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 1989 acquired via lease by Gulf & Ohio Railways from Norfolk Southern Railway. The Yadkin Valley Railroad operates in the foothill counties of Forsyth, Stokes, Surry, and Wilkes – located in North Carolina’s northwestern piedmont region – along two lines originating in Rural Hall, one to Elkin and North Wilkesboro, the other to Mount Airy. The company began operations in 1989 after leasing its lines from Norfolk Southern Railway under its “Thoroughbred Shortline Program.” The company is owned by the Gulf & Ohio Railways of Knoxville, Tennessee. Commodities carried by the railroad are forest products, grain, salt and fiberboard. The Yadkin Valley Railroad connects with the Norfolk Southern Railway at Rural Hall, NC. The company owns nine locomotives and transports over 15,000 carloads annually. Click Here for photos of the Yadkin Valley Railroad. Click Here for Gulf & Ohio Railways corporate website. |
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Towns on Route: Wilkesboro North Wilkesboro (1891) Bowles (1888) Roaring River Ronda Elkin Rusk Crutchfield (1890) Rockford Siloam Shoals (1891) Donnoha (1889) Tobaccoville Rural Hall King Pinnacle Pilot Mountain Ararat Mount Airy |
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