Crab Orchard and Egyptian Railway
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The Crab Orchard and Egyptian Railway (reporting mark COER) (formerly American Rail Heritage, Ltd. d/b/a Crab Orchard, and Egyptian Railroad Company) is a Class III common carrier shortline railroad that operates in the cities of Marion and Herrin in the Southern Illinois region.[1] It is most historically recognized by the FRA for being the last U.S. railroad of any kind to use steam locomotives exclusively in regular revenue freight service up until March 1986.[2][3][4]
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Headquarters | Marion, Illinois |
Reporting mark | COER |
Locale | Southern Illinois |
Dates of operation | May 28, 1973 (1973-05-28)āPresent |
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Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1ā2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
Length | 8.5 mi (13.7 km) Marion District 5 mi (8.0 km) Herrin District 13.5 mi (21.7 km) Total |
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