Golden Triangle Railroad

Golden Triangle Railroad
Reporting mark GTRA
Track gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Length 10 miles (16 km)
Headquarters Columbus, Mississippi

The Golden Triangle Railroad (reporting mark GTRA) is a railway in central Mississippi, totalling 10 miles (16 km) length. It is owned by the Patriot Rail Corporation. The GTRA interchanges with the Kansas City Southern Railway (KCS) at Columbus, Mississippi, and with Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Columbus & Greenville, Luxapalila Valley and Norfolk Southern via trackage rights over the KCS.

The GTRA serves an International Paper fiber mill in Trinity. It primarily hauls woodpulp, corn starch and chemicals, and utilises three locomotives. As of 2011, the GTRA employs nine workers.

References

  • GTRA on PatriotRail.com. Retrieved 1 December 2011.


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