Corinth and Counce Railroad
 Former Corinth and Counce box car, on a BNSF freight in Norman, Oklahoma, on March 15, 2018. | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Counce, Tennessee |
| Reporting mark | CCR |
| Locale | Mississippi, Tennessee |
| Dates of operation | 1959–1991 |
| Successor | Kansas City Southern |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Length | 16.15 miles |
The Corinth and Counce Railroad was a Class III railroad operating freight service between Mississippi and Tennessee. The line was built in 1959, expanded in 1974 and sold in 1991 to a new owner who changed the railroad's name. Today, some of the Corinth and Counce's trackage is operated by the Kansas City Southern Railway.
History
[edit]On November 26, 1958, the Corinth and Counce Railroad Company was incorporated to build a new, 16.15-mile (25.99 km) line of railroad between Corinth, Mississippi, where it connected with the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad and the Southern Railway, and Counce, Tennessee.[1]
The Corinth and Counce began operations on September 1, 1959.[1] The company's corporate offices were located in Counce, while there were engine houses in both Counce and Corinth.[2]
The Packaging Corporation of America acquired control of the Corinth and Counce on February 27, 1970.[1]
On August 12, 1974, the Interstate Commerce Commission and the Tennessee Valley Authority authorized the railroad to begin operations over a 10-mile branch line between Sharp, Mississippi and Yellow Creek, Mississippi.[1][3]
By the 1970s, the railroad's traffic included lumber, pulp, paper products, coiled steel and steel pipe.[1]
On December 31, 1991, the Corinth and Counce was sold to the MidSouth Rail Corporation, which changed the railroad's name to Tennrail.[4] On January 1, 1994, Tennrail was merged into the Kansas City Southern Railway.[5]
References
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- ^ a b c d e Lewis, Edward A. (1978). American Short Line Railway Guide. The Baggage Car. p. 100.
- ^ Lewis, Edward A. (1991). American Short Line Railway Guide. Kalmbach Books. p. 72.
- ^ Lewis, Edward A. (1986). American Short Line Railway Guide. Kalmbach Books. p. 64.
- ^ Lewis, Edward A. (1986). American Short Line Railway Guide. Kalmbach Books. p. 356.
- ^ Lewis, Edward A. (1996). American Short Line Railway Guide. Kalmbach Books. p. 361.