Alabama and Florida Railway explained

Railroad Name:Alabama and Florida Railway
Logo Filename:Alabama and Florida Railway (emblem).png
Marks:AF
Locale:Southeast Alabama
Predecessor Line:Alabama and Florida Railroad
Successor Line:Three Notch Railroad
Length:43miles
Hq City:Andalusia, Alabama

The Alabama and Florida Railway 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.

History

See main article: Alabama and Florida Railroad (1986–1992). The company was organized in 1992 when parent Pioneer Railcorp acquired the entirety of the Alabama and Florida Railroad. This included between Georgiana and Geneva, Alabama and a 2.9miles line in the vicinity of Andalusia which had been leased from the Andalusia and Conecuh Railroad. Operations began on November 23, 1992.[1] 36miles 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]

Links

HawkinsRails.net - Alabama & Florida Railway

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Employer Status Determination: Alabama & Florida Railway . . 4 March 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924092349/http://www.rrb.gov/pdf/bcd/bcd93-55.pdf . 24 September 2015 . dead . dmy-all .
  2. Web site: STB Finance Docket No. 33981 . 29 June 2001 . 9 September 2010.
  3. Web site: Alabama & Florida Railway Co., Inc.—Abandonment Exemption—in Geneva, Coffee and Covington Counties, Ala. . 12 August 2011.