Kanawha River Railroad
The Kanawha River Railroad (reporting mark KNWA) is a common-carrier railroad in the United States. A subsidiary of Watco Transportation Services, the company leases 309 miles of track in the US states of Ohio and West Virginia from the Class I Norfolk Southern Railway.[1] The KNWA also operates an additional 6 miles of track on the southern side of the Kanawha River, where the railroad breaks down, loads, and rebuilds coal trains before handing them off to CSX Transportation.
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The railroad uses rebuild SD45s and SD60s for manifest trains, GP39-2s for switching and local duties, and their fleet of SD60s as helper power on coal trains, with leased power from Norfolk Southern leading the coal trains.
The railroads roster includes 3 GP-39-2s, No.s 3901, 3902, and 3921.
3 SD45s, mechanically rebuilt into SD40-2s, No.s 4211, 4213, and 4221.
13 SD60s, No.s 6000-6012
References
- "Kanawha River Railroad to begin operations in Ohio, W. Va". Watco Transportation Services, LLC. May 23, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016.