Chattahoochee Industrial Railroad
Chattahoochee Industrial Railroad is a class III railroad located in southern Georgia.
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Headquarters | Cedar Springs, Georgia |
Reporting mark | CIRR |
Locale | Georgia |
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Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
It connects Cedar Springs, Hilton and Saffold over a 15-mile route, interconnecting with CSX Corporation and Norfolk Southern.
CIRR primarily serves Georgia-Pacific's Cedar Springs mill, a large containerboard facility. In 2002, CIRR hauled 19,561 carloads; most of them were paper pulp, and coal. It was previously a Georgia Pacific subsidiary until 2004, when Georgia Pacific sold it and other railroad properties to Genesee & Wyoming Inc.
References
- Map of Chattahoochee Industrial Railroad - accessed August 22, 2009
- Railroad History - Chattahoochee Industrial Railroad - accessed August 22, 2009
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