Corinth and Counce Railroad

Former Class III railroad in the United States

Corinth and Counce Railroad

Former Corinth and Counce box car, on a BNSF freight in Norman, Oklahoma, on March 15, 2018.

Overview
Headquarters| Counce, Tennessee
Reporting mark| CCR
Locale| Mississippi, Tennessee
Dates of operation| 1959-1991
Successor| Kansas City Southern
Technical
Track gauge| 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Length| 16.15 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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* Railways portal

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.

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Railroads of Mississippi

Common carriers|

* Alabama Southern Railroad
* Alabama & Gulf Coast Railway
* Alabama Great Southern Railroad
* BNSF
* Columbus & Greenville Railway
* Canadian National Railway
* Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
* CPKC
* CSX
* Gloster Southern Railroad
* Great River Railroad
* Golden Triangle Railroad
* Grenada Railroad
* Illinois Central Railroad
* Kosciusko & Southwestern Railway
* Luxapalila Valley Railroad
* Mississippi Delta Railroad
* Meridian Southern Railway
* M&B Railroad
* Mississippi Central Railroad
* Mississippi Export Railroad
* Mississippi Southern Railroad
* Mississippian Railway
* Norfolk Southern Railway
* Natchez Railway
* Old Augusta Railroad
* Port Bienville Railroad
* Ripley & New Albany Railroad
* R.J. Corman Railroad/Tennessee Terminal
* Redmont Railway
* Tishomingo Railroad
* Vicksburg Southern Railroad
* West Tennessee Railroad

Passenger carriers|

* Amtrak

* See also: Former carriers in Mississippi
* List of United States railroads by political division

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Railroads of Tennessee

Common carriers|

* Alabama Great Southern Railroad
* BNSF
* Chattooga & Chickamauga Railway
* Caney Fork and Western Railroad
* Central of Georgia Railroad
* Canadian National Railway
* Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railway
* CSX Transportation
* East Chattanooga Belt Railway
* East Tennessee Railway
* Heritage Railroad
* Illinois Central Railroad
* Kansas City Southern Railway
* KWT Railway
* Knoxville and Holston River Railroad
* Mississippi Central Railroad
* Nashville & Eastern Railroad
* Norfolk Southern Railway
* Nashville & Western Railroad
* RJ Corman
* South Central Tennessee Railroad
* Sequatchie Valley Railroad
* Tennessee, Alabama & Georgia Railway
* Tennessee Railroad
* Tennken Railroad
* Tennessee Southern Railroad
* Union Pacific
* Walking Horse and Eastern Railroad
* West Tennessee Railroad

Passenger carriers|

* Amtrak
* WeGo Star

* See also: Former carriers of Tennessee
* List of United States railroads by political division

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