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The Appanoose County Community Railroad is based out of Centerville, Iowa. It is a shortline running to the community of Albia, Iowa, where it distributes cars from Centerville to be put on the BNSF Railway's trains. The railroad was hit hard when the local Rubbermaid plant in Centerville (APNC's premier customer) closed its doors on September 15, 2006. At least 75% of the cargo hauled by the shortline was from Rubbermaid. The railroad is partly operated by the county. ==Route of the APNC== The APNC comprises routes formerly owned by 3 railroads: the Norfolk Southern, the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific and the Burlington Northern. Starting from the Centerville industrial park, the APNC runs over of ex-BN trackage southeast, followed by of ex Rock Island east.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Appanoose County Community Railroad Inc. (APNC) - 2008 )〕 At a point known as Moulton Junction, the two railroads, Norfolk Southern, and the Rock Island, meet. Today, only one part of two of the original routes through Moulton Junction remain. This is where the APNC turns to the north. Going north, the APNC is now on ex-NS/N&W/Wabash trackage. The line passes over state highway 2, through the town of Udell, Iowa, and crosses over the Canadian Pacific Railway (formerly Iowa, Chicago & Eastern Railroad, originally Milwaukee Road before that) at grade, before entering Moravia, Iowa. At Moravia, there is a restored station, and a siding, which is used for run-around movements during the railroad's annual excursion train rides. After leaving Moravia, the line continues north into Monroe County, Iowa. The next town is Albia which is the northern terminus of the railroad. At Albia there is a small yard, where cars from Centerville are exchanged with the BNSF Railway. In 2005, a new RELCO locomotive facility opened in Albia, and is directly off the APNC route on the southern edge of town. RELCO leases, rebuilds and repairs locomotives from all around the country. Many different locomotives have been repaired here, including units owned by BNSF, Union Pacific, CSX, and Amtrak. RELCO also receives new locomotives en route and tests them on their tracks and over the APNC as well. Some of Montana Rail Link's and Norfolk Southern's new SD70ACe locomotives were tested in Albia before they were put into regular service. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Appanoose County Community Railroad」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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