Aberdeen, Carolina and Western Railway

{{About|the North Carolina railroad from Aberdeen to Star|the North Carolina Railroad from Aberdeen to Fayetteville|Aberdeen and Rockfish Railroad}}

{{Infobox rail | gauge={{Track gauge|ussg|allk=on}}

|railroad_name = Aberdeen, Carolina and Western Railway

|marks = ACWR

|locale = Central North Carolina

|start_year = 1987

|end_year = Present

|old_gauge =

|length = {{convert|140|mi|abbr=off}}

|hq_city = Candor, North Carolina

|website = [http://www.acwr.com/ Aberdeen, Carolina & Western Railway]

| image = Acwr-6907-at-midland-logistics-park-north-carolina--2022-10-11c--picture-by-ncdot--cc-by-2-0.jpg

| alt = ACWR diesel locomotive 6907, view from engine side

| caption = ACWR 6907 in October 2022

}}

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.[http://www.ncrailways.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1&Itemid=5 ACWR], Railway Association of North Carolina (retrieved 10 June 2014)

Fleet

The ACWR fleet (as of May 2018; not all actively in service in July 2023) consists of the following locomotives:{{cite web|title=Locomotives, Freight Cars, and Passenger Cars|url=https://www.acwr.com/rolling-stock|website=ACWR|access-date=July 2, 2023}}

class="wikitable"

!Number

!Type

!Built

!Notes

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{{cite magazine|last=Smedley|first=Steve|date=August 2023|title=Aberdeen Carolina & Western E9A debuts|magazine=Trains|publisher=Kalmbach}}).

703, 704, 9529, 9582, 9624

|EMD GP40-2

|1973-1975

|All are the variant GP40-2LW (Widecab). All ex-CN, 703 is ex-GO Transit.

1386, 1417, 1457

|EMD MP15

|1975-1982

|1386 is the variant MP15DC; Ex-MP. 1417 and 1457 are the variant MP15AC; Ex-UP, nee-SP.

4500, 4501

|EMD F7

|1950-1951

|Both are A units.

5520, 5521, 5526, 5527, 5534, 5536, 5539, 5545, 5548, 5549, 5558-5560

|EMD SD60

|1989

|All are the variant SD60-F with cowl, built by GMD for CN.

6909, 6910, 6918, 6919, 6922, 6925, 6926, 6939

|EMD SD40

|1969-1971

|All are the variant SD40-3, ex-WC, Ex-GCFX, nee-CN

400600

|EMD F3

|1949

|Cabless 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).{{Cite web |last=Franz |first=Justin |date=2021-05-17 |title=Aberdeen Carolina & Western F-units Debut in North Carolina |url=https://railfan.com/aberdeen-carolina-western-f-units-debut-in-north-carolina/ |access-date=2023-11-15 |website=Railfan & Railroad Magazine |language=en-CA}}

|GE AC6000CW

|1995–2001

|Ex-CSX 666, later PRLX 656; converted to a bar under the name "Engine Room ‘87"

References

External links

[http://www.acwr.com/ Official website]
[https://www.facebook.com/acwrailway ACWR Facebook page]
[http://www.ncrailways.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1&Itemid=5 Railway Association of North Carolina - ACWR]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20060924013527/http://www.aslrra.org/our_members/railroad_members/details.cfm?railroadid=991 American Short Line & Regional Railroad Association: ACWR]

Category:North Carolina railroads

Category:Spin-offs of the Norfolk Southern Railway

Aberdeen, Carolina and Western Railway

Fleet

See also

References

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