Atlantic and Western Railway
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| Overview | |
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| Headquarters | Jacksonville, Florida |
| Reporting mark | ATW |
| Locale | North Carolina |
| Dates of operation | 1896–present |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Length | 9 miles |
The Atlantic and Western Railway (reporting mark ATW) is a Class III short-line railroad operating about 9 miles (14 km) of track in Lee County, North Carolina.[1] Atlantic and Western is part of Genesee & Wyoming Inc. and formerly part of Rail Management and Consulting. It was reorganized in 1927 from the Atlantic and Western Railroad.
History
[edit]Originally the A&W ran between Sanford and Lillington, 25 miles.[2] In 1961, the line was abandoned except for 3 miles from Sanford eastward. In the 1970s, the ATW's fleet of modernized 40-foot boxcars in food lading service were some of the last 40-foot boxcars in revenue service in the United States.[citation needed] The railroad company was reorganized in 1988, following its sale to Rail Management Corporation.[3]
In 2001 the A&W began operating between Sanford and Cumnock over a line that was originally a segment of the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Railway and subsequently Southern Railway and Norfolk Southern. The railway was sold in 2005 to the Gennessee and Wyoming Corporation.[4] In 2011, Norfolk Southern granted the A&W additional rights to serve customers between Cumnock and Brickhaven over the original Norfolk Southern Railway.
Interchanges
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Atlantic and Western Railway – A Genesee & Wyoming Company". Retrieved 2025-05-06.
- ^ Lewis, Edward A. (1996). Drury, George (ed.). American Shortline Railway Guide (5th ed.). Waukesha, WI: Kalmbach Publishing. p. 35 – via Google Books.
- ^ Coleman, Alan (2008). Railroads of North Carolina. Images of Rail. Arcadia Publishing. p. 20. ISBN 978-0-7385-5336-8 – via Google Books.
- ^ Coleman 2008, p. 21.
Further reading
[edit]- Robl, Ernest H. (March 1978). "Distance Isn't Everything". Rail Classics. Vol. 7, no. 2. pp. 58–67. ISSN 0194-9187.
External links
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- Atlantic and Western Railway (Genesee & Wyoming website)
- Railway Association of North Carolina - ATW
- American Short Line & Regional Railroad Association: ATW
- Abandonment History
- Rail Map of North Carolina
- Records of the City of Sanford
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