Caney Fork and Western Railroad

Caney Fork and Western Railroad

Overview
Headquarters	McMinnville, Tennessee
Reporting mark	CFWR
Locale	Central Tennessee
Dates of operation	1983–
Predecessor	Seaboard System
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) (standard gauge)
Length	61 miles (98 km)
Route map Caney Fork and Western Railroad v t e Legend Tullahoma, Tennessee Sparta, Tennessee

The Caney Fork and Western Railroad (reporting mark CFWR) is a shortline railroad operating since 1983 from a connection with CSX Transportation at Tullahoma to McMinnville, Tennessee, and ends in Sparta, Tennessee 61 miles (98 km). Currently the railroad is a subsidiary of Ironhorse Resources. The railroad was originally built by the Memphis & Charleston Railroad. Source: Stone plaque inset into the south pier of the Warren truss bridge over the Caney Fork River at Rock Island, Tennessee, USA.

Principal commodities include lumber, steel, fertilizer, grain, propane, carbon black, and tires generating approximately 1,350 annual carloads.^[1]