Corinth and Counce Railroad
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The Corinth and Counce Railroad was a Class III railroad
operating freight service between Mississippi and Tennessee. The line was built in 1959, expanded in 1974 and sold in 1991 to a new owner who changed the railroad's name. Today, some of the Corinth and Counce's trackage is operated by the Kansas City Southern Railway
.
, where it connected with the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad and the Southern Railway, and Counce, Tennessee
.
The Corinth and Counce began operations on September 1, 1959. The company's corporate offices were located in Counce, while there were engine houses in both Counce and Corinth.
The Packaging Corporation of America
acquired control of the Corinth and Counce on February 27, 1970.
On August 12, 1974, the Interstate Commerce Commission
and the Tennessee Valley Authority
authorized the railroad to begin operations over a 10-mile branch line between Sharp, Mississippi and Yellow Creek, Mississippi.
By the 1970s, the railroad's traffic included lumber, pulp, paper products, coiled steel and steel pipe.
On December 31, 1991, the Corinth and Counce was sold to the MidSouth Rail Corporation, which changed the railroad's name to Tennrail. On January 1, 1994, Tennrail was merged into the Kansas City Southern Railway
.
Class III railroad
A Class III railroad, as defined by the Surface Transportation Board, is a railroad with an annual operating revenue of less than $20 million . The term only applies to United States railroads, but is sometimes applied to other countries...
operating freight service between Mississippi and Tennessee. The line was built in 1959, expanded in 1974 and sold in 1991 to a new owner who changed the railroad's name. Today, some of the Corinth and Counce's trackage is operated by the Kansas City Southern Railway
Kansas City Southern Railway
The Kansas City Southern Railway , owned by Kansas City Southern Industries, is the smallest and second-oldest Class I railroad company still in operation. KCS was founded in 1887 and is currently operating in a region consisting of ten central U.S. states...
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History
On November 26, 1958, the Corinth and Counce Railroad Company was incorporated to build a new, 16.15 miles (26 km) line of railroad between Corinth, MississippiCorinth, Mississippi
Corinth is a city in Alcorn County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 14,054 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Alcorn County. Its ZIP codes are 38834 and 38835.- History :...
, where it connected with the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad and the Southern Railway, and Counce, Tennessee
Counce, Tennessee
Counce is an unincorporated community in Hardin County, Tennessee, United States. Counce is located on Tennessee State Route 57 near the Mississippi border. The community is adjacent to the Tennessee River near the Pickwick Landing Dam...
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The Corinth and Counce began operations on September 1, 1959. The company's corporate offices were located in Counce, while there were engine houses in both Counce and Corinth.
The Packaging Corporation of America
Pactiv
Pactiv Corporation has two operating segments:* Hefty Consumer Products manufactures and sells waste bags, food-storage bags, and disposable tableware and cookware in the consumer market, through grocery stores, mass merchandisers, drug stores, and discount chains...
acquired control of the Corinth and Counce on February 27, 1970.
On August 12, 1974, the Interstate Commerce Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
The Interstate Commerce Commission was a regulatory body in the United States created by the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887. The agency's original purpose was to regulate railroads to ensure fair rates, to eliminate rate discrimination, and to regulate other aspects of common carriers, including...
and the Tennessee Valley Authority
Tennessee Valley Authority
The Tennessee Valley Authority is a federally owned corporation in the United States created by congressional charter in May 1933 to provide navigation, flood control, electricity generation, fertilizer manufacturing, and economic development in the Tennessee Valley, a region particularly affected...
authorized the railroad to begin operations over a 10-mile branch line between Sharp, Mississippi and Yellow Creek, Mississippi.
By the 1970s, the railroad's traffic included lumber, pulp, paper products, coiled steel and steel pipe.
On December 31, 1991, the Corinth and Counce was sold to the MidSouth Rail Corporation, which changed the railroad's name to Tennrail. On January 1, 1994, Tennrail was merged into the Kansas City Southern Railway
Kansas City Southern Railway
The Kansas City Southern Railway , owned by Kansas City Southern Industries, is the smallest and second-oldest Class I railroad company still in operation. KCS was founded in 1887 and is currently operating in a region consisting of ten central U.S. states...
.