Bayside Canadian Railway, Canadian short line railway
The Bayside Canadian Railway was a short freight rail line in Bayside, Newfoundland and Labrador, stretching about 70 meters. The operation consisted of a simple track section, a Trackmobile vehicle, and two flatcars that moved trucks loaded with frozen pollock fish back and forth between vehicles.
Built around 2012 by a company linked to American Seafoods, it was designed to circumvent the Jones Act, a 1920 federal law restricting ship transport between US ports to US-flagged vessels. Following a court case initiated in 2021, a judge ruled in 2022 that the operation violated the law, and the railway was subsequently dismantled.
The site is now empty, with the tracks and equipment removed and the land paved over. Visitors interested in logistics or legal history can visit the location to see the grounds where this unusual railway once operated.
The entire operating system was remarkably small and completed a full round trip in just 45 seconds. This minimal setup illustrates how a company tried to creatively solve a problem by building a tiny railway with only one motorized vehicle and two flatcars.
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