Atlantic and Western Railway
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Headquarters | Jacksonville, Florida |
Reporting mark | ATW |
Locale | North Carolina |
Dates of operation | 1896–present |
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Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
The Atlantic and Western Railway (reporting mark ATW) is a Class III short-line railroad operating about 10 miles (16 km) of track in Lee County, North Carolina. 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[]
Originally the A&W ran between Sanford and Lillington, 25 miles. 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' boxcars in revenue service in the United States. 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. In 2011, Norfolk Southern granted the A&W additional rights to serve customers between Cumnock and Brickhaven over the original Norfolk Southern Railway.
Interchanges[]
- Sanford, North Carolina
- CSX Transportation (CSXT)
- Norfolk Southern (NS)
Further reading[]
- Robl, Ernest H. (March 1978). "Distance Isn't Everything". Rail Classics. Vol. 7 no. 2. pp. 58–67. ISSN 0194-9187.
External links[]
- 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
- North Carolina railroads
- Railway companies established in 1927
- Genesee & Wyoming
- Companies operating former Southern Railway (U.S.) lines
- 1927 establishments in North Carolina
- American companies established in 1927
- United States railway company stubs
- North Carolina transportation stubs