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Bridge in Cuyahoga County, Ohio
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Flats Industrial Railroad
Track gauge 4 ft 8 + 1 2 in (1,435 mm ) standard gauge Length 4 miles (6.4 km )
Cuyahoga
River
Cuyahoga River
EOL
Cuyahoga River
EOL
?
siding
Merwin
Merwin
EOL
Merwin
EOL
?
siding
Fall
Fall-Leonard
switch
Fall
?
EOL
?
EOL
?
siding
?
EOL
?
siding
French
switch
Leonard
switch
CUT
Columbus-French
switch
Columbus-French-Leonard
Columbus-Leonard
switch
?
Clark
?
Clark
Cuyahoga River
?
Clark
Carter
?
Clark
10 miles (16 km )
Carter-Old River
EOL
Carter-Scranton
EOL
?
siding
?
switch
?
switch
?
switch
DK
?
switch
OH-10 , Lorain
1932-1001.3-1801503
?
switch
?
switch
?
Clark
Abbey
1991-333.2-1870084
Clark-?
switch
?
siding
Willey
EOL
Willey
?
Clark
US-42 , W.25
1912-208.8-1803301
?
Clark
? RR
?
switch
?
switch
DK
Fulton
1901-148.4-1869663
DK
I-90
1975-161.5-1807870
?
switch
?
switch
14 miles (23 km )
CUT-Clark
t
e
Cleveland Union Terminal Branch
Track gauge 4 ft 8 + 1 2 in (1,435 mm ) standard gauge Length 4 miles (6.4 km )
?
CUT
CUT
GCRTA
CUT
Interstate 77
CUT
E.37
Underpass
CUT-
Switch
CUT-
Switch
CUT-
Switch
CUT-
Switch
CUT-
Switch
CUT-
Branch
Broadway-E.34
CUT
?
Switch
Rockefeller
CUT
?
EOL
CUT
CUT
CUT
Canal
underpass
CUT
W.3
underpass
CUT
CUT
Interstate 90
CUT
Cuyahoga
River
CUT
University
underpass
CUT
Abbey
1991-333.2-1870084
CUT-?
branch
CUT-?
switch
CUT
Fairfield-Scranton
1910-62.5-1840444
underpass
CUT
Willey
1909-33.2-1840606
underpass
CUT
?
crossover
US-42 , W.25
1912-208.8-1803301
CUT
CUT-?
switch
CUT-?
branch
Train
underpass
CUT
Fulton
1901-148.4-1869663
CUT
I-90
1975-161.5-1807870
CUT-?
branch
CUT-?
switch
CUT-Clark
14 miles (23 km )
CP Knob
switch
W.41
1930-158.2-1833707
CUT
W.44
CUT
W.53
1993-150-1870092
CUT
Clark
1906-42.7-1840118
underpass
CUT
?
CrossOver
W.65
1914-34.4-1869760
underpass
CUT
?
Switch
CUT
Denison
CUT
CUT-?
CUT
?
Switch
CUT
?
CrossOver
CUT
Clinton
underpass
CUT
I-71
underpass
?
switch
Lindale
CUT-?
branch
The Flats Industrial Railroad (reporting mark FIR ) is a Class III railroad that provides short-line commercial/industrial switching service in Cleveland , Cuyahoga County, Ohio , primarily with CSX Transportation and the Norfolk Southern Railway .
History
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Trains have run in the Cuyahoga Valley since the 1880s. In 1880, the Valley Railway began operations, transporting coal to Cleveland , Akron , and Canton from the Tuscarawas River Valley and providing passenger service along the way. After a decade of operation, the Valley Railway became part of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad . In the 20th century, competition from automobiles, trucks, and buses caused the decline of both freight and passenger service.
Right-of-way ownership shifted over the years from Valley Railway to the Cleveland Terminal & Valley Railway (CT&V ), to the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad , to the Chessie System .
Today
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Flats Industrial Railroad acquired its rails and right-of-way within the Flats District (Cleveland) from former Conrail . As of 2009, the Class III Short Line railroad operates as the Flats Industrial Railroad Company . The railroad operates on weekdays, reportedly around 7:00 to 10:00AM. At one time, they used to have a sand trans-loading business to keep themselves busy while not switching at Cleveland's Cereal Food Processors elevator. They also used to serve fatty oils and synthetic esters producer, "Werner G. Smith." They interchange with the Norfolk Southern in a yard between Fulton Road and W.41 Street in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cloggsville Line, operated by Norfolk Southern, serves that yard.
As recently as 2014, FIR had only two employees.[3]
In April 2020, the railroad's primary customer, the Grain Craft flour mill on Merwin Avenue, announced it would be closing due to "challenging market dynamics and long-term supply chain obstacles."[4]
Equipment
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Flats Industrial Railroad initially operated one switching locomotive, later adding a second locomotive, until 2021 when SW1200 #1202 was sold to the Davenport Industrial Railroad in Davenport, Iowa.[5]
Locomotives
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Accidents
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In 2005, FIR reported a single Highway-Rail Crossing incident, no other accidents, and no one killed or injured.[6] [7]
See also
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References
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^ "Table 1-13: Freight Railroads Operating in Ohio by Class: 2000" . Bureau of Transportation Statistics . Archived from the original on 2008-10-11. Retrieved 2008-06-25 .
^ "TOTAL EMPLOYMENT BY STATE AND LAST RAILROAD EMPLOYER - CALENDAR YEAR 2014" (PDF) . Railroad Retirement Board . Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-12. Retrieved 2016-06-18 .
^ Sosland, Josh (2020-04-24). "Grain Craft closing flour mill in Cleveland" . World Grain . Retrieved 2022-02-27 .
^ "Flats Industrial Railroad rare move" . Retrieved 2022-02-27 .
^ "Railroad Safety Statistics 2005 Annual Report" (PDF) . Federal Railroad Administration , United States Department of Transportation . Retrieved 2008-07-28 .[dead link
^ "Railroad Safety Statistics 2004 Annual Report" (PDF) . Federal Railroad Administration , United States Department of Transportation . Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-22. Retrieved 2008-07-28 .
General References
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"OHIO RAILROADS EMERGENCY CONTACT LIST CODE" (PDF) . Ohio Department of Transportation .[permanent dead link
"Railroads" . Public Utilities Commission of Ohio . Retrieved 2008-07-19 .
"Short Line Details - 519 Flats Industrial Railroad Co" . Norfolk Southern Railway . Retrieved 2008-07-19 .
External links
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R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Flats_Industrial_Railroad&oldid=1182099384 " C a t e g o r i e s : ● O h i o r a i l r o a d s ● T r a n s p o r t a t i o n i n C u y a h o g a C o u n t y , O h i o ● S w i t c h i n g a n d t e r m i n a l r a i l r o a d s ● S p i n - o f f s o f C o n r a i l ● R a i l t r a n s p o r t a t i o n i n C l e v e l a n d H i d d e n c a t e g o r i e s : ● A l l a r t i c l e s w i t h d e a d e x t e r n a l l i n k s ● A r t i c l e s w i t h d e a d e x t e r n a l l i n k s f r o m O c t o b e r 2 0 1 0 ● A r t i c l e s w i t h s h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n ● S h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n i s d i f f e r e n t f r o m W i k i d a t a ● P a g e s u s i n g g a d g e t W i k i M i n i A t l a s ● I n f o b o x m a p f r a m e w i t h o u t O S M r e l a t i o n I D o n W i k i d a t a ● A r t i c l e s w i t h d e a d e x t e r n a l l i n k s f r o m O c t o b e r 2 0 1 7 ● A r t i c l e s w i t h p e r m a n e n t l y d e a d e x t e r n a l l i n k s ● P a g e s u s i n g t h e K a r t o g r a p h e r e x t e n s i o n
● T h i s p a g e w a s l a s t e d i t e d o n 2 7 O c t o b e r 2 0 2 3 , a t 0 3 : 2 2 ( U T C ) . ● T e x t i s a v a i l a b l e u n d e r t h e C r e a t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - S h a r e A l i k e L i c e n s e 4 . 0 ;
a d d i t i o n a l t e r m s m a y a p p l y . B y u s i n g t h i s s i t e , y o u a g r e e t o t h e T e r m s o f U s e a n d P r i v a c y P o l i c y . W i k i p e d i a ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f t h e W i k i m e d i a F o u n d a t i o n , I n c . , a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n . ● P r i v a c y p o l i c y ● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a ● D i s c l a i m e r s ● C o n t a c t W i k i p e d i a ● C o d e o f C o n d u c t ● D e v e l o p e r s ● S t a t i s t i c s ● C o o k i e s t a t e m e n t ● M o b i l e v i e w
