Essex Terminal Railway

In early 2013, a connection was made so that ETR could provide service to the Hiram Walkers tank farm just west of the Via Rail Walkerville Station.

In 2017, ETR purchased the former General Motors plant property in south Walkerville and renovated into an automotive logistics yard for new Chrysler vehicles that await shipment.

Due to heavy development along much of the mainline and a high concentration of level crossings along ETR's entire route, track speed is 10mph.

[2] In 2023, Windsor residents complained of excessive and disruptive train whistle noise produced by ETR on a daily basis, starting in October of the previous year.

ETR 104 and 105 were recently refurbished by Lambton Diesel Specialists of Sarnia with heritage paint schemes, new engines, new traction motors, among several other upgrades.

ETR has several pieces of rolling stock used for storage; a covered hopper and a boxcar are on-trucks but stationary at the engine facility on Lincoln Road.