AN Railway explained

Railroad Name:AN Railway
Logo Filename:G&W_AN_Logo.png
Marks:AN
Locale:Florida Panhandle
Predecessor Line:Apalachicola Northern Railroad
Hq City:Port Saint Joe, Florida

The AN Railway is one of several shortline railroad companies leased by the Genesee & Wyoming parent company. It operates between Port Saint Joe, Florida and a connection with the Florida Gulf & Atlantic Railroad at Chattahoochee, Florida. The railroad no longer reaches its namesake city of Apalachicola, Florida, as the rails have been removed between Franklin and Apalachicola. The railroad operates approximately of track.

History

The original line was constructed by the Apalachicola Northern Railroad between 1905 and 1910. The Apalachicola Northern continued to operate it through various corporate reorganizations until 2002, when it leased the line to the Rail Management Corporation, which also acquired its locomotives, rolling stock, and railroad equipment. The new company began operating on September 1, 2002.[1] Genesee & Wyoming acquired the Rail Management Corporation and its railroads in 2005.

Equipment

Unlike most shortlines, the AN Railway's locomotive fleet consisted entirely of originally purchased units direct from the manufacturer, as opposed to the purchasing of second-hand engines.[2] Its diesel roster is primarily EMD hood units, although many of these locomotives were sold off after business on the railroad dropped with the closure of some industrial areas.

Retired Roster

ModelQuantityBuiltRetiredNumbers
3 1947 1970 701-704
7 1952–1953 2005 705-711
8 1969–1970 2005 712-719

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Employer Status Determination: Apalachicola Northern Railroad Company . . 24 January 2003 . 6 March 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924092329/http://www.rrb.gov/blaw/bcd/bcd03-7.htm . 24 September 2015 . dead . dmy-all .
  2. Web site: The Diesel Shop. Apalachicola Northern Locomotive Roster