalo, N.Y., and Hamilton, Ontario, Yardmen at Montrose, Victoria and Welland have separate seniority rosters for each point for all employees hired previous to December 5, 1940, and joint seniority roster for all employees hired subsequent to that date. Yardmen at Windsor and St.Thomas have separate seniority rosters. Transfer runs operating between Victoria, Welland and Montrose are manned by trainmen from St,Thomas trainmen's seniority roster. SERVICE - PASSENGER Six passenger trains are operated eastward Monday through Friday and five on Saturday and Sunday. All trains except one operate Detroit to Buffalo via Fort Erie, the one train operates Detroit to Buffalo via Suspension Bridge and the Falls Road Suspension Bridge to Buffalo. Five passenger trains are operated westward from Buffalo to Detroit Monday through Saturday and four on Sunday. In addition, one mail and express train operates westward from Buffalo to Detroit daily except Monday and days following United States holidays. All trains are required to pass Immigration and Customs inspection at Windsor, Fort Erie and Niagara Falls, Ontario, SERVICE - FREIGHT Four manifest freight trains are normally operated eastwardly daily from Windsor to Suspension Bridge carrying East of DeWitt, West of DeWitt, Newberry Junction and Lehigh Valley Railroad connection cars. In addition, providing sufficient cars are available, one or two manifest freight trains operate eastwardly daily from Windsor to Victoria carrying DL&W, PRR, Erie and NYC connection cars. When cars via the Fort Erie Gateway are not of sufficient numbers to warrant operating a train, these cars are carried on the head end of two of the manifest eastbounds and set off at Welland, Ontario, for movement via Transfer Service from Welland to Victoria. Four manifest freight trains are normally operated westwardly daily from Suspension Bridge to Windsor. In addition, providing sufficient cars are available, one or two manifest freight trains operate westwardly daily from Victoria to Windsor. When sufficient cars are not available moving westward from Victoria to warrant operating a train, these cars are moved from Victoria to Welland in Transfer Service and picked up by through westbound trains from Suspension Bridge. All trains carrying manifest freight are required to pass Customs inspection at Windsor, Victoria and/or Montrose and Niagara Falls, Ontario. Montrose-Hamilton local operates between Montrose, Ontario, and Welland, Ontario, on NYC tracks and from Coyle Yard, Welland, to Hamilton, Ontario, on Toronto, Hamilton and Buffalo Railway tracks. TH&B crews operate this train approximately nine months of the year and NYC crews the remaining three months in order to work out NYC crews mileage equity between Montrose and Welland. This train operates on a 3. turnaround basis with Montrose as headquarters, picking up and dropping cars on the westward and eastward portion of their runs respectively, at Coyle Yard, Welland, which cars are handled to and from Welland on the Victoria - Welland Transfer. Assigned local freight trains operate daily except Sunday from St.Thomas to Montrose and Victoria and from St.Thomas to Windsor in both directions servicing all intermediate stations enroute. In addition we operate an assigned local daily except Sunday in turnaround service from St.Thomas to Hagersville. St.Clair Subdivision extra operates out of St.Thomas daily Monday, Wednesday and Friday ho Courtright, Ontario, laying over at Courtright and departing from that point Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, servicing all intermediate stations and operates between Eddys and Petrolia when service requires. Amherstburg local operates daily except Sunday from Windsor to Essex and Essex to Amherstburg and return to Windsor, servicing all intermediate stations. In addition, this local when service requires can operate as far east as Tilbury under existing schedule agreement. Leamington local operates daily except Sunday from Leamington to Comber and return to Leamington, servicing all intermediate stations. In addition, this local when service requires can operate as far east as Fargo under existing schedule agreement. TONNAGE RATINGS (Tonnage per unit) Diesels GP-7 - F-7 Westbound Suspension Bridge and/or Victoria to St.Thomas 3000 - 2400 St.Thomas to Windsor 4450 - 3700 Eastbound Windsor to St.Thomas 4250 - 3520 St.Thomas to Suspension Bridge and/or Victoria 3600 - 2900 RULING GRADES East to West M.P. 0.4.0 - Niagara Falls, Ontario + 0.836% grade M.P. 1.00 - Falls View - 0.465% grade M.P. 47.20 - Cayuga to Lythmore + 0.393% grade M.P. 68.20 - Waterford to Windham + 0.405% grade M.P. 119.30 - St.Clair Jct. to Shedden + 0.433% grade M.P. 128.10 - Iona to Dutton + 0.360% grade M.P. 153.00 - Highgate to Ridgetown - 0.381% grade (+ ascending grade, - descending grade) POWER 10 - GP-7 1 - H-7 6 - G-6 1 - U-2 1 - F-82 The Canada Division is situated in one of the finest agricultural sections of North America. The area adjacent to the railroad is noted for abundant crops of all grains, tobacco and fruits. FORT ERIE Population 8700. Station forces consist of Agent and F.E. 0.0 five employees, including passenger station force of three Operator-Clerks, one Customs Attendant and one Clerk-Baggageman. Principal industries are