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unusual facts about Atlanta and Charlotte Air-line Railroad



Jake Award

The Jake Award is an annual award presented to North American short line (Class III) railroads by rail transport industry group American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association.

Longview, Portland and Northern Railway

Beginning in 1954, the "LP&N" operated a three-mile-long short-line railroad on the Oregon Coast that connected the International Paper plant to the Southern Pacific interchange just outside of Gardiner, Oregon.

Loudermilk Boarding House

Located near Cornelia's downtown and its stop on the Atlanta and Charlotte Air-line Railroad, it was used by travelers, WPA workers, railroad employees, war veterans, and farm laborers.

Mullens, West Virginia

In the early 20th century, coal-mining manager and developer William Nelson Page of Ansted helped open the Winding Gulf Coalfield with plans for the Deepwater Railway, a new short-line railroad.

Rice, California

The subdivision and siding are still in use, but have since changed hands and currently belong to the Arizona and California Railroad, a short line serving southeastern California from Rice to Cadiz, California and southwestern Arizona at Parker.


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