The Southeastern Railroad and Lumber Company was formed by Neill G. Wade and A. L. Jones. Wade operated three saw mills in Cumberland County and Jones operated a saw mill in Buie (located about 10 miles north of Elrod on the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad's main line). Jones and Wade then leased an undeveloped right of way and built the rail line from Elrod to Hub (known today as Boardman) to access large tracts of virgin timber. The line was complete from Elrod to Ashpole (known today as Fairmont) in 1898. By 1900, it was extended to Chadbourn, where many strawberry fields were located. There was also a rail connection to Wilmington, North Carolina (via the Wilmington and Manchester Railroad) in Chadbourn.[1]
In 1949, the ACL abandoned the line between Fairmont and Chadbourn. The remaining line from Elrod to Fairmont remained in service as a spur from the main line.[1]
^ ab"Southeastern Railroad". Fairmont NC History. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
^Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Northern Division Timetable (1949)
^Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Rocky Mount & Raleigh Division Timetable (1975)
^"ACL branch Elrod to Chadbourn, NC". Greenspun. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
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southeastern, railroad, this, article, about, former, railroad, north, carolina, other, uses, southeast, disambiguation, rail, transport, railroad, line, southern, north, carolina, that, between, elrod, chadbourn, overviewsuccessoratlantic, coast, line, railro. This article is about a former railroad in North Carolina For other uses see Southeast disambiguation Rail transport The Southeastern Railroad was a railroad line in southern North Carolina that ran between Elrod and Chadbourn Southeastern RailroadOverviewSuccessorAtlantic Coast Line RailroadSeaboard Coast Line RailroadTechnicalTrack gauge4 ft 8 1 2 in 1 435 mm standard gaugeHistory editThe Southeastern Railroad and Lumber Company was formed by Neill G Wade and A L Jones Wade operated three saw mills in Cumberland County and Jones operated a saw mill in Buie located about 10 miles north of Elrod on the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad s main line Jones and Wade then leased an undeveloped right of way and built the rail line from Elrod to Hub known today as Boardman to access large tracts of virgin timber The line was complete from Elrod to Ashpole known today as Fairmont in 1898 By 1900 it was extended to Chadbourn where many strawberry fields were located There was also a rail connection to Wilmington North Carolina via the Wilmington and Manchester Railroad in Chadbourn 1 As the line was completed it was taken over by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad ACL The ACL also bought the Wilmington Chadbourn and Conway Railroad and the two lines eventually became part of their Myrtle Beach Branch 2 In 1949 the ACL abandoned the line between Fairmont and Chadbourn The remaining line from Elrod to Fairmont remained in service as a spur from the main line 1 The Atlantic Coast Line became the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad SCL in 1967 after merging with their former rival the Seaboard Air Line Railroad 3 In 1980 the Seaboard Coast Line s parent company merged with the Chessie System creating the CSX Corporation The CSX Corporation initially operated the Chessie and Seaboard Systems separately until 1986 when they were merged into CSX Transportation The rest of the line was abandoned in 1988 4 References edit a b Southeastern Railroad Fairmont NC History Retrieved 19 January 2021 Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Northern Division Timetable 1949 Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Rocky Mount amp Raleigh Division Timetable 1975 ACL branch Elrod to Chadbourn NC Greenspun Retrieved 19 January 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Southeastern Railroad amp oldid 1208769244, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
