Caney Fork and Western Railroad

Caney Fork and Western Railroad
Overview
HeadquartersMcMinnville, Tennessee
Reporting markCFWR
LocaleCentral Tennessee
Dates of operation1983–
PredecessorSeaboard System
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) (standard gauge)
Length61 miles (98 km)
Route map
Caney Fork and Western Railroad
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]

  1. ^ "Shortlines Across Tennessee" (PDF). November 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2010.