Transkentucky Transportation Railroad

Transkentucky Transportation Railroad
Reporting mark TTIS
Locale Paris, Kentucky
Dates of operation 1979–present
Predecessor Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Track gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Length 50 miles[1]
Headquarters Paris, Kentucky
Website ttirailroad.com

The Transkentucky Transportation Railroad, Inc. (reporting mark TTIS)[2] is a 50-mile rail transport line purchased from Louisville and Nashville Railroad in 1979 with the goal of transporting coal produced in Eastern Kentucky to the Ohio River. It is a Class III railroad[3] that operates freight service between Paris and Maysville.[4]

In 1991 CSX Transportation acquired Transkentucky Railroad Transportation, Inc. and Transcontinental Terminals, Inc.

Closure

The September 2017 issue of Railfan & Railroad carried this news item on page 14:

TTI Shuts Down?

As this issue went to press, reports indicated Transkentucky Transportation, famous for its fleet of older GE power, was calling it quits. Operating out of Paris, Ky., the railroad was historically a coal-hauler, shipping from the mine to a transloading facility on the Ohio River at Maysville. After its coal contract expired, the line saw little traffic. Heavy rains in late July reportedly washed out the railroad near Maysville; with traffic almost non-existent, it was decided to close the line and put the GE power up for sale. CSX has owned TTI, and its subsidiary Transcontinental Terminals, since 1981.

Current and former equipment

The historical list of TTIS locomotives is presented below.[5][6]

Current locomotive roster
Road NumberMakeModelBuilt
TTI 9BaldwinVO-10009/1945 Scrapped 2010
TTI 3086 & 9086AlcoS4
TTI 242 - 261GEU28B1966
TTI 1072, 75 & 76Alco/EMDGP12 (ex-RS3)1-2/55
TTI 2075-2077RSCISlug1973
TTI 5727, 5729, 5735, 5758, 5763, 5788, 5791, 5793 and 5797GEU36B8/1970 - 2/1972
TTI 5807, 5815, 5819, 5827, 5857, 5888, 5895, 5902, 5908, 5911 and 5922GEB36-7-

References

  1. ↑ "Short Line Directory - Profile TTIS". 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "The TTI History". 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "Active Railroads in Kentucky". 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "Kentucky Short Line Railroad Guia". 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "Transkentucky Transportation Inc. All-Time Roster". 11 April 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
  6. ↑ "Transkentucky Transportation Photographic Roster". 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
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