The AR was incorporated in 1892 by businessman John Blue. He built the railroad to get his timber and turpentine products to market. On June 30, 1895, the first stretch of road was opened from Aberdeen to Endon. In 1898 the company added a line from Ashley Heights to Raeford which soon became the main line with the Endon line as a branch. Shortly thereafter, the Endon branch was extended to Juniper. The main line was extended to Dundarrach in 1900, Rockfish in 1902, Fenix in 1904 and a branch from Rockfish to Hope Mills was added in 1905. For a while, Aberdeen–Hope Mills became the main line, with branches to Juniper and Fenix.
On November 14, 1909, another branch from Raeford to Wagram was opened. In 1912, the company abandoned the Endon branch and used the rails to construct an extension from Fenix to Fayetteville which opened on December 23 that year. At the same time the line to Hope Mills was abandoned, as it became unnecessary with the new link to the main line of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad in Fayetteville. Over the years the railroad's traffic has shifted from lumber to agriculture products.[1] The AR is still owned by the Blue family and operates freight trains from Aberdeen to Fayetteville. The Wagram branch was sold to the Laurinburg and Southern Railroad in 1921.[citation needed] Passenger service ended in 1949.[2]
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The station building in Aberdeen, one of the line's namesake towns.
Walker, Mike (2004). SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America: Appalachia and Piedmont. Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom: SPV Publishing. ISBN1-874745-07-2.
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This article is about the North Carolina Railroad from Aberdeen to Fayetteville For the North Carolina railroad from Aberdeen to Star see Aberdeen Carolina and Western Railway For other uses of Aberdeen see Aberdeen disambiguation This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Aberdeen and Rockfish Railroad news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Aberdeen and Rockfish Railroad reporting mark AR is a short line railroad operating in North Carolina United States At one time the AR was a Class 2 railroad The railroad has 47 miles 76 km of track that runs from Aberdeen to Fayetteville North Carolina Aberdeen and Rockfish RailroadAberdeen and Rockfish EMD GP7 No 205 in the company s yardOverviewHeadquartersAberdeen North CarolinaReporting markARLocaleNorth CarolinaDates of operation1892 1892 TechnicalLength47 miles 76 km OtherWebsiteOfficial website Contents 1 History 2 Traffic 3 Route 4 Fleet 5 See also 6 Notes 7 References 8 Further reading 9 External linksHistory editThe AR was incorporated in 1892 by businessman John Blue He built the railroad to get his timber and turpentine products to market On June 30 1895 the first stretch of road was opened from Aberdeen to Endon In 1898 the company added a line from Ashley Heights to Raeford which soon became the main line with the Endon line as a branch Shortly thereafter the Endon branch was extended to Juniper The main line was extended to Dundarrach in 1900 Rockfish in 1902 Fenix in 1904 and a branch from Rockfish to Hope Mills was added in 1905 For a while Aberdeen Hope Mills became the main line with branches to Juniper and Fenix On November 14 1909 another branch from Raeford to Wagram was opened In 1912 the company abandoned the Endon branch and used the rails to construct an extension from Fenix to Fayetteville which opened on December 23 that year At the same time the line to Hope Mills was abandoned as it became unnecessary with the new link to the main line of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad in Fayetteville Over the years the railroad s traffic has shifted from lumber to agriculture products 1 The AR is still owned by the Blue family and operates freight trains from Aberdeen to Fayetteville The Wagram branch was sold to the Laurinburg and Southern Railroad in 1921 citation needed Passenger service ended in 1949 2 Traffic editChemicals Animal Feed Grain Animal By Products Building Supplies Fertilizer SolutionRoute edit nbsp The station building in Aberdeen one of the line s namesake towns M P 00 Aberdeen North Carolina interchange with CSX former SAL and Aberdeen Carolina and Western Railway ACWR and NS former Southern Rwy previously Norfolk amp Southern RR Spivey Hill Siding M P 05 Ashley Heights North Carolina abandoned AR branch 8 miles used to run east to Endon and Juniper McCain M P 10 Montrose M P 13 Timberland M P 19 Raeford North Carolina interchange with Laurinburg and Southern Railroad LRS that runs over former AR track to Edinburgh Purcell and Wagram North Carolina 12 miles Upchurch Siding M P 24 Dundarrach North Carolina M P 26 Arabia North Carolina M P 30 Rockfish North Carolina M P 31 Hope Mills Junction abandoned AR branch that used to run east to Hope Mills NC M P 34 Fenix M P 36 Cliffdale former junction with branch to Clifbragg former Cape Fear Railways route M P 40 Skibo former junction with abandoned track of Cape Fear Railways CF Route to Fort Bragg M P 42 Owens M P 45 South Fayetteville North Carolina CSX former ACL AND NS former Norfolk amp Southern RR River Terminal on Cape Fear River Fleet editThe Aberdeen and Rockfish fleet as of July 2011 consists of 6 locomotives all originally built by EMD 3 Number Type Built Notes205 EMD GP7 1951300 EMD GP18 1963400 405 EMD GP38 1967 19682486 2594 Santa Fe CF7 1949 1951 Originally EMD F7s almost completely rebuilt by AT amp SF between 1972 and 1975 See also edit nbsp Trains portal nbsp Railways portalLaurinburg and Southern RailroadNotes edit Wrinn Jim and Lewis Edward The Road of Personal Service A Centennial History 1992 Aberdeen amp Rockfish Railroad Co Lewis 1991 p 9 Aberdeen amp Rockfish www thedieselshop us 11 July 2011 Archived from the original on 2004 07 26 Retrieved 2021 01 31 References edit Aberdeen amp Rockfish Railroad History Aberdeen amp Rockfish Railroad 2006 Archived from the original on 13 March 2006 Retrieved March 26 2006 Drury George H 1984 The Train Watcher s Guide to North American Railroads Waukesha Wisconsin Kalmbach Publishing p 6 ISBN 0 89024 061 2 Lewis Edward A 1991 American Shortline Railway Guide 4th ed Waukesha WI Kalmbach Publishing ISBN 0 89024 109 0 OCLC 25150373 Walker Mike 2004 SPV s Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America Appalachia and Piedmont Canterbury Kent United Kingdom SPV Publishing ISBN 1 874745 07 2 Further reading editSchafer Mike 1976 Railroads you can model Milwaukee Wisconsin Kalmbach Publishing ISBN 0 89024 526 6 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Aberdeen and Rockfish Railroad Official website Aberdeen amp Rockfish Past amp Present Motive Power HawkinsRails net Aberdeen amp Rockfish collection Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Aberdeen and Rockfish Railroad amp oldid 1168465373, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
