Alabama and Florida Railroad (1986–1992)

For other uses, see Alabama and Florida Railroad.

Alabama and Florida Railroad

Alabama & Florida 6011, an EMD GP9, in 1990
Overview
Reporting mark	AFLR
Dates of operation	1986 (1986)–1992 (1992)
Successor	Alabama and Florida Railway
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Length	79 miles (127 km)

The Alabama and Florida Railroad (reporting mark AFLR) was a short-line railroad which operated in Alabama and Florida. The company operated a former Louisville and Nashville Railroad (L&N) line between Georgiana, Alabama and Geneva, Alabama. Pioneer Railcorp acquired the line in 1992 and created a new company, the Alabama and Florida Railway, to operate it.

History

Main articles: Alabama and Florida Railroad (1898–1900) and Yellow River Railroad

The Alabama and Florida (A&F) owned two routes: Georgiana, Alabama–Geneva, Alabama and Crestview, Florida–Florala, Alabama. The Georgiana line was begun in 1898 by the Alabama and Florida Railroad and completed by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad in 1902.^[1][2] The Crestview line opened in 1894 under the Yellow River Railroad, which was acquired by the L&N in 1906.^[3] Both lines passed to the Seaboard System Railroad, the L&N's successor, in 1982.

Gulf and Ohio Railways purchased both lines in 1986 and created a new subsidiary, the Alabama and Florida Railroad, to operate them. The railroad began operating on July 28, 1986.^[4] The company abandoned the former Yellow River Railroad in December 1987. The A&F also leased a 2.9-mile (4.7 km) line from the Andalusia and Conecuh Railroad in the vicinity of Andalusia, Alabama.^[5]

The Gulf and Ohio sold the railroad to A&F Inc. on August 12, 1990. Pioneer Railcorp acquired the assets of the company on November 23, 1992, and organized a new railroad, the Alabama and Florida Railway, to operate the lines.^[5][6]

See also

Notes

1. Alabama Railroad Commission 1904, p. 61.
2. Klein 2003, p. 286.
3. Herr 2000, p. 141.
4. Lewis 1991, p. 11.
5. Lewis 1996, p. 292.
6. Railroad Retirement Board.

References

• Alabama Railroad Commission (1904). Twenty-Third Annual Report of the Railroad Commission of Alabama. Montgomery, AL: Brown Printing Company.
• Herr, Kincaid A. (2000) [1964]. The Louisville & Nashville Railroad, 1850–1963. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0813121841. OCLC 44128340.
• Klein, Maury (2003) [1972]. History of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0813122635. OCLC 248817483.
• Lewis, Edward A. (1991). American Shortline Railway Guide (4th ed.). Kalmbach Publishing Company. ISBN 0-89024-109-0.
• Lewis, Edward A. (1996). American Shortline Railway Guide (5th ed.). Kalmbach Publishing Company. ISBN 0-89024-290-9.
• Railroad Retirement Board. "Employer Status Determination: Alabama & Florida Railway" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2015.