Ithaca Central Railroad
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| Headquarters | Ithaca, New York | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Locale | New York and Pennsylvania, USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dates of operation | December 8, 2018– | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 48.8 track miles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Website | www.watco.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Ithaca Central Railroad (reporting mark ITHR) is a 48.8-mile long (78.5 km) shortline railroad operating in New York and Pennsylvania, owned by Watco. The ITHR leases and operates the Norfolk Southern-owned Ithaca Secondary from Sayre, Pennsylvania (Norfolk Southern interchange), to Ludlowville, New York.[1] The railroad began operations on December 8, 2018,[1] serving its primary customer, the Cargill Cayuga Rock Salt Mine, in Lansing, New York. The railroad can haul various commodities such as salt, coal, plastics, and magnesium chloride.[1]
The railroad uses two ex-Union Pacific EMD SD40-2 (SD45 carbody) locomotives, WAMX 4247 and WAMX 4248. On January 30, 2019, the ITHR received a third EMD SD40-2, WAMX 4241.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Ithaca Central Railroad (ITHR)". Retrieved January 14, 2021.
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