is about the north carolina railroad from aberdeen to fayetteville . for the north carolina railroad from aberdeen to star see aberdeen carolina and western railway . for other uses of aberdeen see aberdeen disambiguation . this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . march 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message aberdeen and rockfish railroad aberdeen and rockfish emd gp7 no. 205 in the company s yard reporting mark ar locale north carolina dates of operation 1892 1892 length 47 miles 76 km headquarters aberdeen north carolina website official website the aberdeen and rockfish railroad reporting mark ar is a short line railroad operating in north carolina . at one time the ar was a class 2 railroad . the railroad has 47 miles 76 km of track that runs from aberdeen to fayetteville north carolina . contents 1 history 2 traffic 3 route 4 see also 5 notes 6 references 7 further reading 8 external links history edit the ar was incorporated in 1892 by businessman john blue . he built the railroad to get his timber and turpentine products to market . on june 30 1895 the first stretch of road was opened from aberdeen to endon . in 1898 the company added a line from ashley heights to raeford which soon became the main line with the endon line as a branch . shortly thereafter the endon branch was extended to juniper . the main line was extended to dundarrach in 1900 rockfish in 1902 fenix in 1904 and a branch from rockfish to hope mills was added in 1905 . for a while aberdeen hope mills became the main line with branches to juniper and fenix . on november 14 1909 another branch from raeford to wagram was opened . in 1912 the company abandoned the endon branch and used the rails to construct an extension from fenix to fayetteville which opened on december 23 that year . at the same time the line to hope mills was abandoned as it became unnecessary with the new link to the main line of the atlantic coast line railroad in fayetteville . over the years the railroad s traffic has shifted from lumber to agriculture products . the ar has successfully focussed on customer service and celebrated its 100th birthday in 1992 . 1 the ar is still owned by the blue family and operates freight trains from aberdeen to fayetteville . the wagram branch was sold to the laurinburg and southern railroad in 1921 . citation needed passenger service ended in 1949 . 2 traffic edit chemicals animal feed grain animal by products building supplies fertilizer solution route edit m.p. 00 aberdeen north carolina interchange with csx sal and aberdeen carolina and western railway acwr and ns norfolk southern . spivey hill siding m.p. 05 ashley heights north carolina abandoned ar branch 8 miles used to run east to endon and juniper mccain m.p. 10 montrose m.p. 13 timberland m.p. 19 raeford north carolina interchange with laurinburg and southern railroad lrs that runs over former ar track to edinburgh purcell and wagram north carolina 12 miles . upchurch siding m.p. 24 dundarrach north carolina m.p. 26 arabia north carolina m.p. 30 rockfish north carolina m.p. 31 hope mills junction abandoned ar branch that used to run east to hope mills nc m.p. 34 fenix m.p. 36 cliffdale ar branch to clifbragg former cape fear railways route m.p. 40 skibo former junction with abandoned track of cape fear railways cf route to fort bragg m.p. 42 owens m.p. 45 south fayetteville north carolina csx acl and ns norfolk southern river terminal on cape fear river see also edit trains portal railways portal laurinburg and southern railroad notes edit wrinn jim and lewis edward . the road of personal service a centennial history 1992 aberdeen & rockfish railroad co. . lewis 1991 p. 9 references edit aberdeen & rockfish railroad history . aberdeen & rockfish railroad . 2006 . archived from the original on 13 march 2006 . retrieved march 26 2006 . drury george h. 1984 . the train watcher s guide to north american railroads . waukesha wisconsin kalmbach publishing . p. 6 . isbn 0 89024 061 2 . lewis edward a. 1991 . american shortline railway guide 4th ed . . waukesha wi kalmbach publishing . isbn 0 89024 109 0 . oclc 25150373 . walker mike 2004 . spv s comprehensive railroad atlas of north america appalachia and piedmont . canterbury kent united kingdom spv publishing . isbn 1 874745 07 2 . further reading edit schafer mike 1976 . railroads you can model . milwaukee wisconsin kalmbach publishing . isbn 0 89024 526 6 . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to aberdeen and rockfish railroad . official website aberdeen & rockfish past & present motive power v t e common carrier railroads of north carolina current acwr ar arc atw blu cwcy cf clna cala ca ctr csxt gsm lrs ncrr ncva ncyr ns sur tbry vsrr wss wtry yvrr former a & a abpr acl ad aec anc bmh cplj cc & o crn crij clif crr d & w der ds etwn gc hptd l & n ma & s mrr mhsf nfd ns n & w p & n rsnr rkg sal scl sbd sou tf yan see also list of united states railroads by political division retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title aberdeen and rockfish railroad & oldid 738242189 categories north carolina railroadsrailway companies established in 1892hidden categories articles needing additional references from march 2015all articles needing additional referencesall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from march 2015commons category with local link same as on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent 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