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Laurinburg & Southern

Transportation Company - Laurinburg & Southern - Railroad
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Company NameLaurinburg & Southern
CategoryRailroad
Year Founded1909
Final Year of Operation1994
TerminationAcquired
Successor/ParentGulf & Ohio (Details)
CountryUnited States (Details)
Source of TextBluford Shops
Text Credit URLLink
Transportation Company - Laurinburg & Southern - Railroad



Company History: The LRS opened in 1909 with a line from Laurinburg to a connection with the Aberdeen & Rockfish in Wagram, North Carolina. In 1921, they bought the Aberdeen & Rockfish branch from Wagram to Raeford, resulting in the 28 mile line that they operate today. In 1982, LRS launched their own shortline group, taking over operation of some local routes no longer wanted by the owning Class One line. The Saltville Railroad was the first to appear followed by Fairmont & Western, Red Springs & Northern, Franklin County Railroad, Nash County Railroad and finally the Yadkin Valley. These lines shared LRS’s red and white paint scheme but used their own names on the locomotive flanks. The Laurinburg & Southern and their remaining subsidiary lines were sold to the Gulf & Ohio Railways shortline group in 1994. LRS continues to operate today as part of the G&O family. Traffic, which includes chemicals, feed, fertilizer, glass, lime and soda ash, averages about 112 cars per week.
Successor/Parent History:
Gulf & Ohio Railways is a holding company for four different short-line railroads in the Southern United States, as well as a tourist-oriented passenger train, and locomotive leasing and repair service through Knoxville Locomotive Works. Gulf & Ohio maintains its corporate headquarters in Knoxville, Tennessee. The company owns railroads carrying a wide variety of commodities, generating around 40,000 annual carloads over approximately 225 miles of track. Gulf & Ohio Railways was founded by Pete Claussen concurrent with the start up of the first G&O shortline, the Mississippi Delta Railroad in 1985. The Alabama & Florida and Wiregrass Central soon followed as the next additions to the Gulf & Ohio network, beginning operations in 1986 and 1987 respectively.
Brief History:
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Item created by: gdm on 2017-10-12 16:26:47. Last edited by gdm on 2020-08-03 08:34:14

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