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Caney Fork and Western Railroad

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Reporting mark
  
CFWR

Dates of operation
  
1983–

Headquarters
  
McMinnville

Date of operation
  
1983

Parent organization
  
Ironhorse Resources, Inc.

Locale
  
Central Tennessee

Length
  
61 miles (98 km)

Founded
  
1983

Predecessor
  
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Track gauge
  
4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) (standard gauge)

The Caney Fork and Western Railroad (reporting mark CFWR) is a shortline railroad operating since 1983 from a connection with CSX Transportation at Tullahoma to McMinnville, Tennessee, 61 miles (98 km). Currently the railroad is a subsidiary of Ironhorse Resources.

Principal commodities include lumber, steel, fertilizer, grain, propane, and carbon black, generating approximately 1,350 annual carloads.

References

Caney Fork and Western Railroad Wikipedia


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