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||<tablestyle="float:right;" colspan="2">'''Centralia Unified Railways'''||
||<colspan="2">''railway network''||
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||type||Crown corporation||
||industry||passenger rail transport<<BR>>freight rail transport||
||parent agency||[[CenDOT]]||
||headquarters||[[CentRail]] Plaza<<BR>>[[Riverside]], [[PrefecturesAndCounties#peridot|Peridot Prefecture]]||
'''Centralia Unified Railways''', commonly known as '''[[CentRail]]'''<<FootNote(Thank you, Cheal, for this delightful acronym.)>>, is the national railway company of [[Centralia]], responsible for providing intercity passenger rail travel.
[[CentRail]]'s central offices are located at the '''[[CentRail]] Plaza''' in [[Riverside]], making [[CentRail]] the only Crown corporation not headquartered in the Centralian capital of [[QueenCity]].
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== History ==
Prior to the formation of [[CentRail]], a number of small privately-owned railways provided passenger and freight service to various regions of Centralia.
[[PrincessJeanette]], in an effort to modernize Centralia's transportation network, nationalized all intercity railways, placing them under the management of a centralized agency known as Centralia Unified Railways, a division of [[CenDOT]]. Today, [[CentRail]] operates all railways within Centralia, with the exception of regional light rail, commuter rail, and other mass transit networks, which fall under the purview of regional transit authorities such as [[CapitalAreaTransit]].
== Divisions ==
The names of the individual regional railways that were combined to form [[CentRail]] are still used today to identify the network's various divisions.
=== Butterscotch Railway ===
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The '''Butterscotch Railway''' roughly parallels the Butterscotch River, running from the [[Mumuland]] border, through the communities of [[Bellefield]] and [[ButterscotchValley]], south to [[ButtercupBay]] on the coast. A branch near [[Vandalia]] connects to the Northland Valley Railway.
=== Northland Valley Railway ===
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The '''Northland Valley Railway''' serves the [[NorthlandValley]] region, including the communities of [[Bellefield]], [[HawthorneValley]], [[October]], [[Caramel]], and [[CalicasCorner]]. The railway mostly parallels [[Highways|C-96]], the primary highway through the Northland Valley, with a branch running southwest from Hawthorne Valley to [[Vandalia]], where it connects with the Butterscotch Railway.
=== Queen City and Western Railway ===
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The '''Queen City and Western Railway''' ('''QCW''') runs west from [[QueenCity]], through [[Havensborough]] and [[Colerain]], to [[ButtercupBay]] at the coast, where it connects with the Butterscotch Railway.
As the primary rail link between Queen City and Havensborough, the QCW is a frequent route for [[PrincessAlice]]'s Royal Train, transporting the princess between the [[PalaceOfSerenity]] and [[DameAdorabellesAcademy]].
=== Former lines ===
The infamous [[RailroadTrackLeadingToACliffAndNowhereElse]] was part of the [[CentRail]] network, but has since been decommissioned and turned into a historic site.
