The Fulton County Railroad is a privately held

short-line railroad A shortline railroad is a small or mid-sized railroad company that operates over a relatively short distance relative to larger, national railroad networks. The term is used primarily in the United States and Canada. In the former, railroads are ...

that runs from Rochester to Argos, Indiana, where it connects with the

Norfolk Southern Railway The Norfolk Southern Railway is a Class I freight railroad operating in the Eastern United States. Headquartered in Atlanta, the company was formed in 1982 with the merger of the Norfolk and Western Railway and Southern Railway. The comp ...

. It is a switching railroad that originally provided service to only one customer, Wilson Fertilizer and Grain in Rochester, and operates approximately 13 miles of track. In February 24, 2011, freight on FC infrastructure was handled by Elkhart and Western Railroad through

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. In addition to the original customer, it also served a scrap yard and occasional other customers. Starting in 2023 the new Rochester & Erie Railway (RERY) took over operations of the line from Rochester north to the NS interchange in Argos from the Elkhart & Western. The main customer of the RERY is the Rochester Iron and Metal scrapyard. The railroad is actively seeking new customers including for transloads and car storage. A June 2024 visit to the RERY showed the former Erie Railroad track remnant had been upgraded with new ties and a string of tank cars was being stored on it.https://railroadfan.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=39258

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US Railroad Retirement Board Determination: Fulton County Railroad
Indiana railroads Transportation in Fulton County, Indiana Transportation in Marshall County, Indiana {{Indiana-transport-stub