Atlantic and Western Railway
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The Atlantic and Western Railway (
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. 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
- 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