Appanoose County Community Railroad
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 ran its first train on December 18, 1984. The railroad was created via a grassroots effort by local residents and civic leaders of Centerville, eventually receiving federal and state funding. Tracks and diesel locomotives were purchased from the Burlington Northern Railroad and the bankrupt Rock Island Line.[1]
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.[2]
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
- ^ Bob Wiedrich (October 9, 1985). "Small Town Finds the Only Way to Run a Railroad". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ^ United States Surface Transportation Board (July 29, 2016). "Iowa Southern Railway Company-Lease and Operation Exemption-Appanoose County Community Railroad, Inc". Federal Register.
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- Appanoose County Community Railroad
- Burlington Junction Railway
- BNSF Railway
- Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad
- Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway
- Cedar River Railroad
- Chicago Central and Pacific Railroad
- D&I Railroad
- Dakota, Minnesota and Eastern Railroad
- Iowa Interstate Railroad
- Iowa Northern Railway
- Iowa Northwestern Railroad
- Iowa River Railroad
- Iowa Traction Railway
- Keokuk Junction Railway
- Norfolk Southern Railway
- Union Pacific Railroad
- CBEC Railway
- East Camden and Highland Railroad
- Greater Davenport Redevelopment Corporation
- See also: Former carriers in Iowa
- List of United States railroads by political division
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