Chicago, Fort Wayne and Eastern Railroad

Chicago, Fort Wayne and Eastern Railroad
Reporting mark CFE
Locale Indiana, Ohio
Dates of operation 2004–
Track gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) (standard gauge)
Length 273 miles (439 km)
Headquarters Fort Wayne, Indiana

The Chicago, Fort Wayne and Eastern Railroad (reporting mark CFE) is a short line railroad offering service from Tolleston, Indiana to Crestline, Ohio, United States over the former Fort Wayne Line of the Pennsylvania Railroad. It began operations in 2004 as a division of the Central Railroad of Indianapolis (CERA), under the overall corporate ownership of RailAmerica. CFE operates 273 miles (439 km) of rail leased from CSX.[1]

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History

Conrail acquired the line in 1976, and later sold some of it to the Norfolk Southern Railway to relieve that company's ex-Nickel Plate Road main line. CSX Transportation acquired the entire line in the 1999 breakup of Conrail, and began to make improvements, including new crossing signals, paving crossings, and weeding the railroad. After this was complete, signs were posted at each crossing notifying motorists of an increase in train traffic.

In 2004, operations under the Chicago, Fort Wayne and Eastern Railroad name began; from the beginning of operations, the railroad has been owned by RailAmerica.[2]

Traffic

Traffic on the line includes grain, lumber products, chemicals, and steel. The CFE transported around 39,000 carloads in 2008.[2]

References

  1. ^ SCHS - Chicago Fort Wayne and Eastern
  2. ^ a b "RailAmerica's Empire". Trains Magazine (Kalmbach Publishing). June 2010. 

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Common carriers

ALS • BJRY • BLOL • BNSF • BOCT • BRC • CAEG • CC • CCUO • CFE • CIR • CIRY • CN • COER • CP • CPC • CRL • CSS • CSXT • CTM • DME • DT • EFRR • EIRC • EJE • EVWR • GTW • GWWE • IAIS • IC • IHB • ILW • IMRR • INRD • IR • JE • KBSR • KCS • KJRY • LSLS • MJ • MRS • NS • PPU • PRY • RVPR • SCIH • SIM • SOO • STR • TPW • TRRA • TZPR • UP • VRRC • VVRR • WC • WSOR
Passenger carriers

AMTK • BST • CTA • FRTX • IRYM • METX • MRMZ • NICD • SCSX
Private carriers

BTCZ • CCFF • CHTT • CMAZ • CRC • CWI • DOTX • FNG • JJRX • KKRX • NAIR • MIRR • PCCX • PPHW • RRC
Former carriers

A • ATSF • BN • BO • C&A • CBQ • CEI • CGW • CIW • CMNW • CNW • CO • CR • CRI • CTML • ERIE • EL • GMO • GWWR • ICE • ICG • IHRC • LM • LSBC • IMRL • IN • ITC • LN • MC • MI • MILW • MON • MP • MSTL • NKP • NP • NW • NYC • PACY • PAE • PARY • PC • PI • PLM • PM • PRR • PTC • RI • SBD • SOU • SP • SSW • WAB • WICT • WVRC • ZCCX
See also: List of United States railroads by political division
Common carriers

BFRR • BOCT • CEIW • CERA • CFE • CIND • CKIN • CMPA • CNUR • CSS • CSXT • DCRR • EJE • EVWR • EWR • FC • GRW • GTW • HCRR • HOS • ICRK • IERR • IHB • IN • INRD • IORY • ISRR • ISW • IU • KBSR • KTR • LER • LIRC • LMIC • LORL • MAW • MGRI • NS • OVR • RJCW • SCIH • SCS • SIND • SOO • TPW • USRP • VVRR • WBCR
Miscellaneous

AMTK • CKSI • FNG • IRM • ITMZ • NICD • OTCO • RRC • SWRX • WCRR
Former

AWW • BO • CEI • CIL • CO • CR • EL • IC • LN • LNAL • MILW • MON • NKP • NYC • PC • PM • PRR • SOU • WAB • WSRY
See also: List of United States railroads by political division
Current

AA • AB • ACJR • ASRY • BLE • CCRA • CCRL • CFE • CIND • CN • CSXT • CUOH • CWRO • FIR • IERR • IN • IORY • LT • MAW • MVRY • NOW • NS • NSR • NTRY • OHCR • OHIC • OSRR • RJCL • RJCW • USRP • WE • WTRM • YARR • YB • YSRR