The Luxapalila Valley Railroad is a 38-mile short line freight railroad that operates between
Columbus, Mississippi
Columbus is a city in and the county seat of Lowndes County, on the eastern border of Mississippi, United States, located primarily east, but also north and northeast of the Tombigbee River, which is also part of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterwa ...
, and
Belk, Alabama
Belk is a town in Fayette County, Alabama, United States. Its citizens voted to incorporate in January 1969. At the 2020 census, the population was 186.
Geography
Belk is located in western Fayette County at (33.645856, -87.930934). It is on ...
. The LXVR interchanges with the
Columbus & Greenville
There have been two uses of Columbus and Greenville Railway, both for the same rail line.
Original Columbus and Greenville
The first Columbus and Greenville Railway was formed by the sale of the Southern Railway operated Southern Railway in Mi ...
,
Kansas City Southern and
Norfolk Southern. Commodities transported include forest products and waste products.
The LXVR was acquired by
Genesee & Wyoming in 2008.
References
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External links
Luxapalila Valley Railroad official webpage - Genesee and Wyoming website
Alabama railroads
Mississippi railroads
Genesee & Wyoming
Spin-offs of the Norfolk Southern Railway
Companies operating former Southern Railway (U.S.) lines
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