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Rockdale, Sandow and Southern Railroad

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Reporting mark
  
RSS

Dates of operation
  
1923–present

Parent organization
  
Genesee & Wyoming

Locale
  
Length
  
5 miles (8.0 km)

Rockdale, Sandow and Southern Railroad httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediaen550Roc

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

The Rockdale, Sandow and Southern Railroad (reporting mark RSS) is a Class III railroad operating in the United States state of Texas. It consists of 5 miles (8.0 km) of track between Rockdale and Marjorie, Texas.

In 2005, the holding company RailAmerica purchased the railroad.

The railroad's traffic comes mainly from aluminum products, as well as other metals. RSS hauled around 6,100 carloads in 2008.

References

Rockdale, Sandow and Southern Railroad Wikipedia


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