A Quebec & Gatineau Railway engine from another Genessee & Wyoming operation switches the Omni scrapyard in Johnson CityThe conductor is flagging Alabama Street as the crew shoves back to the yard with loads from the Omni scrapyard in Johnson City, TN.
The current standard gauge railroad is a remnant of a larger, narrow gauge railroad, the East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad, chartered in 1866 to haul iron ore from Cranberry, North Carolina to Johnson City across the Appalachian Mountains. Through an acquisition and track extensions, the railroad grew to serve Boone, North Carolina and Saginaw, North Carolina. ET&WNC used dual gauge tracks between Johnson City and Elizabethton; eventually the railroad ceased all narrow gauge operations and only operated standard gauge service on this one section. Later, with a change in ownership this limited line was reorganized as the East Tennessee Railway.
In 2003, the last train left Elizabethton, TN and in 2009 the line was formally abandoned and railbanked.[1] The rails and ties were removed in 2012 to make way for a rail-trail.[2] The East Tennessee Railway still services customers around the yard in Johnson City and still makes deliveries to the CSXT and NS. ETRY started out with a two-man crew for many years, and have just now upped to a three-man crew. Operations are Monday through Friday. It can hold up to 286,000 pounds of supplies. [3]
east, tennessee, railway, reporting, mark, etry, short, line, railroad, connecting, transportation, norfolk, southern, railway, johnson, city, tennessee, since, 2005, railroad, been, owned, genesee, wyoming, international, operator, short, line, railroads, par. The East Tennessee Railway L P reporting mark ETRY is a short line railroad connecting CSX Transportation and the Norfolk Southern Railway in Johnson City Tennessee Since 2005 the railroad has been owned by Genesee and Wyoming an international operator of short line railroads as part of its Rail Link group The railroad uses a single diesel locomotive SW1200 214 to serve a small number of industries and a transloading facility as well as to provide interchange services between NS and CSX East Tennessee Railway L P OverviewHeadquartersJohnson City TennesseeReporting markETRYLocaleJohnson City TennesseeDates of operation1983 TechnicalTrack gauge4 ft 8 1 2 in 1 435 mm standard gaugePrevious gauge3 ft 914 mm A Quebec amp Gatineau Railway engine from another Genessee amp Wyoming operation switches the Omni scrapyard in Johnson CityThe conductor is flagging Alabama Street as the crew shoves back to the yard with loads from the Omni scrapyard in Johnson City TN The current standard gauge railroad is a remnant of a larger narrow gauge railroad the East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad chartered in 1866 to haul iron ore from Cranberry North Carolina to Johnson City across the Appalachian Mountains Through an acquisition and track extensions the railroad grew to serve Boone North Carolina and Saginaw North Carolina ET amp WNC used dual gauge tracks between Johnson City and Elizabethton eventually the railroad ceased all narrow gauge operations and only operated standard gauge service on this one section Later with a change in ownership this limited line was reorganized as the East Tennessee Railway In 2003 the last train left Elizabethton TN and in 2009 the line was formally abandoned and railbanked 1 The rails and ties were removed in 2012 to make way for a rail trail 2 The East Tennessee Railway still services customers around the yard in Johnson City and still makes deliveries to the CSXT and NS ETRY started out with a two man crew for many years and have just now upped to a three man crew Operations are Monday through Friday It can hold up to 286 000 pounds of supplies 3 See also edit nbsp Trains portal nbsp Railways portalTweetsie Railroad East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad Genesee amp Wyoming Inc References edit East Tennessee Railway L P Abandonment Exemption in Washington and Carter Counties TN 1 Railroad line removal work to begin Johnson City Press http www johnsoncitypress com News article php id 97309 Archived 2012 04 15 at the Wayback Machine East Tennessee Railway A Genesee amp Wyoming Company External links editEast Tennessee Railway official webpage Genesee and Wyoming website Tennessee Shortline Railroad Directory Archived 2006 09 08 at the Wayback Machine HawkinsRails net East Tennessee Rwy page nbsp This United States railway company related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about transportation in Tennessee is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title East Tennessee Railway amp oldid 1209358210, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
