Columbus and Greenville Railway

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Columbus and Greenville Railway
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Reporting marks CAGY
Locale Mississippi
Dates of operation 1975 – Present
Track gauge ft 8½ in (1435 mm) (standard gauge)
Headquarters Columbus, Mississippi

The Columbus and Greenville Railway (AAR reporting marks CAGY) was founded in 1975 to operate divested Illinois Central trackage across the state of Mississippi. Its terminals, as the name implies, are Columbus, Mississippi and Greenville, Mississippi. The company once specialized in transporting wood and paper products to and from local factories.The company has lately fallen on hard times and rarely makes a run.

The majority owner of the Columbus and Greenville is CAGY Industries, which also owns the Luxapalila Valley Railroad and the Chattooga and Chickamauga Railway.

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