Carolina Coastal Railway

Carolina Coastal Railway  is a shortline railroad that operates several lines in North Carolina and one line in South Carolina.

History
CLNA was created in 1989 under the Thoroughbred Shortline Program of Norfolk Southern and was a subsidiary of Rail Link, Inc., which became a subsidiary of Genesee and Wyoming in 1995. The original line was  from Pinetown, North Carolina to Belhaven. CLNA interchanged with NS at Pinetown. CLNA was acquired by Main Line Rail Management, Inc. in 2003.

In 2006, CLNA began to serve a former NS branch between Whitney and Badin where Alcoa previously operated a large aluminum plant.

On March 25, 2007, CLNA entered into a lease agreement with NS for the Plymouth-Raleigh route, 147 miles of the former mainline of the original Norfolk Southern. 

In 2010, CLNA began providing contract switching services in Kinston, North Carolina. Also in 2011, CLNA began serving the Port of Morehead City by taking over the Morehead and South Fork.

In 2011, CLNA purchased a line between Rocky Mount and Spring Hope previously known as the Nash County Railroad. Also in 2011, CLNA began operating a former NS branch between Blacksburg, South Carolina and Kings Creek, South Carolina; operations on this branch ceased in 2013.

See also

Thoroughbred Shortline Program
Genesee and Wyoming Inc

References

External links
Official website
Railway Association of North Carolina - CLNA
American Short Line & Regional Railroad Association: CLNA

Category:North Carolina railroads
Category:Genesee & Wyoming
Category:Spin-offs of the Norfolk Southern Railway
Category:Companies operating former Norfolk Southern Railway (1942-1982) lines