CNR (CN after the 1960s) continued to operate the Portland-Sherbrooke line as its Berlin Subdivision but traffic continued to decline and by the late 1980s, following deregulation of the U.S. railroad industry, it became a candidate for divestiture to a shortline operator.
CNR (CN after the 1960s) continued to operate the Portland-Sherbrooke line as its Berlin Subdivision. Traffic continued to decline. It became a candidate for divestiture to a shortline operator. This was following deregulation of the U.S. railroad industry. This was by the late 1980s.