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Gulf & Ohio Railways, Inc. (G&O) is a holding
company with eight shortline railroads in the southeast
operating in Tennessee, Alabama, and North Carolina. Knoxville
Locomotive Works is a subsidiary of Gulf & Ohio Railways, Inc.
Gulf and Ohio offer various industries the option of
transloading, where goods can be transferred to and from the
railroad to a truck. G&O also operates a tourist train ride in
Knoxville called the Three Rivers Rambler. In addition G&O
Airways offers clients the ability to charter a private plane in
Knoxville.
G&O's core business are railroads in Alabama,
railroads in Tennessee, and railroads in North Carolina. A
shortline rail system consists of switching and terminal
companies, as well as companies classified as a Class III
carrier. Shortline railroads work with larger Class I railroads
to handle freight over long distances.
G&O has increased traffic recently with
ethanol transloading at multiple locations. Once processed,
ethanol absorbs water and impurities that reside in fuel
pipelines, resulting in its inability to travel via pipeline.
Instead, ethanol must be transported by rail tanker car or
tanker truck to various destinations.
G&O's railroads could not operate efficiently
without the expertise of Knoxville Locomotive Works (KLW). It has a
twofold function within G&O Railways. First, KLW specializes in repairs
for EMD units in all categories including compressors, accessory
racks, prime movers, main generators, auxiliary generators, cab
equipment, and trucks. Second, Knoxville Locomotive Works (KLWX)
sells or leases industrial and shortline locomotives, rail cars
and ancillary equipment at competitive prices.
KLW's value to the company is immeasurable.
They keep the fleet of locomotives operable and offer used
equipment important to the rail industry. KLW employees inspect
old locomotives and rail cars and arrange for them to be
transported to Knoxville for repair and requalification.
The shortline railroads operating in Alabama,
North Carolina and Tennessee, the service division of Knoxville
Locomotive Works, and tourist train ride, Three Rivers Rambler,
combine to make Gulf & Ohio Railways, Inc. an industry leader.
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