Aberdeen Carolina and Western Railway Company profile

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Aberdeen Carolina and Western Railway Company Summary Aberdeen Carolina and Western Railway Company (ACWR) is a regional railroad that operates in North Carolina. It’s owned by Robert Menzies who also serves as chairman. A total of 150 miles of standard-gauge track runs from Charlotte to Raleigh as the main line with a branch extending south […]

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Aiken Railway Company profile

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Aiken Railway Company summary The Aiken Railway Company (AIKR) is a short line railroad that operates in Aiken County, South Carolina. It’s leased out by Norfolk Southern as a division to the Western Carolina Railway Service Corporation, which also operates the Greenville and Western Railway Company. At 18.9 miles of standard-gauge track, the railroad starts […]

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Anacostia Rail Holdings Company profile

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Anacostia Rail Holdings Company summary Anacostia Rail Holdings Company is a privately held firm that operates multiple short lines throughout the United States. Headquartered out of Chicago, the company owns six freight railroads with more than 760 miles of standard-gauge track. History The Anacostia Rail Holdings Company traces its roots back to 1985 when the […]

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Trains LIVE — AIRS and No. 4

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Trains LIVE: AIRS and No.4 — 1-18-2023 — Is bigger better? Can a small steam locomotive generate excitement like Union Pacific No. 4014 — Big Boy? Some would say not, but the members of the American Industrial Railroad Society are excited about the small — 0-4-0 — steam locomotive they are restoring to operation. This […]

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Norfolk Southern Corporation profile

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A Norfolk Southern train storms eastward through Otis, Indiana. Trains staff Read more Norfolk Southern articles on Trains‘ website. Norfolk Southern summary Norfolk Southern Corporation is a railroad holding company incorporated in Virginia. The company’s corporate headquarters are in Norfolk, Virginia. Operations headquarters are located in Atlanta, Georgia. Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NS), a large […]

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Albany and Eastern Railroad Company profile

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Albany and Eastern Railroad Company summary The Albany and Eastern Railroad Company (AERC) is a short line railroad that operates in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. It’s owned by the Rick Franklin Corporation, a family-owned business. Today, the railroad operates standard-gauge tracks of the former Southern Pacific Railroad and Oregon Electric Company between Albany, Lebanon, […]

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Norfolk Southern working to repair lift bridge in Alabama

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ATLANTA – Norfolk Southern’s lift bridge across the Tennessee River at Decatur, Ala., will be out of service for up to five days after it was struck by a vessel, the railroad said in a service advisory on Tuesday. “A bridge strike was reported at Decatur Junction on the Memphis East Division disrupting service between […]

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