Atlantic and Western Railway
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The Atlantic and Western Railway (reporting mark ATW) is a Class III short-line railroad operating about Script error: No such module "convert". of track in Lee County, North Carolina.[1] 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.[2] 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-foot boxcars in revenue service in the United States.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The railroad company was reorganized in 1988, following its sale to Rail Management Corporation.[3]
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. The railway was sold in 2005 to the Gennessee and Wyoming Corporation.Template:Sfn In 2011, Norfolk Southern granted the A&W additional rights to serve customers between Cumnock and Brickhaven over the original Norfolk Southern Railway.
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External links
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- 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
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