Officials Could Bring Rail Link to Middle Tennessee Industrial Park

December 6, 2018 Railfanning.org News Wire
Guthrie, Kentucky
An engine from the Nicholasville, Ky., -based short line R.J. Corman sits idle outside the engine house in downtown Guthrie. (Photo by Todd DeFeo)

Officials in northern Middle Tennessee are exploring adding rail access to an industrial park, according to a newspaper report.

Officials are applying for a grant that could be used to extend an R.J. Corman line that terminates near Cumberland City, Tenn., west of Clarksville, Tenn., to the nearby Stewart-Houston Industrial Park, The Leaf-Chronicle reported.

The line is a remnant of the historic Memphis, Clarksville & Louisville Railroad. R.J. Corman purchased the line 30 years ago and operates the segment as part of its Memphis Line.

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