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Caney Fork & Western Railroad

cfwn_state Since its founding in 1983 the Caney Fork & Western Railroad has operated 61 shortline miles of former Seaboard System trackage from an interchange with CSX Transportation at Tullahoma northeast to McMinnville, Tennessee. Currently the railroad is a subsidiary of shortline operator Ironhorse Resources. Principal commodities include lumber, steel, fertilizer, grain, propane, and carbon black. Shops are maintained at McMinnville.

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HawkinsRails thanks railfan Kermit Geary Jr. for use of his Caney Fork & Western photos

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Motive Power

Caney Fork & Western #103

Caney Fork & Western #103

McMinnville, Tn / Jun 2016 / Kermit Geary Jr.

Caney Fork & Western #103

  • builder:Electro Motive Division
  • model:GP10 "Paducah rebuild"
  • type:B-B road switcher
  • built:Oct 1952 EMD #17035
  • series:327 rebuilt by ICG Paducah
  • engine:EMD 567C (156 cyl, 1750 hp)
  • notes:
  • blt Chessapeake & Ohio #5816
    rebuilt to GP10 by Paducah Shops
    to Illinois Central Gulf #8294
    to Mississippi & Tennessee #103
    • builder
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    McMinnville, Tn / Jun 2016 / Kermit Geary Jr.

    Caney Fork & Western #105

    Caney Fork & Western #105

    McMinnville, Tn / Jun 2016 / Kermit Geary Jr.

    Caney Fork & Western #105

  • builder:Electro Motive Division
  • model:GP9
  • type:B-B road switcher
  • built:May 1954, EMD #18725
  • series:4112 produced 1954-63
  • engine:EMD 567C (16 cyl, 1750 hp)
  • notes:
  • blt Western Ry of Alabama #531
    to Seaboard System #1004
    to Caney Fork & Western #531, later #105
    • builder
    cfwn105b

    McMinnville, Tn / Jun 2016 / Kermit Geary Jr.

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    Caney Fork & Western #107

    Tullahoma, Tn / Sep 2017 / R. Craig Rutherford

    Caney Fork & Western #107

  • builder:General Electric
  • model:B23-7
  • type:B-B road switcher
  • built:Sep 1978, GE #42068
  • series:412 produced 1977-84
  • engine:GE FDL-12 (12 cyl, 2250 hp)
  • notes:
  • blt Conrail #1955
    to CSX Transportation #3162
    to Caney Fork & Western #3162
    renumbered #107
  • only General Electric mover on roster
    • builder

    Rolling Stock

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    bay window caboose / McMinnville, Tn / Jun 2016 / Kermit Geary Jr.

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    Southern Railway #9992026

    flatcar / McMinnville, Tn / Jun 2016 / Kermit Geary Jr.

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    Kermit Geary Jr.

    Locations

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    Caney Fork & Western shops

    McMinnville, Tn / Jun 2016 / Kermit Geary Jr.

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    McMinnville, Tn / Jun 2016 / Kermit Geary Jr.

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    McMinnville, Tn / Jun 2016 / Kermit Geary Jr.

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    Links / Sources

    This page was updated on 2018-12-12
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