Kanawha River Railroad
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The Kanawha River Railroad (reporting mark KNWA) is a common-carrier railroad in the United States. A subsidiary of Watco Transportation Services, the company leases 309 miles of track in the US states of Ohio and West Virginia from the Class I Norfolk Southern Railway.[1] The KNWA also operates an additional 6 miles of track on the southern side of the Kanawha River, where the railroad breaks down, loads, and rebuilds coal trains before handing them off to CSX Transportation.
The railroad uses rebuild SD45s and SD60s for manifest trains, GP39-2s for switching and local duties, and their fleet of SD60s as helper power on coal trains, with leased power from Norfolk Southern leading the coal trains.
The railroads roster includes 3 GP-39-2s, No.s 3901, 3902, and 3921.
3 SD45s, mechanically rebuilt into SD40-2s, No.s 4211, 4213, and 4221.
13 SD60s, No.s 6000-6012
References
- ^ "Kanawha River Railroad to begin operations in Ohio, W. Va". Watco Transportation Services, LLC. May 23, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016.