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coeh_logoConecuh Valley Railroad

coeh_state The Conecuh Valley Railroad is a shortline operating in southeastern Alabama. From an interchange connection with CSX Transportation in downtown Troy, Alabama, the line runs south and then west to serve a variety of industries on the southwest side of Troy. Officially the shortline runs a total of 14 miles down to Goshen, Al, but most of this mileage is currently out of service. Commodities handled include chemicals, food, metals, plastics, and poultry feed. Motive power is tied down at a small office on the outskirts of Troy.

The current shortline is a small portion of the Central of Georgia's 140-mile branchline from Columbus, Georgia, to a connection with the Louisville & Nashville at Andalusia -- where today sister G&W shortline Three Notch Railway still provides freight service. The CG branchline from Columbus persisted under CG successor Southern Railway until 1982, when the line was abandoned south of Goshen. In 1988 the remaining Troy to Goshen segment was sold off by Norfolk Southern to become the Southern Alabama Railroad. SUAB was purchased by Gulf & Ohio Railways in 2001, which then sold to RailAmerica in 2011, which then became part of the Genesee & Wyoming shortline system in 2012. G&W remains the Conecuh Valley's owner and operator.

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1910 Central of Georgia map / collection

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1910 Official Guide ad / collection

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COEH route map / web

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See also our our complete Genesee & Wyoming shortline system scrapbook

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from The Short Line 88
/ Oct 1987 / collection

Motive Power

Conecuh Valley #1544

  • builder:Electro Motive Division
  • model:SW1504
  • type:B-B yard switcher
  • built:Aug 1973, EMD #712711
  • series:1 of 60 produced 1973
  • engine:EMD 645 (12 cyl, 1500 hp)
  • notes:
  • blt National Rwy of Mexico #8844
    to Genesee & Wyoming #1544
    to Little Rock & Western #1544
    to Conecuh Valley #1544
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    from The Second Diesel Spotter's Guide
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    Jul 2019 / RWH

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    coeh1544m1 coeh1544m4 coeh1544m5 coeh1544m2 coeh1544m3 coeh1544m8 coeh1544m9 coeh1544m7 coeh1544m6 coeh1544m10 coeh1544m11 coeh1544m12

    Jul 2019 / RWH

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    See also our Wiregrass Central shortlines scrapbook for another rare EMD SW1504

    Conecuh Valley #2022

  • builder:Electro Motive Division
  • model:GP38
  • type:B-B road switcher
  • built:Aug 1969, EMD #35390
  • series:466 produced 1966-71
  • engine:EMD 645E (16 cyl, 2000 hp)
  • notes:
  • blt Penn Central #7761
    to Conrail #7761
    to Helm Leasing #3615
    to Yadkin Valley #3615
    to Conecuh Valley #3615, later #2022
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    Nov 2018 / RWH

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    tag_pinsouthwest Troy

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    Click to see the COEH yard office area plotted on a Google Maps page

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    Click to see the following current and former COEH customers along Henderson Highway on a Google Maps page

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    goldenboy_logo Golden Boy Foods was founded in 1979, as a family owned company selling roasted nuts, raw nuts and dried fruit. Today, Golden Boy Foods, an 8th Ave Food & Provisions Company is a leading manufacturer, marketer and distributor of Private Label and branded food products. We supply organic and conventional peanut and other nut butters, baking nuts, raisins, other dried fruit and trail mixes to leading grocery retailers, top food service distributors and industrial bakeries across North America.

    Golden Boy Foods

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    cox_logo Cox Container, LLC was established in 1984 as B&D Plastics, Inc. The company has enjoyed steady growth during its thirty plus years of operation. Cox Container currently operates several blow molders 24 hours per day from its 73,000 square foot manufacturing facility. We are pleased to serve several local, regional, and national customers with a variety of plastic bottles.

    Cox Container

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    kw_logo Although KW Plastics is the world’s largest plastics recycler for HDPE and PP, we don’t consider ourselves simply as recyclers. We are HDPE and PP resin suppliers, providing sustainable solutions to the world’s largest brands. With more than 100 million pounds of silo capacity and equipment to process over a billion pounds annually, KW boasts the industry’s largest capacities for blow molding, injection molding, extrusion, and blown film. KW is not just a recycling company. We are a recycled resin pellets supplier! Let us be your sustainable solution. KW Plastics and KW Plastics Recycling Division produce a wide range of polyethylene and polypropylene innerpage-image-resinpost-consumer resins (PCR) for the personal care, automotive, agriculture, construction, pipe, paint & coatings, recreation, and flexible packaging/sheet applications industries. Our quality HDPE resins and PP resins can benefit your business, too.

    KW Plastics

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    wayne_logo At Wayne Farms, excellent poultry is our pride and purpose. We produce products that connect with and support many of today’s well-known brands. Wayne Farms LLC is one of the largest poultry producers in the U.S., with annual sales exceeding $2.2 billion. With 11 fresh and prepared foods facilities throughout the Southeast, we produce more than 2.6 billion pounds of poultry products each year under the brand names WAYNE FARMS fresh chicken; PLATINUM HARVEST premium fresh chicken; DUTCH QUALITY HOUSE chicken and CHEF’S CRAFT gourmet chicken.

    Wayne Farms LLC

    tag_pinHighway US 231 crossing

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    Click to see this location plotted on a Google Maps page

    tag_pindowntown Troy

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    troy_seal Established in 1838, Troy is a vibrant city that offers world-class amenities while preserving its important ties to the past. The City of Troy is a unique blend of small-town values with big-city opportunities. On February 4, 1843, Troy was officially incorporated, and this is the date that the town has chosen to observe as its birth date.

    Nestled just south of Montgomery and just north of Dothan, the City of Troy, Alabama, offers visitors the charm of a small city along with a stimulating urban environment. Troy has a beautiful and vibrant downtown square filled with restaurants, antique shops and local museums. As the county seat of Pike County, Troy offers her residents and visitors beautiful parks, quaint streets, Victorian homes and historic sites. Area shopping and progressive businesses are found here as well. Selected as the 2010 Corporate Investment and Community Impact Award Winner by Trade and Industry Development Magazine, Troy is on the cutting edge of economic development. From the Johnson Center for the Arts, to TroyFest to the Dixie Boys World Series, Troy has many exciting things to do.

    City of Troy, Alabama

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    Click to see the downtown Troy interchange area plotted on a Google Maps page

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    1910 CG Official Guide / collection

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    RailAmerica to Acquire Gulf and Ohio's Three Alabama Short Lines

    4/11/2011 - Progressive Railroading

    RailAmerica Inc. acquired Atlas Railroad Construction Co. last year, but it’s been more than five years since the company acquired any short lines. That stretch is over.

    Today, RailAmerica announced it signed an agreement to acquire the assets of three Alabama short lines from Gulf and Ohio Railways Inc. for $12.7 million. The transaction — which includes the Three Notch Railroad (THNR), Wiregrass Central Railroad (WGCR) and Conecuh Valley Railroad (COEH) — is expected to close in the second quarter, subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals.

    THNR operates 35 miles of track between Georgiana and Andalusia; WGCR operates a 20-mile line between Waterford and Enterprise; and COEH operates a 15-mile line between Troy and Goshen. All three short lines interchange with CSX Transportation and primarily serve agricultural and manufactured product shippers. Last year, the railroads hauled a total of 6,000 carloads.

    “Collectively, the railroads have a solid customer base as well as a number of opportunities for further growth,” said RailAmerica President and Chief Executive Officer John Giles in a prepared statement. “Additionally, the railroads are clustered in close proximity to our existing Alabama operations, which we expect to create significant operating efficiencies.”

    RailAmerica — which currently owns 40 U.S. and Canadian regionals and short lines — expects the Alabama short lines to generate about $3.7 million in revenue, $1.2 million in operating income, and $700,000 in depreciation and amortization during the next 12 months.

    Progressive Railroading

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    This page was updated on 2019-11-18