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The main industry on the line is the [[BASF]] Chemical plant in the West Norfolk area of Portsmouth. The plant is usually switched by locomotive #444, a [[GP16]] class locomotive rebuilt by [[Seaboard Coast Line Railroad]] in the early 1980s. The main locomotive is #517, a [[CF7]] rebuild of an [[EMD F7]] performed by the [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway]] in the 1970s. |
The main industry on the line is the [[BASF]] Chemical plant in the West Norfolk area of Portsmouth. The plant is usually switched by locomotive #444, a [[GP16]] class locomotive rebuilt by [[Seaboard Coast Line Railroad]] in the early 1980s. The main locomotive is #517, a [[CF7]] rebuild of an [[EMD F7]] performed by the [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway]] in the 1970s. |
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Commonwealth Railway is owned by [[Genesee & Wyoming Inc.]] and is a part of Norfolk Southern's "Thoroughbred Shortline Program". They interchange with Norfolk Southern in Suffolk. [[Maersk]]'s APM Terminals opened in 2007, making the Commonwealth Railway the only rail line to access the port. They are also in the process of building another port on [[Craney Island]]. With the opening of the port two [[EMD SW1500]] type switch engines were added to the roster. To handle the rail traffic the Commonwealth Railway line through the city of Portsmouth |
Commonwealth Railway is owned by [[Genesee & Wyoming Inc.]] and is a part of Norfolk Southern's "Thoroughbred Shortline Program". They interchange with Norfolk Southern in Suffolk. [[Maersk]]'s APM Terminals opened in 2007, making the Commonwealth Railway the only rail line to access the port. They are also in the process of building another port on [[Craney Island]]. With the opening of the port two [[EMD SW1500]] type switch engines were added to the roster. To handle the rail traffic the Commonwealth Railway line through the city of Portsmouth has been realigned down the [[median (road)|median]]s of [[I-664]] and [[SR 164 (VA)|SR 164]], at a cost of $60 million. A small marshalling yard has been built in the Baileytown area of Suffolk. [[Double-stack rail transport|Double-stack container service]] is set to start on the new line on December 20, 2010. A second phase, paid for by $9 million in federal stimulus funding, will further improve port access and is expected to be completed in September 2011. <ref>http://trn.trains.com/en/Railroad%20News/News%20Wire/2010/12/New%20Commonwealth%20Railway%20line%20set%20to%20open.aspx</ref> |
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Not to be confused with the [[Commonwealth Railways]] of Australia. |
Not to be confused with the [[Commonwealth Railways]] of Australia. |
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Revision as of 01:05, 20 December 2010
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| Headquarters | Wilroy, Suffolk, VA |
| Reporting mark | CWRY |
| Locale | Suffolk, VA to Portsmouth, VA |
| Dates of operation | August 1989–present |
The Commonwealth Railway, Inc. (reporting mark CWRY) is a Class III short-line railroad operating 16.5 miles (26.6 km) of track of a former Norfolk, Franklin and Danville Railway line from Suffolk, Virginia, to Portsmouth, Virginia. The main office is in the Wilroy area of Suffolk.
The main industry on the line is the BASF Chemical plant in the West Norfolk area of Portsmouth. The plant is usually switched by locomotive #444, a GP16 class locomotive rebuilt by Seaboard Coast Line Railroad in the early 1980s. The main locomotive is #517, a CF7 rebuild of an EMD F7 performed by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway in the 1970s.
Commonwealth Railway is owned by Genesee & Wyoming Inc. and is a part of Norfolk Southern's "Thoroughbred Shortline Program". They interchange with Norfolk Southern in Suffolk. Maersk's APM Terminals opened in 2007, making the Commonwealth Railway the only rail line to access the port. They are also in the process of building another port on Craney Island. With the opening of the port two EMD SW1500 type switch engines were added to the roster. To handle the rail traffic the Commonwealth Railway line through the city of Portsmouth has been realigned down the medians of I-664 and SR 164, at a cost of $60 million. A small marshalling yard has been built in the Baileytown area of Suffolk. Double-stack container service is set to start on the new line on December 20, 2010. A second phase, paid for by $9 million in federal stimulus funding, will further improve port access and is expected to be completed in September 2011. [1]
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Rail Link Inc. #444, a GP16 rebuild, is used for switching along the Commonwealth Railway in Suffolk, Virginia. -
Locomotive #517 runs past the site of the new yard at Suffolk, Virginia after switching the BASF plant -
Commonwealth Railway #1552 an SW1500 parked at Wilroy in Suffolk, Virginia. -
Maersk's APM Terminals in Portsmouth, Virginia, at night.
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Not to be confused with the Commonwealth Railways of Australia.