- Chesapeake and Albemarle Railroad
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Chesapeake and Albemarle Railroad Reporting mark CA Locale Chesapeake, Virginia to Edenton, North Carolina Dates of operation 1990– Track gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) (standard gauge) Length 68 miles (109 km) Headquarters Ahoskie, North Carolina The Chesapeake and Albemarle Railroad (reporting mark CA) is a short-line railroad that operates 68 miles (109 km)[1] of track from Chesapeake, Virginia to Edenton, North Carolina.
The railroad was originally part of the Norfolk Southern Railroad, which continued south, crossing the Albemarle Sound and on to Mackeys Ferry and Plymouth. The current railroad began operations in 1990 and was acquired by RailAmerica in 2000.[1]
C&A interchanges with both Norfolk Southern Railway and CSX Transportation.
The railroad's traffic comes mainly from stone and chemical products. The CA hauled around 3,300 carloads in 2008.[1]
The railroad was fined around $15,100 for a spill of diesel fuel in August 2010 after a derailment on 26 March 2010 spilled around 1,000 US gallons (3,800 l) of fuel into the Intracoastal Waterway.[2]
References
- ^ a b c "RailAmerica's Empire". Trains Magazine (Kalmbach Publishing). June 2010.
- ^ "RailAmerica short line to pay Virginia for fuel spill". Trains Magazine. 18 August 2010. http://www.trains.com/trn/default.aspx?c=a&id=7255&r=rss. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
Common carrier railroads of North Carolina Current See also: List of United States railroads by political division Railroads of Virginia Common carriers Passenger carriers Private carriers Former carriers See also: List of United States railroads by political division Categories:- North Carolina railroads
- Virginia railroads
- RailAmerica
- Spin-offs of the Norfolk Southern Railway
- Companies operating former Norfolk Southern Railway (1942-1982) lines
- United States railway company stubs
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