- Connecticut Southern Railroad
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Connecticut Southern Railroad Reporting mark CSO Locale Connecticut, United States Dates of operation 1996–present Track gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) (standard gauge) Length 78 miles (126 km) Headquarters East Hartford, Connecticut The Connecticut Southern Railroad (reporting mark CSO)[1] operates about 78 miles (126 km) of track[2] in Connecticut and Massachusetts. It is a subsidiary of RailAmerica. The line is headquartered in East Hartford, CT and interchanges with CSX at West Springfield, Massachusetts and New Haven, Connecticut.[3]
The railroad began operations in 1996 and was acquired by RailAmerica in 2000.[2]
Traffic comes mainly from construction materials, as well as food products. The CSO hauled around 23,000 carloads in 2008.[2]
References
- ^ Railinc, Search MARKs, accessed September 2009
- ^ a b c "RailAmerica's Empire". Trains Magazine (Kalmbach Publishing). June 2010.
- ^ "RailAmerica-CSO". http://www2.railamerica.com/ShippingServices/RailServices/CSO.aspx. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
External links
- "RailAmerica-CSO". http://www.railamerica.com/RailServices/CSO.aspx. Retrieved 2009-09-04.
Common carrier railroads of Connecticut Current Current Categories:- Connecticut railroads
- Massachusetts railroads
- RailAmerica
- Spin-offs of Conrail
- Companies operating former New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad lines
- United States railway company stubs
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