The Tennessee Southern Railroad began operations in 1988 and currently operates in middle Tennessee and northwestern Alabama. The main line consists of and the total track has .Tennessee Southern Railroad . Patriot Rail Corporation website. Accessed 2010-12-10. TSRR is owned by Patriot Rail Corporation.Welcome page. Patriot Rail Corporation website. Accessed 2010-12-10. Commodities the TSRR handles include scrap iron, coal, coke, woodpulp, pulpboard, sand, chemicals, steel, aluminum, and fertilizer raw materials. In 2007, in response to increasing traffic, the TSRR purchased eight diesel locomotives with greater power and fuel efficiency than its existing fleet of ten.Bill Lewis, "Nashville's railroads grow as fuel prices rise: Short lines invest in more tracks, new locomotives", The Tennessean, 15 July 2007. (Defunct site)
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