South Central Tennessee Railroad

South Central Tennessee Railroad
Overview
HeadquartersCenterville, Tennessee
Reporting markSCTR
LocaleMiddle Tennessee
Dates of operation1978–present
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Length50 miles (80 km)
Other
WebsiteOfficial website
Route map

CSX Railroad
Colesburg
Pomona
Interstate 40
Tidwell
Iron Hill
Abiff
Bon Aqua
Lyle
Bates
Brown
Graham
Nunnelly
Elkins
Grinders Switch
Duck River
Deans
Watson
Aetna
Kimmins
Blondy
Hohenwald

The South Central Tennessee Railroad (reporting mark SCTR) is a shortline railroad in Tennessee founded in 1978. It operates on a single line between the community of Colesburg near Dickson, Tennessee and Hohenwald. The railroad operates entirely on trackage owned by the publicly-owned South Central Tennessee Railroad Authority and is a division of the West Tennessee Railroad.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Sunset Public Hearing Questions for Rail Service Authorities (PDF). State of Tennessee. 2019.
  2. ^ "South Central Tennessee Railroad". West Tennessee Railroad. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  3. ^ Kollar, Robert. "New Life for An Old Railroad". Tennessee Valley Perspective (Fall 1978).