Central Railroad of Indianapolis is a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming. G&W had purchased the RailAmerica empire in 2012. RailAmerica had itself bought CERA and then parent Railtex in 2000.[1] CERA was formed in 1989 when Norfolk Southern leased several lines, including the now mostly-abandoned Tipton-Peru line and the Marion to Frankfort former "Cloverleaf" line to the then-new company through NS's "Thoroughbred Shortline program.[3] For a time, Norfolk Southern interchanged with CERA via its Frankfort to Kokomo line. The latter route was embargoed after the Norfolk Southern Conrail merger allowed Norfolk Southern to move CERA interchange to Marion.
The railroad's main traffic comes from grain and metal products. The CERA hauled around 8,000 carloads in 2008.[1]
References
^ abcd"RailAmerica's Empire". Trains Magazine. Kalmbach Publishing. June 2010.
^. U.S. Rail Corp. Archived from the original on 20 August 2017. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
^Edward A. Lewis (1996). American Shortline Railway Guide. Kalmbach Publishing, Co. p. 72. ISBN978-0-89024-290-2.
central, railroad, indianapolis, confused, with, central, railroad, indiana, reporting, mark, cera, class, short, line, railroad, that, operates, approximately, miles, miles, rail, line, north, central, indiana, overviewparent, companygenesee, wyomingheadquart. Not to be confused with Central Railroad of Indiana Central Railroad of Indianapolis reporting mark CERA is a Class III short line railroad that operates approximately 39 miles 63 km 1 miles of rail line in north central Indiana Central Railroad of IndianapolisOverviewParent companyGenesee amp WyomingHeadquartersIndianapolis IndianaReporting markCERALocaleIndianaDates of operation1989 1 presentTechnicalTrack gauge4 ft 8 1 2 in 1 435 mm standard gaugeLength39 miles 63 km Central Railroad of IndianapolisvteLegendTPWKokomo IndianaVermont IndianaGreentown IndianaSims IndianaHerbst IndianaAmboy to Hartford CityMarion IndianaNorfolk Southern RailwayGas City IndianaHartford City IndianaAmboy to Hartford CityAmboy IndianaHartford City to KokomoMarion IndianaNorfolk Southern RailwayGas City IndianaHartford City IndianaOne leg of the railroad begins near Marion at the unincorporated town of Michaelsville passes west southwest through Herbst Swayzee and Sims then through the Howard County communities of Sycamore Greentown and finally Kokomo where it interchanges with U S Rail Corporation s Winamac Southern Rail System 2 Central Railroad of Indianapolis is a subsidiary of Genesee amp Wyoming G amp W had purchased the RailAmerica empire in 2012 RailAmerica had itself bought CERA and then parent Railtex in 2000 1 CERA was formed in 1989 when Norfolk Southern leased several lines including the now mostly abandoned Tipton Peru line and the Marion to Frankfort former Cloverleaf line to the then new company through NS s Thoroughbred Shortline program 3 For a time Norfolk Southern interchanged with CERA via its Frankfort to Kokomo line The latter route was embargoed after the Norfolk Southern Conrail merger allowed Norfolk Southern to move CERA interchange to Marion The railroad s main traffic comes from grain and metal products The CERA hauled around 8 000 carloads in 2008 1 References Edit a b c d RailAmerica s Empire Trains Magazine Kalmbach Publishing June 2010 KOKOMO Division U S Rail Corp Archived from the original on 20 August 2017 Retrieved 12 November 2022 Edward A Lewis 1996 American Shortline Railway Guide Kalmbach Publishing Co p 72 ISBN 978 0 89024 290 2 External links Edit Railways portal2021 Indiana Rail System Map Central Railroad of Indianapolis CERA Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Central Railroad of Indianapolis amp oldid 1140673862, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
