Tennessee Southern Railroad Overview
The Tennessee Southern Railroad began operations in 1988 and currently operates in middle Tennessee and northwestern Alabama. TSRR operates a total of 149 miles of rail line running from Columbia, Tennessee to Pulaski, Tennessee, and from Columbia, Tennessee, to Florence, Alabama. Of the 118 main line miles, approximately 109 miles of the TSRR are located in middle Tennessee, while the remaining 9 miles are located in northwest Alabama. TSRR is owned by Patriot Rail. Commodities the TSRR handles include scrap iron, coal, coke, woodpulp, pulpboard, sand, chemicals, steel, aluminum, and fertilizer raw materials.
TSRR interchanges with CSX at Natco, Tennessee.
Tennessee Southern Railroad Locomotives
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| Number
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Model
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Year(s) Built
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History
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Notes
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| CEFX 401
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GP38-2
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1979
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Ex-CNW 4702/SECX 3822.
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| CBFX 3801
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GP38-2
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1975
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Ex-HLCX 3801/NdeM 9250.
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| CEFX 3804
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GP38-3
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1970
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Ex-CORP 3804/IORY 3804/CSX 2128/CO 4828.
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| CITX 6352
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GP38-2
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1964
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Ex-DGNO 6352/SP 6586/SP 7474.
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| CEFX 6671
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GP38-3
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1965
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Ex-SP 6671/SP 7774.
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Tennessee Southern Railroad Rolling Stock
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| Number
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Type of Railcar
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Built
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History
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Notes
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| TSRR 2
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Passenger Car
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1913
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Ex-ACL "Augusta"/PULL "Ashland"/PULL "Folkstone."
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TSRR Florence Branch Customers
- Runs from Columbia, TN to Florence, AL.
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| Customer
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Location
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Customer Description
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Type of Railcar
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Notes
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| Mersen
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Columbia, TN
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Graphite Specialties
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Covered Hoppers
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| Calcium Silicate
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Columbia, TN
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Calcium Silicate Supplier
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Covered Hoppers
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| Midstates Rail
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Ashwood, TN
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Rail Supplier
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Flatcars
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| Maury Farmers Co-Op
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Mt Pleasant, TN
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Fertilizer Supplier
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Covered Hoppers
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| GCP Applied Technologies
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Mt Pleasant, TN
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Roofing Products
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Tank Cars
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| True Rail
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Mt Pleasant, TN
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Railcar Repair
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Various
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| Smelter Service
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Mt Pleasant, TN
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Aluminum Recycling
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Boxcars
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Inactive?
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| Solvay
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Mt Pleasant, TN
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Specialty Chemicals
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Tank Cars
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| Tennessee Valley Commodities
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Lawrenceburg, TN
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Grain Elevator
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Covered Hoppers
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Inactive?
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| Dyna-Pak
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Lawrenceburg, TN
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Plastic Bag Manufacturer
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Covered Hoppers
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| Graphic Packaging
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Lawrenceburg, TN
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Packaging Products
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Covered Hoppers/Boxcars
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| Lawrenceburg Warehouse
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Lawrenceburg, TN
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Warehouse
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Boxcars
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Inactive?
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| Performance Feeds
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Lawrenceburg, TN
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Feed Mill
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Covered Hoppers
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| Tarkett
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Florence, AL
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Flooring Products
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Covered Hoppers
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| Monarch Tile
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Florence, AL
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Tile Manufacturer
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Covered Hoppers
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| Port of Florence
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Florence, AL
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Transload & Port Facility
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Covered Hoppers/Tank Cars/Flatcars
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TSRR Pulaski Branch Customers
- Runs from Columbia, TN to Pulaski, TN.
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| Customer
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Location
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Customer Description
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Type of Railcar
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Notes
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| AmeriGas
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Columbia, TN
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Propane Supplier
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Tank Cars
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| Adient
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Pulaski, TN
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Automotive Seating
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Tank Cars
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| Richland Industries
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Pulaski, TN
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Steel Fabricating
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Flatcars
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Inactive?
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| Magotteaux
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Pulaski, TN
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Mining & Grinding Products
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Gondolas/Boxcars/Covered Hoppers
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| Spears Coastline Plastics
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Pulaski, TN
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Plastic Products
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Covered Hoppers
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| TSRR Transload
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Pulaski, TN
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Transload Facility
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Covered Hoppers
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