Private company

Kanawha River Railroad

Railroad in the United States

The Kanawha River Railroad (reporting mark KNWA) is a common-carrier railroad in the United States. A subsidiary of Watco, it leases just under 400 miles of track in the US states of Ohio and West Virginia from Norfolk Southern.2 It is headquartered in Belle.1 It is part of Watco Companies.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

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Kanawha River Railroad near Dickinson, WV, August 2016 (7)
Photo: The ed17, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Kanawha River Railroad (reporting mark KNWA) is a common-carrier railroad in the United States. A subsidiary of Watco, it leases just under 400 miles of track in the US states of Ohio and West Virginia from Norfolk Southern.2

Corporate structure

Kanawha River Railroad is part of a group headed by Watco Companies. 20 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

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

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 2016Acquired Acquired by Watco Companies1

Sources

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