Columbus and Greenville Railway
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| Reporting marks | CAGY |
| Locale | Mississippi |
| Dates of operation | 1975–Present |
| Track gauge | 4 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's traffic base has expanded to include bricks, plastic products, feed grains for catfish and swine, finished and raw steel, and biodiesel as well as cotton and rice products. The company runs six trains a day, two between Greenwood and Greenville, two out of Columbus and two at the Severcorr steel mill between Columbus and Artesia.
The majority owner of the Columbus and Greenville is CAGY Industries, which also owns the Luxapalila Valley Railroad and the Chattooga and Chickamauga Railway.
[edit] References
- CAGY Industries Information. Retrieved on 2005-12-15.
- Columbus and Greenville Railway Information. Retrieved on 2005-12-15.
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