Alabama and Florida Railway

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Alabama and Florida Railway
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Overview
Headquarters Andalusia, Alabama
Reporting mark AF
Locale Southeast Alabama
Dates of operation1992 (1992)–2011 (2011)
Predecessor Alabama and Florida Railroad
Successor Three Notch Railroad
Technical
Track gauge 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Length43 miles (69 km)
Alabama and Florida Railway
Legend
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 Three Notch to Georgiana
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AF 579.9
 A&C to Gantt
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AF 581.3
 Andalusia
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AF 594.5
 Opp
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AF 595.7
Duvall
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AF 595.7
To Florala (Abandoned)
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AF 602.1
 Kinston
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AF 612.5
 Samson
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AF 614.5
Samson Pipe Lead
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AF 624.0
 Geneva
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AF 624.6
End of Line
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To Graceville (Abandoned)

The Alabama and Florida Railway( reporting mark AF) was a short-line railroad headquartered in Andalusia, Alabama. It was owned and operated by Pioneer Railcorp of Peoria, Illinois. It operated a former Louisville and Nashville Railroad branch line from Andalusia to Geneva, Alabama. The company abandoned the entire line in 2011.

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History

The company was organized in 1992 when parent Pioneer Railcorp acquired the entirety of the Alabama and Florida Railroad. This included 76.66 miles (123.37 km) between Georgiana and Geneva, Alabama and a 2.9-mile (4.7 km) line in the vicinity of Andalusia which had been leased from the Andalusia and Conecuh Railroad. Operations began on November 23, 1992. [1] 36 miles (58 km) of track from Georgiana to Andalusia, including the track within Andalusia, was sold to Gulf and Ohio Railways and named the Three Notch Railroad on June 11, 2001. [2] On August 9, 2011, the AF filed an exemption notice with the Surface Transportation Board to abandon its entire line. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Employer Status Determination: Alabama & Florida Railway" (PDF). Railroad Retirement Board . Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "STB Finance Docket No. 33981". 29 June 2001. Archived from the original on June 1, 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
  3. ↑ "Alabama & Florida Railway Co., Inc.—Abandonment Exemption—in Geneva, Coffee and Covington Counties, Ala". Archived from the original on August 5, 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
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