Private company
CG Railway
Logo: cgrailway.co3
US–Mexico rail-ferry service
CG Railway (reporting mark CGR) is a switching and terminal railroad headquartered in Mobile, Alabama. It is jointly owned by SEACOR Holdings and Genesee & Wyoming. The railroad operates a train ferry service between the Port of Mobile in Mobile, Alabama, and the Port of Coatzacoalcos in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico, a distance of approximately 956 miles (831 nmi; 1,539 km).2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- HeadquartersJacksonville1
- Websitewww.cgrailway.co
- Legal formlimited liability company1
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CG Railway (reporting mark CGR) is a switching and terminal railroad headquartered in Mobile, Alabama. It is jointly owned by SEACOR Holdings and Genesee & Wyoming.2
Products and brands
The railroad operates two double-deck rail ferries, the MV Cherokee and the MV Banda Sea, with service operating up to four times per week.
The Banda Sea was originally constructed with a single cargo deck and could initially carry railcars only on its main deck. In 2004, CG Railway contracted naval architecture firm Bennett & Associates to modify the vessel with the addition of a second rail deck, increasing its capacity to 115 railcars. The company also designed adjustable bilevel loading ramps at both terminals to permit loading on both decks.
Railcar loading and unloading in Mobile is handled by the Terminal Railway Alabama State Docks, while operations in Coatzacoalcos are handled by Ferrocarril del Sureste. CG Railway also operates two Trackmobile units at each port to assist with switching operations.
CG Railway transports approximately 10,000 railcars annually, including chemicals, plastics, refined sugar, steel, pulp, and paper products.
From Wikipedia’s article on CG Railway, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4
Timeline
- 2000Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.cgrailway.co1
- WikipediaCG Railway
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ5011009
Sources
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- 1WikidataCG Railway on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaCG Railway on Wikipedia
- 3Company websiteCG Railway logo
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- 5Wikimedia CommonsCG Railway photo by Ferrosur, CC BY-SA 4.0