GROVETON-STRATFORD — A “consist” or grouping of 28 rail cars weighing 2,700 tons rolled into two Coos towns on Wednesday, Oct. 13, along the rail bed of the St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad as part of an ongoing infrastructure project to bring its tracks up to current North American industry standards.

The St. Lawrence & Atlantic Railroad, known as the SLR, is owned by the privately held short-line Genessee & Wyoming Railroad.

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