North Carolina & Virginia Railroad achieves capacity for 286,000-lb freight cars

Genesee & Wyoming Inc. (G&W) announced at a ribbon-cutting that its subsidiary North Carolina & Virginia Railroad Company, LLC (NCVA), a 56-mile short line freight railroad operating between Boykins, Va., and Tunis, N.C., has upgraded its entire line to handle 286,000-lb railcar loadings.

Enabling customers to ship and receive 286,000-lb railcars, matching the capacity of the national railroads, increases NCVA’s competitiveness compared to other modes of transportation. The railroad’s infrastructure previously had been limited to 271,000-lb railcar loadings.

In an $11.6-million project to achieve the capacity improvement, NCVA installed 21 miles of continuous-welded rail; replaced 25,700 crossties, 12 turnouts and eight grade crossings; resurfaced 51 track miles, including the addition of 22,500 tons of stone ballast; and performed extensive upgrades to its Meherrin River bridge. Completed on schedule and within budget, the project was funded by a $5.8-million federal TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) grant with matching funds provided by NCVA and the North Carolina Department of Transportation.

For  more information visit www.gwrr.com/ncva

18th November 2019