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.
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]
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