Private company
Gulf and Ohio Railways
Logo: http://www.gulfandohio.com/, Non-free logo, via Wikipedia3
American railroad holding company
Gulf & Ohio Railways is a holding company for four different short-line railroads in the Southern United States, as well as a tourist-oriented passenger train, and locomotive leasing and repair service through Knoxville Locomotive Works. Gulf & Ohio maintains its corporate headquarters in Knoxville, Tennessee.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industryrail transport1
- HeadquartersKnoxville1
- Websitegulfandohio.com
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Gulf & Ohio Railways is a holding company for four different short-line railroads in the Southern United States, as well as a tourist-oriented passenger train, and locomotive leasing and repair service through Knoxville Locomotive Works. Gulf & Ohio maintains its corporate headquarters in Knoxville, Tennessee.2
Corporate structure
Gulf and Ohio Railways sits at the top of its group. 5 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
- Gulf and Ohio Railways Knoxville
- Knoxville and Holston River Railroad Subsidiary · Knoxville
- Lancaster and Chester Railroad Subsidiary · Lancaster
- Laurinburg and Southern Railroad Subsidiary · Laurinburg
- Yadkin Valley Railroad Subsidiary · Rural Hall
Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.
Subsidiaries and ownership
Subsidiaries
- Knoxville and Holston River Railroad
- Lancaster and Chester Railroad
- Laurinburg and Southern Railroad
- Yadkin Valley Railroad
From Wikidata.1
Timeline
- 1985Founded Founded1
Funding
Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.
- PPP loans $1.2M
Figures by year
| Year | PPP loans | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $1.2M | $1.2M |
PPP loans
Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA4. Matched to this company by name and state.
- Apr 28, 2020$1.2M PPP loan (first draw) from Mountain Commerce Bank4To GULF & OHIO RAILWAYS INC, Knoxville TN; $1.2M forgiven Dec 14, 2021
Links
- Websitegulfandohio.com1
- WikipediaGulf and Ohio Railways
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ16973449
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
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- 2WikipediaGulf and Ohio Railways on Wikipedia
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