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||||<tablestyle="float:right;">'''Centralia Unified Railways'''||
||||''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.
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CategoryTransportation