Squaw Creek Southern Railroad Explained

Railroad Name:Squaw Creek Southern
Logo Filename:File:Squaw_Creek_Southern_Logo.jpg
Marks:SCS, RRC
Locale:Southern Indiana
Start Year:2007
End Year:present
Hq City:Newburgh, IN
Length:21.6miles

The Squaw Creek Southern Railroad (reporting mark SCS) is a Class III railroad subsidiary of Respondek Railroad operating in the southern portion of the State of Indiana. Originally, the Squaw Creek Southern started operating 21 miles of former Yankeetown Dock Corporation/Peabody Coal trackage owned by Norfolk Southern, but has since started servicing Foresight Energy's Sitran Coal Terminal near Evansville, Indiana and SABIC's Innovative Plastics plant in Mount Vernon, Indiana.

History

In 2003, Norfolk Southern bought 21.6 miles of former Peabody Coal Company/Yankeetown Dock Corporation (AMAX Coal) trackage and spurs from Lynnville, Indiana, to Yankeetown Indiana. In 2007, the Squaw Creek Southern acquired trackage rights from Norfolk Southern from 0.0 BY (Yankeetown) and 21.6 BY (Lynnville Mine), and since then, has done the loading at Alcoa's Liberty Mine north of Boonville, and unloading at Alcoa's Warrick Operations, as well as Yankeetown Docks.

Locomotive Roster

See also

Port Harbor Railroad - Sister Company

References

  1. Web site: PAL Salute to Our Troops & Veterans.
  2. Web site: Pictures of RRC 20.
  3. Web site: Pictures of RRC 21.
  4. Web site: SCS 415.
  5. Web site: SCS 4139.

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