Knoxville Locomotive Works
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The Knoxville Locomotive Works is a subsidiary of Gulf & Ohio Railways
tasked with maintaining the sizable locomotive fleet of its parent company. A second function involves administering equipment leasing operations on behalf of Gulf & Ohio. Locomotive repairs and qualifications are carried out at the shop facilities in downtown Knoxville, Tennessee
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Gulf and Ohio Railways
Gulf & Ohio Railways is a holding company for seven different short-line railroads in the Southern United States, as well as a tourist-oriented passenger train, and locomotive leasing and repair service through Knoxville Locomotive Works...
tasked with maintaining the sizable locomotive fleet of its parent company. A second function involves administering equipment leasing operations on behalf of Gulf & Ohio. Locomotive repairs and qualifications are carried out at the shop facilities in downtown Knoxville, Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee
Founded in 1786, Knoxville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, U.S.A., behind Memphis and Nashville, and is the county seat of Knox County. It is the largest city in East Tennessee, and the second-largest city in the Appalachia region...
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