shortlines railroad across tennessee

SHORTLINES ACROSSTENNESSEE

Tennessee Iron Horses

Shortline Railroad DirectoryPrepared by the

Office of Rail and WaterTennessee Department of Transportation

November 2005

PREFACE

The directory includes short line railroads that provide service in Tennessee.

As noted in this directory, some of the lines are owned by public agencies and served

by private companies under contract with the public agencies. Others are owned and

operated by private companies. The directory also includes various other State and

Federal railroad associates of Tennessee for your convenience.

Corrections, additions, or requests for additional information should be forwarded to:

Office of Rail and Water Tennessee Department of Transportation – TDOT

Suite 1800, James K. Polk Building Nashville, TN 37243-0325

Telephone: 615-741-1341 Fax: 615-253-1482

Revised as of November 2005

Department of Transportation – Railroad Directory 1

Railroad TABLE OF CONTENTS SHORT LINE RAILROADS TENNESSEE MILES PAGE

Caney Fork and Western Railroad 59.1 5

Chattooga and Chickamauga Railway Company 3.0 7

R.J. Corman Railroad Company 35.0 9

East Chattanooga Belt Railway 13.0 11

East Tennessee Railway, LP 11.2 13

Franklin Industrial Railroad 13.0 15

Heritage Railroad Corporation 9.5 17

Hiwassee River Railroad 19

Knoxville and Holston River Railroad 18.0 21

KWT Railway, Inc. 51.5 23

Mississippi Central Railroad Co. 5.0 25

Mississippi Tennessee Railroad 55.5 27

Nashville and Eastern Railroad Corporation 110.3 29

Nashville and Western Railroad Corporation 4.7 31

National Coal Company 42.0 33

Sequatchie Valley Railroad 8.6 35

South Central Tennessee Railroad Company, Inc. 49.9 37

Tennessee Southern Railroad 109.1 39

Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum 41

TennKen Railroad Company 41.9 43

Walking Horse and Eastern Railroad, Inc. 8.8 45

West Tennessee Railroad (Gibson Co. Authority) 43.7 47

(West TN Authority) 136.3

Current Summary of Short Line RR Bridges & Linear Feet 49

Class I Railroads 50

Railroad Contractors 52

Railroad Associations 54

Engineering Consultants 56

Rail Safety Consultants 57

Tennessee State Agencies 58

Federal Agencies 59


Caney Fork and Western RailroadCaney Fork and Western Railroad

COFFEE

WHITE

WARREN

Tullahoma

Sparta

CANEY FORK AND WESTERN RAILROAD

LOCAL OFFICE: Caney Fork and Western Railroad PO Box 451 132 Bridge Street McMinnville, TN 37110

Telephone: 931-473-4910 Fax: 931-473-7717

Principle Contact: L.E. Cox, President Email: [email protected]

RAILROAD AUTHORITY: Tri-County Railroad Authority White County Courthouse Room 205 Sparta, TN 38583

Telephone: 931-836-3203 Fax: 931-836-3204

Email: [email protected]

Principle Contact: Herd Sullivan, Chairman

PRINCIPLE CONNECTION: CSX Transportation

AREA SERVED: This line runs from Tullahoma to Sparta, a distance of 59.1 miles. It is located in Coffee, Warren, and White Counties of Tennessee.

PRINCIPLE SHIPPERS: Bridgestone, Firestone, Koppers Industries, Magnetek, Spargas, Summitville Grain, and United Cities Gas

COMMODITIES CARRIED: Lumber, steel, fertilizer, grain, propane, and carbon black

TOTAL INDUSTRIES SERVED: 21

TOTAL CARLOADS: 1,350 per year

EQUIPMENT: Three locomotives

BRIEF HISTORY: The Tri-County Authority purchased this line from CSX in 1983.


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Chattooga and Chickamauga Railway

HAMILTON

Chattanooga

GEORGIA To Hedges To Lyerly

CHATTOOGA AND CHICKAMAUGA RAILWAY

COMPANY

LOCAL OFFICE: Chattooga and Chickamauga Railway Company 413 West Villanow Street Lafayette, GA 30728-1842

Telephone: 706-638-9552 Fax: 706-638-9553 Email: [email protected]

Principle Contact: Harold Holiman, COO/GM

Headquarters: Chattooga and Chickamauga Railway Company P. O. Box 72 Columbus, MS 39703

Telephone: 662-327-8662 Fax: 662-329-7729

E-mail: [email protected]

Principle Contact: Roger Bell, President/CEO

PRINCIPLE CONNECTIONS: Norfolk Southern

AREA SERVED: This line runs from Chattanooga, TN to Lyerly, GA and from Chattanooga, TN to Hedges, GA, a total distance of 68 miles. Approximately three miles of this line is in Hamilton County, TN.

PRINCIPLE SHIPPERS: Principle Dow/Reichold Chemical Company

COMMODITIES CARRIED: Chemicals, plastics, agricultural products, and scrap iron

TOTAL INDUSTRIES SERVED: Six

TOTAL CARLOADS: N/A

EQUIPMENT: Two locomotives

BRIEF HISTORY: This line was leased from Norfolk Southern on September 11, 1989.


R.J. Corman Railroad

To Bowling Green

Guthrie

STEWART MONTGOMERY

Cumberland City

R.J. CORMAN RAILROAD Co.

LOCAL OFFICE: R. J. Corman Railroad Company 145 East 1st Street PO Box 337 Guthrie, KY 42234 Telephone: 270-483-9000 Fax: 270-483-9009 24-Hour Emergency #: 1-800-772-9091 E-mail: [email protected] Principle Contacts: R.J. Corman, Chairman of Board

Pete Petree, President Keith Hyatt, Division Manager

RAILROAD AUTHORITY: Montgomery County Rail Service Authority Montgomery County Courthouse PO Box 368

Clarksville, TN 37041-0368 Telephone: 931-648-5787 Fax: 931-553-5177 Email: [email protected] Principle Contact: Douglas Weiland, Chairman

PRINCIPLE CONNECTIONS: CSX Transportation-Bowling Green and Guthrie, KY

AREA SERVED: This line runs from Bowling Green through Guthrie, KY to Cumberland City, TN and on the Logan Branch, a total distance of 92 miles. It runs approximately 35 miles into Montgomery and Stewart Counties of Tennessee.

PRINCIPLE SHIPPERS: Logan Aluminum, Precision Strip, Quebecor World, Zinifex Clarksville, Inc. and Standard Gypsum.

COMMODITIES CARRIED: Aluminum, steel, paper, sulfuric acid, grain, fertilizer, and dry wall



EQUIPMENT: 52 locomotives, 138 boxcars, 90 bulkhead flat cars, 12 hopper cars, 2 gondolas

BRIEF HISTORY: Corman Railroad purchased this line in 1987 from CSX Transportation.


East Chattanooga Belt Railway

HAMILTON

Chattanooga

GEORGIA

East CHATTANOOGA BELT RAILWAY

LOCAL OFFICE: East Chattanooga Belt Railway c/o TVRM 4119 Cromwell Road Chattanooga, TN 37421 Telephone: 423-894-8028 Fax: 423-894-8029 Email: [email protected]

Principle Contact: Tim Andrews Email: [email protected]

RAILROAD AUTHORITY: Hamilton County Railroad Authority 208 Courthouse Chattanooga, TN 37402 Telephone: 423-209-6100 Fax: 423-209-6101

E-mail: [email protected]

Principle Contact: Claude Ramsey


PRINCIPLE SHIPPERS: Chattanooga Fiberboard, Lucy Boiler and Tank Company, PQ Industries, TVRM.

COMMODITIES CARRIED: Scrap and roll paper, fabricated metal parts, chemicals and passenger cars.

TOTAL INDUSTRIES SERVED: Six

TOTAL CARLOADS: 50 per year

EQUIPMENT: One locomotive.

BRIEF HISTORY: This line is leased from Norfolk Southern. It began service in April 2001.


East Tennessee Railway, L.P.

WASHINGTON CARTER

Elizabethton

Johnson City

East Tennessee railway, L.p. LOCAL OFFICE: East Tennessee Railway, LP

PO Box 1479 132 Legion Street

Johnson City, TN 37605-1479 Telephone: 423-928-3721 Fax: 423-928-8854 Email: [email protected] Principle Contacts: Keith A. Holley, General Manager

RAILROAD AUTHORITY: East Tennessee Railroad Authority Courthouse, 801 Elk Avenue Elizabethton, TN 37643 Telephone: 423-542-1801 Fax: 423-542-9279 E-mail: [email protected] Principle Contact: Bill Armstrong, Chairman

PRINCIPLE CONNECTIONS: Norfolk Southern and CSX Transportation, Johnson City, TN.

AREA SERVED: This line runs from Johnson City, TN to Elizabethton, TN, a total distance of 11.2 miles, leasing an additional 5 miles of track in Johnson City. This line is located in Washington and Carter Counties of Tennessee.

PRINCIPLE SHIPPERS: PRINCIPLE RECEIVERS:

Safety/Kleen, Elizabethton Herb & Metal Company. Builders First Source, CL Loven Lumber, Regional Enterprises, Heritage Propane, Warehouse Central and Johnson City Chemical.

COMMODITIES CARRIED: Lumber, metal, propane gas, aluminum ingots, OSB, Sulfuric acid, aluminum plate, waste oil, brick and lime.

TOTAL INDUSTRIES SERVED: Eight


EQUIPMENT: Two EMD locomotives.

BRIEF HISTORY: Prior to 1983, this line operated under the name of the East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad. It was chartered in 1866 and began operation in 1881. Since June 2005 the line has been owned by Genesee & Wyoming and operated under Rail Link.


Franklin Industries Railroad

CUMBERLAND

Crab Orchard

ROANE

Rockwood

FRANKLIN INDUSTRIES RAILROAD

LOCAL OFFICES: Franklin Industrial Minerals 10583 Highway 70 East Crab Orchard, TN 37223 Telephone: 931-484-5897 Fax: 931-456-7696

Principle Contact: Kevin Dunn, Transportation Manager

HEADQUARTERS: Principle Contact: Richard Brann, VP of Operations E-mail: [email protected]

RAILROAD AUTHORITY: Cumberland County Railroad Authority Two North Main Suite 203 Crossville, TN 38555 Telephone: 931-484-6165 Fax: 931-484-5374 E-mail: [email protected]

[email protected]

Principle Contact: Brock Hill, Chairman

PRINCIPLE CONNECTIONS: Norfolk Southern, Harriman Jct.

AREA SERVED: This line runs from Crab Orchard, TN to Harriman Junction in Rockwood, TN, a total distance of 15.8 miles. It is located in Cumberland and Roane Counties.

PRINCIPLE SHIPPERS: Franklin Industrial Minerals

COMMODITIES CARRIED: Chemical grade limestone (calcium carbonate)

TOTAL INDUSTRIES SERVED: One


EQUIPMENT: Two locomotives, 60 cars

BRIEF HISTORY: The Franklin Industries Railroad was a spin-off line of the Norfolk Southern Corporation, purchased in 2001.


Heritage Railroad Corporation

ANDERSON

Oak Ridge

heritage railroad corporation

LOCAL OFFICE: Heritage Railroad Corporation 107 Lea Way/PO Box 2110 Oak Ridge, TN 37831 Telephone: 865-482-9890 Fax: 865-482-9891 E-mail: [email protected] Principle Contact: Jeff Deardorff

RAILROAD AUTHORITY: Oak Ridge-Heritage Railroad Authority c/o CROET 107 Lea Way/PO Box 5163 Oak Ridge, TN 37831 Telephone: 865-482-9890 Fax: 865-482-9890 E-mail: [email protected] Principle Contact: Gordon Fee, Chairman


AREA SERVED: This line provides rail access to approximately 2,300 acres of land suitable for industrial development, a total of 9.5 mile of track.

PRINCIPLE SHIPPERS: British Nuclear Fuels Limited, GTS Duratek, Hittman Transport, MHF Logistics and Cavanaugh Services Group.

COMMODITIES CARRIED: Heavy equipment and various levels of hazardous and radioactive wastes; also excursion passenger train.

TOTAL INDUSTRIES SERVED: Five


EQUIPMENT: Two locomotives

BRIEF HISTORY: The Heritage Railroad Corporation is a wholly owned, private, non-profit subsidiary of the Community Reuse Organization of East Tennessee (CROET) and was established specifically to operate the railway system serving the East Tennessee Technology Park.


Hiwassee River Railroad Company

POLK

Copperhill

Hiwassee River Railroad Company

LOCAL OFFICE: 304 State Highway 68 Copperhill, TN 37317

Telephone: 423-496-1334 Fax: 423-496-1337

Principle Contact: Mike Little, General Manager

RAILROAD AUTHORITY: None

PRINCIPLE CONNECTIONS: CSX, Wetmore, TN Georgia Northeastern, Copperhill, TN

PRINCIPLE SHIPPERS: Tennessee Minerals, LLC

COMMODITIES CARRIED: Iron Ore Concentrate

TOTAL INDUSTRIES SERVED: One

TOTAL CARLOADS: 3750

EQUIPMENT: Six locomotives

BRIEF HISTORY: This is a contract carrier on the abandoned CSX line between Wetmore and Copperhill, TN. The line is owned by the Tennessee Overhill Heritage Association. It began operation in May, 2005.


Knoxville and Holston River Railroad

KNOX

Knoxville

Knoxville and holston river railroad

LOCAL OFFICE: Knoxville and Holston River Railroad 301 West Quincey, Bldg. 28 Knoxville, TN 37917 Telephone: 865-521-9324 Fax: 865-522-9437 Email: [email protected]

Principle Contacts: Pete Clausen, President Ronnie McKenzie, Senior V.P.

RAILROAD AUTHORITY: Knox County Railroad Authority Knox County Executive Office City County Building, Suite 615 400 Main Street Knoxville, TN 37902 Telephone: 865-215-2005 Fax: 865-215-2002 E-mail: [email protected]

[email protected]

Principle Contact: Mike Ragsdale, Chairman


AREA SERVED: This line runs from Knoxville, TN through Knox County of Tennessee, a total of 18 miles.

PRINCIPLE SHIPPERS: America Steel, General Shale, and Holston Gas

COMMODITIES CARRIED: Scrap iron, steel, brick, and LPG




BRIEF HISTORY: This line was purchased from Norfolk Southern in 1998.


KWT Railway, Inc.

Murray

KENTUCKY

WEAKLEY HENRY

Dresden

McKenzie

Bruceton

CARROLL

Kwt Railway, Inc. LOCAL OFFICE: KWT Railway, Inc.

908 Depot Street Paris, TN 38242 Telephone: 731-642-7942 Fax: 731-642-8767 Email: [email protected] Principle Contact: Bill Anderson, General Manager

RAILROAD AUTHORITY: Carroll-Henry County Rail Authority Henry County Courthouse/PO Box 7 Paris, TN 38242 Telephone: 731-642-5212 Fax: 731-642-6531 E-mail: [email protected] Principle Contact: Brent Greer, Chairman

PRINCIPLE CONNECTIONS: CSX Transportation-Bruceton, TN

AREA SERVED: Line 1 (Paris Branch) runs 45 miles from Murray, KY to Bruceton, TN with a 15 mile lead to Henry, TN. This line is located in Henry and Carroll Counties of Tennessee. Approximately 51.5 miles of the line are in Tennessee. Line 2 (Dresden Branch) is 13 miles. It runs from McKenzie, TN to Dresden, TN.

PRINCIPLE SHIPPERS: Line 1 (Paris Branch) Ken Lake Foods, McCartney Products, Murray Lumber, Franklin Mineral Industries Spinks Clay, Vanderbilt Chemical, Tank Lining and Webasto – July 2005. Line 2 (Dresden Branch) serves: Carroll County Lumber, Southern Star Lumber, Georgia Pacific, Spinks Clay, KT Clay, Old Hickory Clay, Unimin, and Boral Brick.

COMMODITIES CARRIED: Line 1 (Paris Branch) Clay, chemicals, sugar, agricultural products, potatoes, apples, automobile parts and building materials. Line 2 (Dresden Branch) Shingles, lumber, logs, clay and brick.

TOTAL INDUSTRIES SERVED: 15 (both lines) TOTAL CARLOADS: 7,000 per year (both lines) EQUIPMENT: Five locomotives

BRIEF HISTORY: This line is owned by Genesee & Wyoming Corporation. It was purchased from Rail Management June 1, 2005. Rail Management purchased from CSXT in 1987.




Mississippi Central Railroad

FAYETTE HARDEMAN

Grand Junction

MISSISSIPPI To Oxford, MS

Mississippi central railroad co.

LOCAL OFFICE: Mississippi Central Railroad Co. 542 East Van Dorn Avenue Holly Springs, MS 38635 Telephone: 662-252-1263 Fax: 662-252-1264 E-mail: [email protected] Principle Contact: Brad Allen, General Manager

RAILROAD AUTHORITY: Pioneer Railcorp 1318 South Johanson Road Peoria, IL 61607 Telephone: 309-697-1400 Fax: 309-697-5387 E-mail: [email protected] Principle Contacts: Guy L. Brenkman, CEO

Mike Carr, President

PRINCIPLE CONNECTIONS: Norfolk Southern and Burlington Northern

AREA SERVED: This line runs from Oxford, MS to Grand Junction, TN, a total distance of 62 miles. Approximately 5 miles of the line are located in Fayette and Hardeman Counties of Tennessee.

EQUIPMENT: Three locomotives, 30 boxcars

BRIEF HISTORY: This line was purchase by the MS Central Railroad Company from the ICG Railroad in 1982.


Mississippi Tennessee Railroad

HARDEMAN

Middleton

To New Albany, MS

Mississippi Tennessee railroad, LLC

LOCAL OFFICE: Mississippi Tennessee Railroad, LLC 200 North Railroad Avenue New Albany, MS 38652-3407 Telephone: 662-538-0533 Fax: 662-538-0599

24-hour #: 662-539-2224 E-mail: [email protected]

Principle Contact: Greg Lockhart

RAILROAD OPERATOR: Ironhorse Resources 102 Willow Drive, PO Box 99 O’Fallon, IL 62269 Telephone: 618-632-4400 Fax: 618-632-4562 Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.ironhorseresources.com

Principle Contact: Randy Cundiff

PRINCIPLE CONNECTIONS: Norfolk Southern - BNSF

AREA SERVED: This line runs from New Albany, MS to Middleton, TN, a total distance of 55.5 miles. Approximately 5 miles of the line are located in Hardeman County, TN.

PRINCIPLE SHIPPERS: Molton, Oildri, and Profile Product

COMMODITIES CARRIED: Litter, clay and lumber



EQUIPMENT: Four locomotives

BRIEF HISTORY: This line was formerly Kansas City Southern and was transferred in 1998.


Nashville and Eastern Railroad

DAVIDSON

Vine Hill

Monterey

WILSON

SMITH PUTNAM

Nashville and eastern railroad corporation

LOCAL OFFICE: Nashville and Eastern Railroad Corporation 514 Knoxville Avenue Lebanon, TN 37087 Telephone: 615-444-1434/1567

800-722-8725 Fax: 615-444-4682 E-mail: [email protected]

[email protected] Principle Contacts: W.J. Drunsic, President & Treasurer

Craig Wade, Gen. Manager/ V-P

RAILROAD AUTHORITY: Nashville and Eastern Railroad Authority 326 North Cumberland

Lebanon, TN 37087 Telephone: 615-444-0585 Fax: 615-444-8239 E-mail: [email protected] Principle Contacts: Mike Jennings, Chairman

Val Kelley, Managing Director

PRINCIPLE CONNECTIONS: CSX Transportation-Vine Hill/Nashville

AREA SERVED: This line runs from Vine Hill in Nashville to Algood with two major spurs, one from Stones River and the other from Gordonsville, a total distance of 110.3 miles. It is located in Putnam, Smith, Wilson, and Davidson Counties of Tennessee but does not currently operate 15 miles of railroad from Algood to Monterey.

PRINCIPLE SHIPPERS: Ajax Turner, EL DuPont, Georgia Pacific, Holname Cement, Mid-South Wire, and TN Valley Resources

COMMODITIES CARRIED: Plastics, propane, methanol, beer, lumber, ballast (rock), steel, sugar (syrup), lime, paper, and fertilizer



EQUIPMENT: Eight locomotives, 40 open-top hoppers

BRIEF HISTORY: The Authority purchased this line from CSX Transportation in 1986.


Nashville & Western Railroad

Cheatham Ashland Davidson

City

Nashville

Nashville and Western railroad corporation

LOCAL OFFICE: Nashville and Western Railroad Corporation 514 Knoxville Avenue Lebanon, TN 37087 Telephone: 615-444-1434 800-722-8725 Ext: 6 802-362-1516 Ext: 6 Fax: 615-444-4682 E-mail: [email protected]

[email protected] Website: www.nerr.com

Principle Contacts: Jeff Wilson, President Craig Wade, Gen. Manager/ V-P

RAILROAD AUTHORITY: Cheatham County Railroad Authority Cheatham County Courthouse 100 Public Square

Ashland City, TN 37015 Telephone: 615-792-4316 Fax: 615-792-2001 E-mail: [email protected] Principle Contacts: Bill Orange, Chairman

PRINCIPLE CONNECTIONS: CSX Transportation

AREA SERVED: This line runs from Nashville to an industrial park near Ashland City, a total distance of 16.7 miles. This line is located in Davidson and Cheatham Counties of Tennessee.

PRINCIPLE SHIPPERS: Ashland Chemical, Chemrock, Combined Resources, Jefferson Smurfit, U.S. BRK, and U.S. Tobacco

COMMODITIES CARRIED: Paper, building products, plastic pellets, chemicals, and volcanic rock

TOTAL INDUSTRIES SERVED: Seven. TOTAL CARLOADS: 606 per year

EQUIPMENT: Two locomotives, backhoe, air compressor with spike drivers, boat for River Bridge, week spray, three ton pump truck, 20,000 lb. trailer, hyrail truck, rail saw, drill

BRIEF HISTORY: This line was purchased by the Authority in 1986.


National Coal Company

SCOTT

CAMPBELLOneida

ANDERSON

Devonia

NATIONAL COAL COMPANY

LOCAL OFFICE: National Coal Company 8915 George Williams Road Knoxville, TN 38923 Telephone: 865-604-9605

Principle Contact: Charles Kite

RAILROAD AUTHORITY: Northeast Tennessee Railroad Authority 2845 Baker Highway P.O. Box 180 Huntsville, TN 37756 Telephone: 423-663-2000 Fax: 423-663-3803 E-mail: [email protected]

Principle Contact: Dwight Murphy, Chairman


AREA SERVED: This line includes approximately 42 miles of track which runs from Oneida to Devonia and runs through Scott, Campbell and Anderson Counties.

PRINCIPLE SHIPPERS: National Coal Company.

COMMODITIES CARRIED: Coal.

TOTAL INDUSTRIES SERVED: One.

BRIEF HISTORY: Norfolk Southern purchased the line from Oneida to Devonia from the Tennessee Railroad. Coal was shipped from the loading facility at Nick’s Creek to Oneida until 2004. Previous to this time coal was shipped from the Wash Plant to Oneida. Norfolk Southern has abandoned from Oneida to Devonia. National Coal purchased the line in 2005 and with the help of Northeast Tennessee Railroad Authority is set up as a shortline to transport coal from their mines.


Sequatchie Valley Railroad

Bridgeport

MARION

ALABAMA

Kimball

SEQUATCHIE

Sequatchie valley railroad

LOCAL OFFICE: Sequatchie Valley Railroad 109 Second Street South Pittsburg, TN 37382 Telephone: 931-695-5066 Fax: 931-695-5078 E-mail: [email protected] Principle Contacts: Dick Abernathy, President

Byron Clinton, General Manager

Mail Correspondence to: Walking Horse and Eastern Railroad C/O Dick Abernathy, President P.O. Box 1317 Shelbyville, TN 37162

RAILROAD AUTHORITY: Marion County Railroad Authority Marion County Courthouse P.O. Box 789 Jasper, TN 37347 Telephone: 423-942-2552 Fax: 423-942-1327 E-mail: [email protected] Principle Contact: Howell Moss, Chairman

PRINCIPLE CONNECTIONS: CSX Transportation: Bridgeport, AL

AREA SERVED: This line runs from Bridgeport, AL to Kimball, TN, a total distance of 11 miles with approximately 8.6 miles in Marion County of Tennessee.

PRINCIPLE SHIPPERS: Coopers, Polymer, and Variform Industries

COMMODITIES CARRIED: Plastics and lumber

TOTAL INDUSTRIES SERVED: Three



BRIEF HISTORY: This line was purchased from CSX Transportation in 1986.


LEWIS

Colesburg

HICKMAN

DICKSON

Hohenwald

South Central Tennessee Railroad

South central Tennessee railroad company, LLC

LOCAL OFFICE: South Central Tennessee Railroad Company, LLC P.O. Box 259 340 South Central Road Centerville, TN 37033 Telephone: 931-729-4227 Fax: 931-729-9010 E-mail: [email protected] Principle Contacts: Bruce Hohorst, Chairman

Larry Lawhon, General Manager

RAILROAD AUTHORITY: South Central Tennessee Railroad Authority 102 North Court Street Hohenwald, TN 38462 Telephone: 931-796-2264 Fax: 931-796-5961 E-mail: [email protected] Principle Contact: Philip Griner, Chairman

PRINCIPLE CONNECTIONS: CSX Transportation-Colesburg, TN

AREA SERVED: This line runs from Colesburg to Hohenwald, a total distance of 49.9 miles. The line is located in Lewis, Hickman, and Dickson Counties of Tennessee.

PRINCIPLE SHIPPERS: Bordeau Metal, Kopper Industrial, Martin Brower, Sun Chemical, Amerigas, Quebecor, Shiloh, Sumiden Wire, Quercus Forest Products and Wabash Alloys

COMMODITIES CARRIED: L.P. gas, frozen potatoes, steel wire, rosin solution, clay, chlorine, plastic rosin, wood pulp, newsprint, auto parts and cross ties

TOTAL INDUSTRIES SERVED: Ten


EQUIPMENT: Five locomotives, 79 hoppers.

BRIEF HISTORY: Until January 1994, Kyle Railways, Inc. operated this line. South Central Tennessee Rail Authority purchased this line from L&N Railroad in 1978. South Central Rail Management purchased this line in 2001.




Tennessee Southern Railroad

MAURY Columbia

LEWIS

GILES LAWRENCE

Pulaski

ALABAMA To Florence

Tennessee southern railroadLOCAL OFFICE: Tennessee Southern Railroad

P.O. Box 32/100 Railroad Street Mt Pleasant, TN 38474 Telephone: 931-379-5824 Fax: 931-379-5826 Email: [email protected] Principle Contact: Dennis Prince, President

RAILROAD AUTHORITY: Tennessee Southern Railroad Authority Maury County Courthouse Columbia, TN 38401 Telephone: 931-381-3690, ext. 1 Fax: 931-380-2168 Email: [email protected] Principle Contact: Jim Bailey, Chairman

PRINCIPLE CONNECTIONS: AREA SERVED:

CSX Transportation – Natco, TN This line runs from Columbia to Pulaski and from Columbia to Florence, AL, a total distance of 118 miles. Approximately 109.1 miles of this line are located in Lawrence, Giles, Lewis, and Maury Counties of Tennessee and Lauderdale County in Alabama.

PRINCIPLE SHIPPERS: American Magotteaux, Amerigas, Calcium Silicate, Johnson Controls, Murray Ohio Manufacturing, National Floor, Royster Clark, Southwestern Ohio Steel, Union Carbide Corp., Monarch Ceramic Tile and Cytec.

COMMODITIES CARRIED:

TOTAL CARLOADS: EQUIPMENT:

Chemicals, scrap iron, coal, coke, wood pulp, pulp board, sand, steel, aluminum, coiled steel and fertilizer raw materials for the production of fertilizer 5,000 per year Ten locomotives, 15 open top hoppers

BRIEF HISTORY: The Tennessee Southern Railroad Co., Inc. began operation on former Norfolk Southern track in Florence, Alabama in July of 1988. On February 1, 1989, the TSRR commenced operation on the former CSX Transportation track running from just north of Columbia, Tennessee to Pulaski, Tennessee on the old N & D (Nashville & Decatur) Main and from Columbia,, TN to Florence, Alabama on the old NF&S (Nashville, Florence, & Sheffield) Main. The TSRR interchanges rail traffic with CSX Transportation at Natco, TN located just north of Columbia, Tennessee. And we also interchange with all inland barge lines through our Port Facility at Florence, Alabama, where we can transfer freight to or from barges on the Tennessee River.


Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum

HAMILTON

Chattanooga

GEORGIA

Tennessee VALLEY Railroad MUSEUM

LOCAL OFFICE: Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum 4119 Cromwell Road Chattanooga, TN 37421 Telephone: 423-894-8028 Fax: 423-894-8029 Email: [email protected]

Principle Contact: Tim Andrews

RAILROAD AUTHORITY: Hamilton County Railroad Authority 208 Courthouse

Chattanooga, TN 37402 Telephone: 423-209-6100 Fax: 423-209-6101 E-mail: [email protected]

Principle Contact: Claude Ramsey


PRINCIPLE SHIPPERS: Allied Metal.

COMMODITIES CARRIED: Zinc.


EQUIPMENT: Three locomotives.

BRIEF HISTORY: This line is operated primarily as a tourist railroad. A connection was built to the Norfolk Southern to allow direct freight service to this customer. It began service in January 2002.




TennKen Railroad

KENTUCKY Hickman

MISSOURI

LAKE

DYER

Dyersburg

Tennken railroad company

LOCAL OFFICE: TennKen Railroad Company 1200 East Cherry Street

Dyersburg, TN 38024 Telephone: 731-286-2531 Fax: 731-285-9042 Email: [email protected]

Principle Contacts: Bruce Hohorst, Chairman Michael Long, General Manager

RAILROAD AUTHORITY: TennKen Railroad Authority Lake County Courthouse 229 Church Street, Box 1 Tiptonville, TN 38079 Telephone: 731-253-7382 Fax: 731-253-9815 E-mail: [email protected]

Principle Contact: Macie Roberson, Chairman

PRINCIPLE CONNECTIONS: CN-Dyersburg

AREA SERVED: This line runs from Dyersburg, TN to Hickman, KY, a total distance of 51 miles. Approximately 41.9 miles are in Lake and Dyer Counties of Tennessee.

PRINCIPLE SHIPPERS: Poly-One, Dyersburg Elevator, Hickman Pipe & Tube, SGL Carbon and Insteel Wire.

COMMODITIES CARRIED: Coiled steel, steel pipe, petroleum coke, electro binder, plastics, synthetic resin, carbon black, fertilizer, and grain

TOTAL INDUSTRIES SERVED: Seven


EQUIPMENT: Three locomotives, 15 covered hoppers

BRIEF HISTORY: This line was purchased by Hickman River City Development Council from Illinois Central in 1983 and leased to TennKen Railroad.


Walking Horse and EasternRailroad, Inc.

BEDFORD Wartrace

Shelbyville

Walking horse and eastern railroad, inc.

LOCAL OFFICE: Walking Horse and Eastern Railroad Company, Inc. P.O. Box 1317 Shelbyville, TN 37162 Telephone: 931-684-7376 Fax: 931-684-6368 E-mail: [email protected]

Principle Contacts: Richard Abernathy, President Byron Clinton, General Manager

RAILROAD AUTHORITY: Bedford County Railroad Authority C/O L. Wayne Bomar 116 East Side Square PO Box 1247 Shelbyville, TN 37162 Telephone: 931-684-2800 Fax: 931-684-1423 E-mail: [email protected]

Principle Contact: Henry Feldhaus, Chairman

PRINCIPLE CONNECTIONS: CSX Transportation

AREA SERVED: This line runs from Wartrace to Shelbyville, a total distance of 8.8 miles. The line is located in Bedford County of Tennessee.

PRINCIPLE SHIPPERS: Alcan Recycling, American National Can, Amerigas, Empire Berol Co., Empire Gas Co., Quintech Industries, and Shelbyville Recycle Co.

COMMODITIES CARRIED: Plastic resin, recycled aluminum, recycled paper, and LP gas



EQUIPMENT: One locomotive

BRIEF HISTORY: This line was purchased by the Authority from CSX Transportation in 1985.


West Tennessee Railroad

GIBSON

Kenton

Jackson

MADISON CHESTER

MCNAIRY

WEAKLEY

To Fulton, KY

To Courinth, MS

West Tennessee railroad

LOCAL OFFICE: West Tennessee Railroad Company 1061 James Buchanan Drive Jackson, TN 38301 Telephone: 731-423-4304 Fax: 731-422-6497 E-mail: [email protected]

Principle Contacts: Bruce Hohorst, President Barry Crabtree, VP, General Manager

RAILROAD AUTHORITY: Gibson County Rail Authority Gibson County Courthouse Trenton, TN 38382 Telephone: 731-855-7613 Fax: 731-855-7650 E-mail: [email protected] Principle Contact: Ronnie Riley, Chairman

West Tennessee Rail Authority Gibson County Courthouse Trenton, TN 38382 Telephone: 731-855-7613 Fax: 731-855-7650 E-mail: [email protected] Principle Contact: Ronnie Riley, Chairman

PRINCIPLE CONNECTIONS: Norfolk Southern at Corinth, MS; Kansas City Southern at Corinth, MS; CSX Transportation at Humboldt, TN; Canadian National at Fulton, KY

AREA SERVED: This line runs from Kenton, TN to Jackson and from Fulton, KY to Corinth, MS.

PRINCIPLE SHIPPERS: MTD Products, Southern Milling, Robinson & Belew, McGaughey Lumber, Tower Automotive, Maytag, ADM Milling, Basell, International Paper, Packaging Corp of America, Bruce Hardwood, Suburban Propane, Miller Lumber, Tennessee Farmers’ Co-op, Kenton Grain, Plastech, Dyer Grain, Trenton Grain, Jefferson Smurfit, General Shale Brick, Henderson Grain, Westvaco, Spectrum Oil, Southern Metal Recycling

COMMODITIES CARRIED: Scrap metal, finished steel, pulp board, plastic, grain, fertilizer, propane, logs, lube oil, lumber, bricks


WEST TENNESSEE RAILROAD CONTINUED:



EQUIPMENT: Ten locomotives, 360 covered hoppers, 95 steel gondolas

BRIEF HISTORY: The Kenton Branch, from Carroll to Kenton, was purchased from the Illinois Central Railroad in 1984. The Fulton to Corinth mainline was leased from Norfolk Southern in 2001.


SUMMARY OF SHORTLINE RAILROAD BRIDGES AND

LINEAR FEET

SHORT LINE RAILROADS NUMBER OF BRIDGES LINEAR FEET

Nashville & Western Nashville & EasternHiwassee Railroad R.J. Corman Caney Fork & Western Sequatchie Valley South Central Tennessee Heritage Railroad Mississippi-Tennessee Railnet Tennessee Southern Walking Horse & Eastern KWT (Dresden Branch) TennKen Railroad Franklin Limestone West Tennessee Railroad (Poplar Corner Branch) (Kenton Branch) East Tennessee Railway Chattahoochie & Chickamauga Tennessee Valley Railroad Incline Railroad

17 64 39

6 22 3

17 5 3

58 6

18 8

18 12 98 25 47 1 1 4 6

4,735 5,744 4,259 5,062 2,995

394 4,226

733 300

6,387 640

1,416 1,849 2,944 5,280

13,942 2,311 5,385

22 24

685 698

Mata 3 878 Knoxville Holston River Railroad 20 2,100

TOTALS 501 Bridges 73,009 Ft.

Total Miles of Bridges 13.83 Miles

July 2005


CLASS I RAILROADS LOCAL

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway 4280 East Shelby Drive Memphis, TN 38118 Telephone: 901-433-7460 Fax: 901-433-7476 Principle Contact: Scott Jenkins [email protected]

Canadian National/Illinois Central Railroad 2921 Hornlake Road Memphis, TN 38109 Telephone: 901-789-6333 Fax: 901-786-5604 Website: www.cn.ca

CSX Transportation 5200 Maryland Way, Suite 350 Brentwood, TN 37027 Fax: 615-371-6313 Jane R. Covington, Vice President Corp. Communications/Public Affairs. Telephone: 615-371-6300

Jim Cain, Regional Coordinator Public Affairs and Safety Telephone: 615-371-6325 Website: www.csx.com

Kansas City Southern Railway 4601 Blanchard Highway Shreveport, LA 71107 Mark Red, General Manager Telephone: 318-676-6403

Norfolk Southern Corporation PO Box 14820 7208 Old Rutledge Pike Knoxville, TN 37914 Telephone: 865-521-1435 Fax: 865-521-1500

HEADQUARTERS

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway 2650 Lou Menk Drive, Ft Worth, TX 76131 Telephone: 817-352-6050 Fax: 817-352-7925 Principle Contact: Joe Faust [email protected]

Canadian National/Illinois Central Railroad 455 North Cityfront Plaza Drive Chicago, IL 60611-5504 Telephone: 312-755-7500 Fax: 312-755-7839 Website: www.cn.ca

CSX Transportation 500 Water Street Jacksonville, FL 32202 Telephone: 904-359-3100 Fax: 904-359-1900 Website: www.csx.com

Kansas City Southern Railway Co. PO Box 219335427 West 12th Street Kansas City, MO 64121-9335 Telephone: 816-983-1303

Norfolk Southern Corporation Three Commercial Place Norfolk, VA 23510-2191 Telephone: 757-629-2600

W.R. (Bill) Hughes, Manager Norfolk and Southern Corporation Safety-Grade Crossing West 110 Franklin Road Roanoke, VA 24042-0036 Telephone: 540-981-5069 Email: [email protected]



LOCAL CONTINUED

Union Pacific Railroad Company 1021 Melrose Street Memphis, TN 38114 Bobby Brooks: 901-722-4909 Rubin Lopez: 901-722-4924 Eunice Ford: 901-722-4921 Fax: 901-722-4911

HEADQUARTERS CONTINUED

Union Pacific Railroad Company 1416 Dodge Street Omaha, NE 68179 Telephone: 402-271-4945 Fax: 402-341-8072


RAILROAD CONTRACTORS

Fenton Rigging 2150 Langdon Farm Road Cincinnati, OH 45237 Telephone: 513-631-5500 Fax: 513-631-9078

Annex Railroad Builders 2400 North Ritter Avenue Indianapolis, IN 46218 Telephone: 317-547-2806

Atlas Railroad Construction Company RR 519 Eighty Four, PA 15330 Telephone: 724-228-4500

The W.M. Brode Company 100 Elizabeth Street PO Box 299 Newcomerstown, OH 43832 Telephone: 740-498-5121

800-848-9217

Brown Builders, Incorporated PO Box 685/2807 Clinard Drive Springfield, TN 37172 Telephone: 615-384-5654

L.E. Cox Railroad Construction Co. PO Box 451/401 Depot St. McMinnville, TN 37110 Telephone: 615-473-4910

E 80 Plus Constructors, LLC 600 Bassett Street DeForest, WI 53532 Telephone: 608-846-1880 Fax: 608-846-2225

Greene Contractors PO Box 403/110 South Second Street Pulaski, TN 38478 Telephone: 931-424-9307

W.L. Hailey & Company, Incorporated PO Box 40646 2971 Kraft Drive Melrose, TN 37204 Telephone: 615-255-3161, ext. 117 Fax: 615-256-1316

InTerrail Signal 13360 Highway 69 North Cottage Grove, TN 38224 Telephone: 731-782-6180 Fax: 731-782-6167

McHann Railroad Services, Inc. PO Box 159/1192 Askew Ferry Road Edwards, MS 39066 Telephone: 601-852-4501

Memphis Railroad Service 5661 Old US 78 Memphis, TN 38118 Telephone: 901-365-9300

Osmose Railroad Division 4546 Tompkins Drive PO Box 8276 Madison, WI 53708 Telephone: 800-356-5952

Rail Works Track Services PO Box 433 Frankfort, IN 46041-0433 Telephone: 765-659-5102

Railworks Track Services 4301 Bridgeton Industrial Drive Bridgeton, MO 63044 Telephone: 314-291-2233 Fax: 314-291-2266


R & D Railroad Construction 7182 West Highway US 60 Olive Hill, KY 41164 Telephone: 606-475-1866 Fax: 606-475-1917

Richland, LLC 1905 Mines Road Pulaski, TN 38478 Telephone: 931-424-3900

STX Corporation PO Box 2915/111 Petrol Pointe Suite 104 Peachtree City, GA 30269 Telephone: 770-487-6100

Safe Trac, Incorporated Route 2, Box 8 Clinton, KY 42031 Telephone: 800-358-8410

Shelby Railroad Service Incorporated 4892 Stepherson Road Memphis, TN 38118 Telephone: 901-365-1068

Thomson & Thomson, Inc. 1631 Ashport Road # 10037 Jackson, TN 38308-0100 Telephone: 731-668-1950 Fax: 731-668-1361

Trac-Work, Incorporated Memphis, TN 37501 Telephone: 901-942-0212 Fax: 901-774-9904


RAILROAD ASSOCIATIONS

American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) 444 North Capitol Street, NW, Suite 249 Washington, D.C. 20001 Telephone: 202-624-5800 Fax: 202-624-5806

Association of American Railroads (AAR) Mr. Edward R. Hamberger, President 50 F Street NW Washington, D.C. 20001-1564 Telephone: 202-639-2100 Fax: 202-639-2286 Website: www.aar.org

American Shortline and Regional Railroad Association (ASLRA) Mr. Richard F. Timmons, President 50 F Street NW, Suite 7020 Washington, D.C. 20001-1536 Telephone: 202-628-4500 Fax: 202-628-6430 Email: [email protected] Website: www.aslrra.org

National Railroad Construction (NRC) and Maintenance Association, Inc. Mr. Ray Chambers, President Mr. Chuck Baker, VP/Exec Director 122 C Street, NW, Suite 850 Washington, D.C. 20001 Telephone: 202-715-2920 Toll-free 800-883-1557 Fax: 202-318-0867



Tennessee Rail Alliance Mr. Ronnie Riley, Chairman Gibson County Courthouse Trenton, TN 38382 Telephone: 731-855-7613 Fax: 731-855-7650

Center for Transportation Research (CTR) Dr. Steve Richards, Director University of Tennessee 309 Conference Center Building Knoxville, TN 37996-4133 Telephone: 865-974-5255 Fax: 865-974-3889


ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS

Barge, Waggoner, Sumner, and Cannon, Inc. 211 Commerce Street Suite 600 Nashville, TN 37201 Telephone: 615-254-1500 Fax: 615-255-6572

Principle Contact: Tony Manci

Crouch Engineering, P.C. 428 Wilson Pike Circle Brentwood, TN 37027 Mailing address: PO Box 1186 Brentwood, TN 37024-1186 Telephone: 615-791-0630 Fax: 615-791-8451

Principle Contact: Harvey Crouch [email protected] [email protected] http://www.crouchengineering.com

Freeland and Kauffman, Inc. 209 West Stone Avenue Greenville, South Carolina 29609 Telephone: 864-672-3426 Contact: Mr. Todd Simmons, P.E.

Gresham Smith and Partners 1400 Nashville City Center Nashville, TN 37201

511 Union Street Nashville, TN 37219 Telephone: 615-770-8100 Fax: 615-770-8189 Website: http://www.gspnet.com

Kimley-Horn & Associates, Inc. 6000 Poplar Avenue Suite 201 Memphis, TN 38119 Telephone: 901-374-9109 Fax: 901-374-9111

Neel-Schaffer, Inc. 210 25th Avenue North Suite 800 Nashville, TN 37203 Telephone: 615-383-8420 Fax: 615-383-9984

Principle Contact: Richard Riggins

101 North Highland Avenue, Suite D Jackson, TN 38301 Telephone: 731-423-9673 Fax: 731-423-9674




http://www.crouchengineering.com

http://www.gspnet.com

RAIL SAFETY CONSULTANTS

McHann Railroad Services, Inc. M.L. PO Box 229 Edwards, MS 39066 Contact: Brian McHann, President Telephone: 601-852-4501 Fax: 601-852-5505 Home: 601-924-8874 Pager: 1-877-400-6801

RSC 1820 Dorset Drive Roanoke, VA 24018 Contact: Danny A. Gilbert, President Telephone: 540-989-3432 Cell: 540-293-4093 Fax: 540-989-3432 Email: [email protected]

Quixote Transportation Safety 253 E. 31st Street, 1D New York, NY 10016 Contact: Andy Davis Telephone: 212-689-8791 Mobile: 917-075-3431 Fax: 212-779-7439 Email: [email protected]

Interrail Signal Incorporated Cell: 904-608-9383 Fax: 904-268-4922 TN Telephone: 731-782-6180 TN Fax: 731-782-6167 Contact: Mike Hutson, VP OP Email: mikehutson@interrail-

signal.com

Balfour Beatty Rail 4390 Imeson Road Jacksonville, FL 32219-5314 Contact: David P. Gunkle Director of Crossing Improvement

Projects Telephone: 1-888-250-5746 Mobile: 904-237-8133 Telephone: 904-378-7175 Fax: 904-378-7295 [email protected] www.bbri.com

HiRail Corporation Rubber Grade Crossing Surfaces Corporate Office: Contact: Walter Barry, Vice President 100 Kraiburg Boulevard Lisbon, IA 52253 Telephone: 800-274-7245 Fax: 319-455-2914

2539 Woodcliff CT Lisle, IL 60532 Telephone: 630-961-1659 Fax: 630-961-1685 Cell: 630-235—5046 Email: [email protected]





TENNESSEE STATE AGENCIES

Tennessee Department of Transportation – TDOT Suite 700, James K. Polk Building 505 Deaderick Street Nashville, TN 37243-0349 Telephone: 615-741-2848 Fax: 615-741-2508

Gerald F. Nicely, Commissioner Ed Cole, Chief of Environment and Planning Dennis Cook, Assistant Chief of Environment and Planning

Public Transit, Rail & Water Suite 1800, James K. Polk Building 505 Deaderick Street Nashville, TN 37243 Telephone: 615-741-1341 Fax: 615-253-1482 E-mail: [email protected]

Diane Davidson, Director, Public Transit, Rail & Water John Fisher, Transportation Manager II, Rail & Water Robert Pack, Transportation Manager, Rail & Water La Rosa Carrington, Transportation Specialist, Rail & Water George Coleman, Transportation Specialist, Rail & Water Jim Lambert, Transportation Planner, Rail & Water

Bob Verble, Transportation Planner, Rail & Water William Anderson, Rail Crossing Safety Manager II Rick Beals, Rail Safety Program Manager/FRA OP Certified Delbert Aycock, Railroad Safety Track Inspector Matthews Boddie, Railroad Safety Signal Inspector Stephen Burress, Railroad Safety Specialist Paul Davis, Railroad Safety Specialist Phyllis Ezell, Administrative Secretary Tammy Frame, ASA to Diane Davidson Bryson Johnson, Railroad Safety Track Inspector Thomas “Sonny” Rowe Railroad Safety Inspector J.D. Stephens, Railroad Track Inspector Steve Young, Railroad Operating Practice Inspector Laura Vaden, Administrative Secretary Christine Wickhorst, Secretary

TEMA - Tennessee Emergency Management Association Local Telephone: 615-741-0001


FEDERAL AGENCIES

Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) www.fra.dot.gov Atlanta Location:

Atlanta Federal Center 61 Forsyth Street, SW

Suite 16T20 Atlanta, GA 30303-3104 Telephone: 404-561-3800/1-800-724-5993 Fax: 404-562-3830

L. Fred Dennin, II, Regional Director

Ventura Location: 758 Creekmont Court Ventura, California 93003 Telephone: 805-339-0772

Mike Calhoun, Director, FRA State Program (All states)

Washington Location: 1120 Vermont Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20590 Jennifer McFarland, Administrative Assistant to the Administrator [email protected]

Telephone: 202-493-6014 Fax: 202-493-6009 Vicky McCully, Special Assistant to the Administrator [email protected]

Telephone: 202-493-6016 Joseph H. Boardman, Deputy Administrator

Office of Safety, RRS-23 Washington Location:

400 Seventh Street, SW, MS-25 Washington, DC 20590 Thomas P. Woll, Highway-Rail Crossing Safety Engineer Telephone: 202-493-6290 Fax: 202-493-6478 [email protected]

Federal Highway Administration www.fhwa.dot.gov Local: FHA Headquarters: FHA

640 Grassmere Park Rd.,St 112 400 Seventh Street SW Nashville, TN 37211 Washington, DC 20590

Telephone: 615-781-5770 Telephone: 202-366-0660 Fax: 615-781-5773

Bobby Blackmon, Division Administrator


NOTES


Tennessee Department of Transportation. Authorization No. 401432, 514 copies, November 2005. This public document was promulgated at a cost of $4.413 per copy.

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