Rockdale, Sandow and Southern Railroad
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The Rockdale, Sandow and Southern Railroad is a Class III railroad
operating in the United States
state of Texas
. It consists of 5 miles (8 km) of track
between Rockdale
and Marjorie, Texas.
In 2005, the holding company
RailAmerica
purchased the railroad.
The railroad's traffic comes mainly from aluminum products, as well as other metals. RSS hauled around 6,100 carloads in 2008.
Class III railroad
A Class III railroad, as defined by the Surface Transportation Board, is a railroad with an annual operating revenue of less than $20 million . The term only applies to United States railroads, but is sometimes applied to other countries...
operating in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
state of Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. It consists of 5 miles (8 km) of track
Rail tracks
The track on a railway or railroad, also known as the permanent way, is the structure consisting of the rails, fasteners, sleepers and ballast , plus the underlying subgrade...
between Rockdale
Rockdale, Texas
Rockdale is a city in Milam County, Texas, United States. The population was 5,440 at the 2000 census.Rockdale was the site of a large Alcoa smelting operation, which could produce 1.67 million pounds of aluminum per day. The ALCOA plant was closed in late 2008 - early 2009.Author George Sessions...
and Marjorie, Texas.
In 2005, the holding company
Holding company
A holding company is a company or firm that owns other companies' outstanding stock. It usually refers to a company which does not produce goods or services itself; rather, its purpose is to own shares of other companies. Holding companies allow the reduction of risk for the owners and can allow...
RailAmerica
RailAmerica
RailAmerica, Inc., based in Jacksonville, Florida, is a holding company of a number of short-line railroads and regional railroads in the United States and Canada....
purchased the railroad.
The railroad's traffic comes mainly from aluminum products, as well as other metals. RSS hauled around 6,100 carloads in 2008.