The Wilmington Terminal Railroad is a

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serving the Port of Wilmington (North Carolina). It began operations in 1986 over trackage owned by the North Carolina Ports Railway Commission, whose other lines (at

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) were simultaneously leased to the Carolina Rail Services Company. The company is owned by Rail Link, Inc., a subsidiary of Genesee & Wyoming Inc., which acquired it from the

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in 2005. The Ports Railway Commission acquired the lines in 1980, and expanded its property, leased to WTRY, through a purchase of spurs from

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in 1993. In 2002, the lines were transferred to the North Carolina State Ports Authority, in accordance with a recently passed state law.STB Finance Docket No. 34258
October 31, 2002

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Wilmington Terminal Railroad official webpage - Genesee and Wyoming website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wilmington Terminal Railroad North Carolina railroads Genesee & Wyoming Railway companies established in 1986 1986 establishments in North Carolina

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