CN to sell Algoma Central Railway: Report Process 'is ongoing,' CN states of sale status Dec 17, 2020 10:51 AM By: SooToday Staff Updated Algoma Central Railway file photo. Kenneth Armstrong/SooToday CN Rail has confirmed it intends to sell the Algoma Central Railway (ACR) that runs between Sault Ste. Marie and Hearst. The Manitoulin Expositor is reporting that CN has confirmed it has initiated the process of selling that line. A spokesperson for CN tells the Expositor that interested parties have been contacted and the process 'is ongoing.' It is unclear at this time what a sale would mean for the Agawa Canyon Tour Train.