Aberdeen, Carolina and Western Railway

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Aberdeen, Carolina and Western Railway
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ACWR 6907 in October 2022
Overview
Headquarters Candor, North Carolina
Reporting mark ACWR
LocaleCentral North Carolina
Dates of operation1987–present
Technical
Track gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Length140 miles (230 kilometres)
Other
Website Aberdeen, Carolina & Western Railway

The Aberdeen, Carolina and Western Railway( reporting mark ACWR) is a short-line railroad running from Aberdeen to Star, North Carolina. It was incorporated in 1987 and operates on a former Norfolk Southern Railway branch line. It also leases track from Norfolk Southern between Charlotte and Gulf, North Carolina. It serves approximately 20 industries, mainly dealing in forest and agricultural products. [1]

Contents

Fleet

The ACWR fleet (as of May 2018; not all actively in service in July 2023) consists of the following locomotives: [2]

NumberTypeBuiltNotes
100, 101, 103 EMD E9 1955 (#103)All are A units (Number 103, originally UPRR #955, is recently restored with new magenta and gold paint scheme [3] ).
703, 704, 9529, 9582, 9624 EMD GP40-2 1973-1975All are the variant GP40-2LW (Widecab). All ex-CN, 703 is ex-GO Transit.
1386, 1417, 1457 EMD MP15 1975-19821386 is the variant MP15DC; Ex-MP. 1417 and 1457 are the variant MP15AC; Ex-UP, nee-SP.
4500, 4501 EMD F7 1950-1951Both are A units.
5520, 5521, 5526, 5527, 5534, 5536, 5539, 5545, 5548, 5549, 5558-5560 EMD SD60 1989All are the variant SD60-F with cowl, built by GMD for CN.
6909, 6910, 6918, 6919, 6922, 6925, 6926, 6939 EMD SD40 1969-1971All are the variant SD40-3, ex-WC, Ex-GCFX, nee-CN
400600 EMD F3 1949Cabless B unit
271, 276 EMD F9 Former Norfolk Southern business train AB set, rebuilt by NS to GP38-2 components, acquired by ACWR in 2019 and re-painted in magenta and yellow/gold scheme. Ex-B&O (271) and Chicago Great Western (276). [4]
87GE AC6000CW1995–2001Ex-CSX 666, later PRLX 656; converted to a bar under the name "Engine Room ‘87"

See also

References

  1. ↑ ACWR, Railway Association of North Carolina (retrieved 10 June 2014)
  2. ↑ "Locomotives, Freight Cars, and Passenger Cars". ACWR. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  3. ↑ Smedley, Steve (August 2023). "Aberdeen Carolina & Western E9A debuts". Trains . Kalmbach.
  4. ↑ Franz, Justin (2021-05-17). "Aberdeen Carolina & Western F-units Debut in North Carolina". Railfan & Railroad Magazine. Retrieved 2023-11-15.


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