Pinsly Railroad Company
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Westfield, Massachusetts
Westfield is a city in Hampden County, in the Pioneer Valley of western Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 41,094 at the 2010 census. The ZIP Code is 01085 for homes and businesses, 01086 for Westfield State...
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Holding company
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of these short line railroads:
- Arkansas Midland Railroad
- Florida Central RailroadFlorida Central Railroad (current)The Florida Central Railroad is one of several short line railroads run by the Pinsly Railroad Company. Its only interchange point is with CSX in downtown Orlando, Florida; it has trackage rights from there south to Taft Yard...
- Florida Midland RailroadFlorida Midland Railroad (current)The Florida Midland Railroad is one of several short line railroads run by the Pinsly Railroad Company. It has connections to CSX at Wildwood, Florida, Winter Haven, Florida and West Lake Wales, Florida....
- Florida Northern RailroadFlorida Northern Railroad (current)The Florida Northern Railroad is one of several short line railroads run by the Pinsly Railroad Company. It has connections to CSX at Ocala, Florida, running north to Lowell, Florida and south to Candler, Florida...
- Pioneer Valley RailroadPioneer Valley RailroadPioneer Valley Railroad, a subsidiary of Pinsly Railroad Company was founded in 1982. Based in Westfield, Massachusetts, this short line railroad controls portions of track between Southampton, Westfield and Holyoke. The rail lines were owned by Conrail prior to 1982....