Appanoose County Community Railroad
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Headquarters | Centerville, Iowa |
Reporting mark | APNC |
Locale | Iowa |
Dates of operation | 1983–2016 |
Successor | Iowa Southern Railway |
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Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
The Appanoose County Community Railroad (reporting mark APNC) was based out of Centerville, Iowa. It was a shortline running to the community of Albia, Iowa, where it distributed cars from Centerville to be put on the BNSF Railway's trains.
The railroad was hit hard when the local Rubbermaid plant in Centerville (APNC's premier customer) closed its doors on September 15, 2006. At least 75% of the cargo hauled by the shortline was from Rubbermaid[citation needed]. The railroad was partly operated by the county. In 2016, a new railroad, the Iowa Southern Railway (ISRY), took over operations on the line. It is one of the short-line railroads operated by Progressive Rail Incorporated.[1]
Excursion trains[]
Every July, the APNC Railroad offered train rides from Moravia, Iowa. The train traveled from Moravia to Albia. Several different trains were operated each day, and one of the two GP7s pulled them.
The APNC railroad, now Iowa Southern, passes through four Iowa towns: Centerville, Udell, Moravia and Albia.
References[]
- ^ United States Surface Transportation Board (July 29, 2016). "Iowa Southern Railway Company-Lease and Operation Exemption-Appanoose County Community Railroad, Inc". Federal Register.
- Transportation in Appanoose County, Iowa
- Iowa railroads
- Switching and terminal railroads
- Spin-offs of the Burlington Northern Railroad
- Companies operating former Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad lines
- Companies operating former Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad lines
- Companies operating former Wabash Railroad lines
- Centerville, Iowa
- 1983 establishments in Iowa
- 2016 disestablishments in Iowa
- Railway companies established in 1983
- Railway companies disestablished in 2016
- United States railway company stubs