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Union Transportation Union, Petitioner, v. Interstate Commerce Commission and United States of America, Respondents, Norfolk Southern Corporation, Southern Railway Company, and Illinois Central Railroad Company,
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The Gibson County Railroad Authority acquired the line between Jackson and Kenton in August 1984, and the new West Tennessee Railroad began operations in October that same year. The
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bought the Corinth-Jackson-Fulton and Jackson-Poplar Corner lines from the ICG in June 1988, and in August 2001 the
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James Hutton Lemly, The Gulf, Mobile and Ohio: A Railroad that Had to Expand or Expire, 1953, pp. 224, 266
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History of the Illinois Central Railroad Company and Representative Employes
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opened a line between Jackson, where the M&O and IC lines crossed, and
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Edward A. Lewis, American Shortline Railway Guide, 5th Edition,
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in 1924. Through mergers, all of these lines became part of the
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acquired the Corinth-Fulton line and Poplar Corner branch.
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List of United States railroads by political division
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predecessor, completed its north–south line between
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Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railway
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Corman Railroad/Bardstown Line 250:Birmingham and Northwestern Railway 163:Birmingham and Northwestern Railway 13: 1072:Walking Horse and Eastern Railroad 258:Gulf, Mobile and Northern Railroad 167:Gulf, Mobile and Northern Railroad 14: 1169: 704:Columbus & Greenville Railway 535:R.J. Corman Railroad/Memphis Line 389: 256:in 1912 and was purchased by the 1037:South Central Tennessee Railroad 1027:Nashville & Western Railroad 1017:Nashville & Eastern Railroad 819:Ripley & New Albany Railroad 689:Alabama & Gulf Coast Railway 520:Paducah & Louisville Railway 396: 204:to improve rail service between 186:South Central Tennessee Railroad 952:Caney Fork and Western Railroad 937:Alabama Great Southern Railroad 694:Alabama Great Southern Railroad 525:Paducah & Illinois Railroad 510:Louisville and Indiana Railroad 874:Former carriers in Mississippi 607:R.J. Corman Railroad Switching 500:Kentucky and Tennessee Railway 373: 360: 338: 325: 320:Interstate Commerce Commission 301: 262:Illinois Central Gulf Railroad 216:History and current operations 171:Illinois Central Gulf Railroad 1: 977:East Chattanooga Belt Railway 789:Mississippi Southern Railroad 294: 1112:Former carriers of Tennessee 1012:Mississippi Central Railroad 997:Kansas City Southern Railway 779:Mississippi Central Railroad 380:STB Finance Docket No. 34039 308:STB Finance Docket No. 34073 234:Mississippi Central Railroad 141:(M&O) main line between 7: 1062:Tennessee Southern Railroad 957:Central of Georgia Railroad 839:Vicksburg Southern Railroad 784:Mississippi Export Railroad 621:Former carriers in Kentucky 10: 1174: 1042:Sequatchie Valley Railroad 764:Mississippi Delta Railroad 759:Luxapalila Valley Railroad 1106: 1085: 992:Illinois Central Railroad 962:Canadian National Railway 927: 868: 852: 769:Meridian Southern Railway 749:Illinois Central Railroad 729:Gloster Southern Railroad 709:Canadian National Railway 684:Alabama Southern Railroad 674: 615: 579: 563: 490:Illinois Central Railroad 460: 238:Illinois Central Railroad 224:completed a line between 198:Canadian National Railway 155:Illinois Central Railroad 72: 67: 59: 49: 39: 29: 24: 1022:Norfolk Southern Railway 799:Norfolk Southern Railway 739:Golden Triangle Railroad 668:Railroads of Mississippi 555:Western Kentucky Railway 515:Norfolk Southern Railway 485:Fredonia Valley Railroad 370:, decided March 28, 1989 273:Norfolk Southern Railway 222:Mobile and Ohio Railroad 202:Norfolk Southern Railway 151:Norfolk Southern Railway 139:Mobile and Ohio Railroad 1077:West Tennessee Railroad 844:West Tennessee Railroad 814:Port Bienville Railroad 412:West Tennessee Railroad 196:, an initiative by the 112:West Tennessee Railroad 20:West Tennessee Railroad 982:East Tennessee Railway 921:Railroads of Tennessee 242:New Orleans, Louisiana 1148:Mississippi railroads 794:Mississippian Railway 454:Railroads of Kentucky 283:from Fulton north to 809:Old Augusta Railroad 734:Great River Railroad 131:Corinth, Mississippi 1138:Tennessee railroads 834:Tishomingo Railroad 475:Carrollton Railroad 357:, 1996, pp. 330-331 355:Kalmbach Publishing 285:Centralia, Illinois 277:Haleyville, Alabama 232:, in 1861, and the 194:MidAmerica Corridor 21: 1143:Kentucky railroads 1086:Passenger carriers 1052:Tennessee Railroad 972:CSX Transportation 853:Passenger carriers 602:Respondek Railroad 564:Passenger carriers 480:CSX Transportation 230:Columbus, Kentucky 165:, acquired by the 123:shortline railroad 60:Dates of operation 34:Jackson, Tennessee 19: 1125: 1124: 987:Heritage Railroad 887: 886: 634: 633: 587:Cando Contracting 495:Indiana Rail Road 417:Locomotive Roster 382:, August 17, 2001 310:, August 17, 2001 147:Kenton, Tennessee 108: 107: 1165: 1057:Tennken Railroad 914: 907: 900: 891: 890: 774:M&B Railroad 744:Grenada Railroad 661: 654: 647: 638: 637: 580:Private carriers 545:Tennken Railroad 447: 440: 433: 424: 423: 406: 401: 400: 399: 383: 377: 371: 364: 358: 351: 345: 342: 336: 331:W. 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Index

Jackson, Tennessee
Reporting mark
West Tennessee
Track gauge
standard gauge
reporting mark
shortline railroad
Southern U.S.
Corinth, Mississippi
Fulton, Kentucky
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Jackson
Kenton, Tennessee
Norfolk Southern Railway
Illinois Central Railroad
Poplar Corner
Birmingham and Northwestern Railway
Gulf, Mobile and Northern Railroad
Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
Gibson County
Southern Railway
South Central Tennessee Railroad
Tennken Railroad
MidAmerica Corridor
Canadian National Railway
Norfolk Southern Railway
Illinois
Southeast
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Mobile, Alabama

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