Kinston Railroad

Kinston Railroad
Overview
Parent companyJaguar Transport Holdings
LocaleKinston, North Carolina
Dates of operation2022 (2022)–present
PredecessorKinston and Snow Hill Railroad
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Length5.7 mi (9.2 km)
Other
Websitejag-transport.com/kinston-railroad/

The Kinston Railroad is a short-line railroad in Kinston, North Carolina. The railroad operates a 5.7-mile (9.2 km) industrial spur from a junction with the Norfolk Southern Railway to the Global TransPark.

Until 2022, the line was operated by the Kinston and Snow Hill Railroad, a wholly owned subsidiary of Gulf and Ohio Railways. It was named for a railroad of the same name which operated the same route from 1903 to 1913. The railroad owns a single EMD SW900 locomotive, former Lancaster and Chester #90.

On June 16, 2022, the Surface Transportation Board approved the transfer of operations from the KSH to the KRR. This line, owned by the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), connects the North Carolina Global TransPark with the North Carolina Railroad, another NCDOT-owned line.

On August 1, 2022, the new Kinston Railroad, owned by Jaguar Transport Holdings, officially took over the line from the Gulf and Ohio. The SW900 remains on property.

Other Jaguar railroads

On November 5, 2020, Jaguar Transport Holdings acquired the Cimarron Valley Railroad, the Washington Eastern Railroad, the Texas and Eastern Railroad (including the Texas State Railroad tourist train), the Southwestern Railroad, and the Wyoming and Colorado Railroad (which does business as the Oregon Eastern Railroad). This acquisition also included The Western Railroad Builders, a railroad engineering, design, construction and maintenance firm.

Jaguar also operates the West Memphis Base Railroad.

On March 1, 2022, it acquired its seventh shortline, the Missouri Eastern Railroad. On May 2, Jaguar then acquired the Charlotte Western Railroad.

On August 27, 2025, it also acquired the Columbia Basin Railroad and Central Washington Railroad.

References

  1. ↑ "The Kinston & Snow Hill Railroad". Gulf & Ohio Railways. August 31, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  2. ↑ "New short line railroad begins operations in North Carolina". Trains News Wire. September 2, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2016. (subscription required)
  3. ↑ "Docket No. FD 36621" (PDF). Surface Transportation Board. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "Kinston Railroad Commences Rail Operations".
  5. ↑ Luczak, Marybeth (4 August 2022). "New Short Line in North Carolina". Railway Age. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
  6. ↑ Luczak, Marybeth (5 November 2020). "Jaguar Transport Picks Up Five New Short Lines - Railway Age". Railway Age. Archived from the original on 5 November 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
  7. 1 2 "Jaguar Launches MER - Railway Age". Railway Age. 2 March 2022. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022.
  8. ↑ "Jaguar Launches Charlotte Western - Railway Age". Railway Age. 4 May 2022. Archived from the original on 6 August 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
  9. ↑ Luczak, Marybeth (27 August 2025). "Jaguar Acquires CBRW, CWAR (UPDATED 8/27)". Railway Age. Archived from the original on 27 July 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2026.