CO&E Railroad System Map ("Herrin District" above, "Marion District" below)
Overview
Headquarters
Marion, Illinois
Reporting mark
COER
Locale
Southern Illinois
Dates of operation
May 28, 1973 (1973-05-28)–Present
Technical
Track gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 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
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]
^A. Lewis, Edward (1996). American Shortline Railway Guide (5th ed.). Waukesha, WI: Kalmbach Publishing Co. ISBN 0-89024-290-9.
^"Steam-era Railroading Obituary". Railfan & Railroad: 26–27. July 1987.
^"Railroad Fallen Flags". CO&E History
^"Greg Scholl Video Productions". Brief details on CO&E's #17 steam engine.
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