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Headquarters | Ithaca, New York | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locale | New York and Pennsylvania, USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dates of operation | December 8, 2018 | –||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Length | 48.8 track miles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Website | www.watco.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Ithaca Central Railroad ( reporting mark ITHR) is a 48.8-mile long (78.5 km) shortline railroad operating in New York and Pennsylvania, owned by Watco. The ITHR leases and operates the Norfolk Southern-owned Ithaca Secondary from Sayre, Pennsylvania (Norfolk Southern interchange), to Ludlowville, New York. [1] The railroad began operations on December 8, 2018, [1] serving its primary customer, the Cargill Cayuga Rock Salt Mine, in Lansing, New York. The railroad can haul various commodities such as salt, coal, plastics, and magnesium chloride. [1]
The railroad uses two ex- Union Pacific EMD SD40-2 ( SD45 carbody) locomotives, WAMX 4247 and WAMX 4248. On January 30, 2019, the ITHR received a third EMD SD40-2, WAMX 4241.
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Headquarters | Ithaca, New York | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locale | New York and Pennsylvania, USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dates of operation | December 8, 2018 | –||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Technical | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Length | 48.8 track miles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Website | www.watco.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Ithaca Central Railroad ( reporting mark ITHR) is a 48.8-mile long (78.5 km) shortline railroad operating in New York and Pennsylvania, owned by Watco. The ITHR leases and operates the Norfolk Southern-owned Ithaca Secondary from Sayre, Pennsylvania (Norfolk Southern interchange), to Ludlowville, New York. [1] The railroad began operations on December 8, 2018, [1] serving its primary customer, the Cargill Cayuga Rock Salt Mine, in Lansing, New York. The railroad can haul various commodities such as salt, coal, plastics, and magnesium chloride. [1]
The railroad uses two ex- Union Pacific EMD SD40-2 ( SD45 carbody) locomotives, WAMX 4247 and WAMX 4248. On January 30, 2019, the ITHR received a third EMD SD40-2, WAMX 4241.