Columbia Terminal Railroad

Columbia Terminal Railroad
Overview
Reporting markCT
LocaleColumbia, Boone County, Missouri, United States
Dates of operation1987 (1987)

The Columbia Terminal Railroad (reporting mark CT)[1] is a local, short-line, freight railroad in Boone County, Missouri, owned by and serving the city of Columbia, Missouri. The railroad runs from Columbia to the Norfolk Southern Railway mainline in Centralia, using the former Columbia Branch of the Wabash Railroad.

Formerly, the line carried passengers to the Wabash Railroad Station and Freight House in Downtown Columbia, Missouri. The line was created by the Boone County and Jefferson City Railroad Company, incorporated 1857. Construction began after the American Civil War and was completed in 1867.[2]

  1. ^ "AAR Railroad Reporting Marks (2023)". www.railserve.com. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  2. ^ http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/20171022/rich-track-record-150-year-old-railroad-played-big-part-in-growth-of-columbia-university-of-missouri A rich track record