The original line was constructed by the Apalachicola Northern Railroad between 1905 and 1910. The Apalachicola Northern continued to operate it through various corporate reorganizations until 2002, when it leased the line to the Rail Management Corporation, which also acquired its locomotives, rolling stock, and railroad equipment. The new company began operating on September 1, 2002.[1]Genesee & Wyoming acquired the Rail Management Corporation and its railroads in 2005.
Equipment
Unlike most shortlines, the AN Railway's locomotive fleet consisted entirely of originally purchased units direct from the manufacturer, as opposed to the purchasing of second-hand engines.[2] Its diesel roster is primarily EMDhood units, although many of these locomotives were sold off after business on the railroad dropped with the closure of some industrial areas.
railway, reporting, mark, several, shortline, railroad, companies, owned, genesee, wyoming, parent, company, operates, between, port, saint, florida, connection, with, florida, gulf, atlantic, railroad, chattahoochee, florida, railroad, longer, reaches, namesa. The AN Railway reporting mark AN is one of several shortline railroad companies owned by the Genesee amp Wyoming parent company It operates between Port Saint Joe Florida and a connection with the Florida Gulf amp Atlantic Railroad at Chattahoochee Florida The railroad no longer reaches its namesake city of Apalachicola Florida as the rails have been removed between Franklin and Apalachicola The railroad operates approximately 96 miles 154 km of track AN RailwayOverviewHeadquartersPort Saint Joe FloridaReporting markANLocaleFlorida PanhandleDates of operation2002 2002 PredecessorApalachicola Northern RailroadTechnicalTrack gauge4 ft 8 1 2 in 1 435 mm Length96 miles 154 km OtherWebsiteOfficial website Contents 1 History 2 Equipment 2 1 Current roster 2 2 Retired Roster 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditThe original line was constructed by the Apalachicola Northern Railroad between 1905 and 1910 The Apalachicola Northern continued to operate it through various corporate reorganizations until 2002 when it leased the line to the Rail Management Corporation which also acquired its locomotives rolling stock and railroad equipment The new company began operating on September 1 2002 1 Genesee amp Wyoming acquired the Rail Management Corporation and its railroads in 2005 Equipment EditUnlike most shortlines the AN Railway s locomotive fleet consisted entirely of originally purchased units direct from the manufacturer as opposed to the purchasing of second hand engines 2 Its diesel roster is primarily EMD hood units although many of these locomotives were sold off after business on the railroad dropped with the closure of some industrial areas Current roster Edit Model 2 Quantity Built NumbersEMD GP15T 3 1983 720 722Retired Roster Edit Model 2 Quantity Built Retired NumbersEMD NW2 3 1947 1970 701 704EMD SW9 7 1952 1953 2005 705 711EMD SW1500 8 1969 1970 2005 712 719See also Edit Railways portalList of United States railroads List of Florida railroads Genesee amp Wyoming Bay Line RailroadReferences Edit Employer Status Determination Apalachicola Northern Railroad Company Railroad Retirement Board 24 January 2003 Archived from the original on 24 September 2015 Retrieved 6 March 2015 a b c The Diesel Shop Apalachicola Northern Locomotive RosterExternal links EditOfficial website 1 Photographs of the AN Railway Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title AN Railway amp oldid 1120845803, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
