Golden Triangle Railroad

Golden Triangle Railroad
GTRA train with the company's two EMD GP38-2 locomotives south of Columbus; 2016
Overview
HeadquartersColumbus, Mississippi
Reporting markGTRA
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Length10 miles (16 km)

The Golden Triangle Railroad (reporting mark GTRA) is a railway in central Mississippi, totalling 10 miles (16 km) length. It is owned by the Patriot Rail Corporation. The GTRA interchanges with the Kansas City Southern Railway (KCS) at Columbus, Mississippi, and with Burlington Northern Santa Fe, Columbus & Greenville, Luxapalila Valley and Norfolk Southern via trackage rights over the KCS.

The GTRA serves an International Paper fiber mill in Trinity. It primarily hauls woodpulp, corn starch and chemicals, and utilises three locomotives. As of 2011, the GTRA employs nine workers.

References

  • GTRA on PatriotRail.com. Retrieved 1 December 2011.


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