Crab Orchard and Egyptian Railway
CO&E Railroad System Map ("Herrin District" above, "Marion District" below) | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Marion, Illinois |
| Reporting mark | COER |
| Locale | Southern Illinois |
| Dates of operation | 1973–present |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Length | 8.5 mi (13.7 km) Marion District 5 mi (8.0 km) Herrin District 13.5 mi (21.7 km) Total |
The Crab Orchard and Egyptian Railway (reporting mark COER) (formerly American Rail Heritage, Ltd. d/b/a Crab Orchard, and Egyptian Railroad Company) is a Class III common carrier shortline railroad that operates in the cities of Marion and Herrin in the Southern Illinois region. It is most historically recognized by the FRA for being the last U.S. railroad of any kind to use steam locomotives exclusively in regular revenue freight service up until March 1986.