KNOXVILLE -- Knoxville’s Community Development Corp. is buying a half-acre surplus railroad spur from the Knoxville & Holston River Railroad and plans to convert it to become the last part of the walkway along the South Knoxville Waterfront.
In return, the railroad will get funds to be used toward a track
realignment project at Forks of the River Industrial Park. The Knox
County Rail Authority signed off on the deal at its 2 p.m. meeting
today.
KCDC agreed to pay $221,500 for the property with the funds going to
the rail authority and the railroad to be used on track improvements
that will make it easier for trains to serve PSC Metals and other
businesses in the industrial park, said Pete Claussen Sr. (TN, '03), chairman of
the railroad authority and chairman and CEO of Gulf & Ohio Railways,
which owns the Knoxville & Holston River Railroad.
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KNOXVILLE -- Knoxville’s Community Development Corp. is buying a half-acre surplus railroad spur from the Knoxville & Holston River Railroad and plans to convert it to become the last part of the walkway along the South Knoxville Waterfront.