Carolina Coastal Railway
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Carolina Coastal Railway is a shortline railroad
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CLNA operates 17 miles (27.4 km) of line from Pinetown to Belhaven, North Carolina. CLNA interchanges with Norfolk Southern at Pinetown.
CLNA was created in 1989 as part of the "Thoroughbred Shortline Program" and was a subsidiary of Rail Link, Inc., which became a subsidiary of Genesee and Wyoming in 1995. The line was acquired by Main Line Rail Management, Inc. in 2003.
On March 25, 2007, Carolina Coastal Railway entered into a lease agreement with Norfolk Southern for the Plymouth
-Raleigh
route (part of the original Norfolk Southern
's mainline), 150+ miles long.
Shortline railroad
A shortline railroad is a small or mid-sized railroad company that operates over a relatively short distance relative to larger, national railroad networks. The term is used primarily in the USA and Canada...
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CLNA operates 17 miles (27.4 km) of line from Pinetown to Belhaven, North Carolina. CLNA interchanges with Norfolk Southern at Pinetown.
CLNA was created in 1989 as part of the "Thoroughbred Shortline Program" and was a subsidiary of Rail Link, Inc., which became a subsidiary of Genesee and Wyoming in 1995. The line was acquired by Main Line Rail Management, Inc. in 2003.
On March 25, 2007, Carolina Coastal Railway entered into a lease agreement with Norfolk Southern for the Plymouth
Plymouth, North Carolina
Plymouth is the largest town in Washington County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 4,107 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Washington County...
-Raleigh
Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh...
route (part of the original Norfolk Southern
Norfolk Southern Railway (former)
The Norfolk Southern Railway was the final name of a railroad running from Norfolk, Virginia southwest and west to Charlotte, North Carolina. It was acquired by the Southern Railway in 1974, which was merged with the Norfolk and Western Railway in 1990 to form the current entity of the Norfolk...
's mainline), 150+ miles long.