Kinston_and_Snow_Hill_Railroad

Kinston and Snow Hill Railroad

Kinston and Snow Hill Railroad

Short-line railroad in Kinston, North Carolina

The Kinston and Snow Hill Railroad is a short-line railroad in Kinston, North Carolina. The railroad operates a 5.7-mile (9.2 km) industrial spur from a junction with the Norfolk Southern Railway to the Global TransPark. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Gulf and Ohio Railways.[1] It is named for a railroad of the same name which operated the same route from 1903 to 1913. The railroad owns a single EMD SW900 locomotive, former Lancaster and Chester #90.[2]

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In August 2022, Gulf & Ohio chose not to renew the lease to operate this railroad and Jaguar Transport Holdings acquired leasehold rights to the track owned by the N.C. Department of Transportation (NCDOT). The railroad's new name is simply Kinston Railroad.[3] The SW900 remains on property.

References

  1. [1]
    "The Kinston & Snow Hill Railroad". Gulf & Ohio Railways. August 31, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  2. [2]
    "New short line railroad begins operations in North Carolina". Trains News Wire. September 2, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2016. (subscription required)
  3. [3]
    "Kinston Railroad Commences Rail Operations".


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