Clinchfield Railroad
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Clinchfield Railroad was a U.S. Appalachian-region freight railroad renowned for its heavy coal traffic and engineering feats through the rugged mountains of Kentucky, Virginia, Tennessee, and North Carolina.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | railroad company ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| engineeringReputation | one of the most challenging mainline railroads in the eastern United States ⓘ |
| hasHeritageOperations | occasional excursion trains under CSX or preservation groups ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Erwin, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritage | part of CSX Transportation network ⓘ |
| knownFor |
massive bridges and trestles
ⓘ
steep grades and numerous tunnels ⓘ |
| laterOperatedBy | CSX Transportation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locomotiveTypeUsed |
diesel locomotives
ⓘ
steam locomotives ⓘ |
| mainTrafficType | unit coal trains ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Seaboard System Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | The Clinchfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notedFor |
engineering feats in rugged terrain
ⓘ
heavy coal traffic ⓘ mountain railroading ⓘ |
| openedForTraffic | early 20th century ⓘ |
| operatedInState |
Kentucky
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalFocus | bridge line for coal between Midwest and Southeast ⓘ |
| parentCompany |
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Clinchfield Company NERFINISHED ⓘ Louisville and Nashville Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ Seaboard Coast Line Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Railway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South & Western Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryCommodity | coal ⓘ |
| railGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| regionServed | Appalachian Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| routeFeature |
crossed Blue Ridge Mountains
ⓘ
followed Clinch River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedCoalFields |
eastern Kentucky coalfields
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern Tennessee coalfields NERFINISHED ⓘ southwestern Virginia coalfields ⓘ western North Carolina coalfields ⓘ |
| servedIndustry |
coal mining industry
ⓘ
power generation industry ⓘ steel industry ⓘ |
| successor |
CSX Transportation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seaboard System Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackType | freight railroad ⓘ |
| trafficType |
coal export traffic
ⓘ
through freight ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.