Flats Industrial Railroad

Flats Industrial Railroad
Overview

Headquarters	1757 Columbus Road, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio 44113
Reporting mark	FIR
Locale	Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Dates of operation	1996–
Predecessor	Conrail
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Length	4 miles (6 km)

Flats Industrial Railroad vertical lift bridge
Flats Industrial Railroad vertical lift bridge
Coordinates	41°29′31.5″N 81°41′59.25″W / 41.492083°N 81.6997917°W / 41.492083; -81.6997917 (FIR vertical lift bridge)
Carries	Flats Industrial Railroad
Crosses	Cuyahoga River
Locale	Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Maintained by	Flats Industrial Railroad
Characteristics
Design	Metal Riveted Warren Through Truss, Stationary, Vertical lift bridge
Material	Steel
Total length	260 feet (79.2 m)
Longest span	260 feet (79.2 m)
No. of spans	1
Piers in water	0
History
Opened	1953
Location

Flats Industrial Railroad

Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Length	4 miles (6.4 km)

					Cuyahoga	River
					Cuyahoga River	EOL
					Cuyahoga River	EOL
					?	siding
					Merwin	Level crossing
					Merwin	EOL
					Merwin	EOL
					?	siding
					Fall	Switch
					Fall-Leonard	switch
					Fall	Level crossing
					?	EOL
					?	EOL
					?	siding
					?	EOL
					?	siding
					French	switch
					Leonard	switch
					CUT (GCRTA Red Line)	Viaduct
					Columbus-French	switch
					Columbus-French-Leonard	Level crossing
					Columbus-Leonard	switch
					? Clark
					? Clark
					Cuyahoga River	Vertical-lift bridge
					? Clark
					Carter	Level crossing
					? Clark
				10 miles (16 km)	Carter-Old River	EOL
					Carter-Scranton	EOL
					?	siding
					?	switch
					?	switch
					?	switch
					DK	Yard
					?	switch
					OH-10, Lorain 1932-1001.3-1801503	Overpass
					?	switch
					?	switch
					? Clark
					Abbey 1991-333.2-1870084	Overpass
					Clark-?	switch
					?	siding
					Willey	EOL
					Willey	Level crossing
					? Clark
					US-42, W.25 1912-208.8-1803301	Overpass
					? Clark
					? RR	Overpass
					?	switch
					?	switch
					DK	Yard
					Fulton 1901-148.4-1869663	Overpass
					DK	Yard
					I-90 1975-161.5-1807870	Overpass
					?	switch
					?	switch
				14 miles (23 km)	CUT-Clark	Border

Cleveland Union Terminal Branch

Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Length	4 miles (6.4 km)

					?	Yard
					CUT
						Overpass
					CUT
					GCRTA Red, Blue, Green	Overpass
					CUT
					Interstate 77	Overpass
					CUT
					E.37	Underpass
					CUT-	Switch
					CUT-	Switch
					CUT-	Switch
					CUT-	Switch
					CUT-	Switch
					CUT-	Branch
					Broadway-E.34	Overpass
					CUT
					?	Switch
					Rockefeller	Overpass
					CUT
					?	EOL
					CUT
					CUT
					CUT
					Canal	underpass
					CUT
					W.3	underpass
					CUT
					CUT
					Interstate 90	Overpass
					CUT
					Cuyahoga	River
					CUT
					University	underpass
					CUT
					Abbey 1991-333.2-1870084	Overpass
					CUT-?	branch
					CUT-?	switch
					CUT
					Fairfield-Scranton 1910-62.5-1840444	underpass
					CUT
					Willey 1909-33.2-1840606	underpass
					CUT
					?	crossover
					US-42, W.25 1912-208.8-1803301	Overpass
					CUT
					CUT-?	switch
					CUT-?	branch
					Train	underpass
					CUT
					Fulton 1901-148.4-1869663	Overpass
					CUT
					I-90 1975-161.5-1807870	Overpass
					CUT-?	branch
					CUT-?	switch
					CUT-Clark Flats Industrial Railroad	Border
				14 miles (23 km)	CP Knob	switch
					W.41 1930-158.2-1833707	Overpass
					CUT
					W.44	Overpass
					CUT
					W.53 1993-150-1870092	Overpass
					CUT
					Clark 1906-42.7-1840118	underpass
					CUT
					?	CrossOver
					W.65 1914-34.4-1869760	underpass
					CUT
					?	Switch
					CUT
					Denison	Overpass
					CUT
					CUT-?	Wye
					CUT
					?	Switch
					CUT
					?	CrossOver
					CUT
					Clinton	underpass
					CUT
					I-71	underpass
					?	switch
					Lindale	Yard
					CUT-?	branch

The Flats Industrial Railroad (reporting mark FIR) is a Class III railroad that provides short-line commercial/industrial switching service in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, primarily with CSX Transportation and the Norfolk Southern Railway.