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Corinth and Counce Railroad

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Corinth and Counce Railroad
Former Corinth and Counce box car, on a BNSF freight in Norman, Oklahoma, on March 15, 2018.
Overview
HeadquartersCounce, Tennessee
Reporting markCCR
LocaleMississippi, Tennessee
Dates of operation1959–1991
SuccessorKansas City Southern
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Length16.15 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

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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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  1. ^ a b c d e Lewis, Edward A. (1978). American Short Line Railway Guide. The Baggage Car. p. 100.
  2. ^ Lewis, Edward A. (1991). American Short Line Railway Guide. Kalmbach Books. p. 72.
  3. ^ Lewis, Edward A. (1986). American Short Line Railway Guide. Kalmbach Books. p. 64.
  4. ^ Lewis, Edward A. (1986). American Short Line Railway Guide. Kalmbach Books. p. 356.
  5. ^ Lewis, Edward A. (1996). American Short Line Railway Guide. Kalmbach Books. p. 361.