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North Carolina State Map

Class I Railroads

Atlantic & Danville Ry

East Danville to NC/VA State Line
Built by Atlantic & Danville Ry 1890
leased to Southern Ry 1899-1949
to Norfolk Franklin & Danville Ry 1962
controlled by Norfolk & Western Ry
to Norfolk Southern 1982
abandoned

NC/VA State Line to Lawrenceville VA
Built by Atlantic & Danville Ry 1890
leased to Southern Ry 1899-1949
to Norfolk Franklin & Danville Ry 1962
controlled by Norfolk & Western Ry
to Norfolk Southern 1982
abandoned

Suffolk abandoned
Built by Atlantic & Danville Ry 1888
leased to Southern Ry 1899-1949
to Norfolk Franklin & Danville Ry 1962
controlled by Norfolk & Western Ry
to Norfolk Southern 1982
abandoned

Holloway Mine Spur

Atlantic Coast Line

ACL Routes

Wilmington & Weldon RR

Fayetteville NC to SC/NC State Line
46.00 miles
Built by Wilmington & Weldon RR 1887-92
to Atlantic Coast Line RR 5-1-1900

Fayetteville NC to Contentnea NC
70.00 miles
Built by Wilmington & Weldon RR 1885-86
to Atlantic Coast Line RR 5-1-1900

Fayetteville NC to Sanford NC
36.00 miles
Built by Western RR 1858-60
to Atlantic & Yadkin Ry (Southern Ry)
to Wilmington & Weldon RR
to Atlantic Coast Line RR 5-1-1900

Fayetteville NC to Wilmington NC
Built by Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley RR 1889-90
to Wilmington & Weldon RR

Wilmington NC to Rockfish Creek (Wallace) NC
Built by Wilmington & Raleigh RR 1836-38
to Wilmington & Weldon RR 2-14-1855

Rockfish Creek NC to Waynesboro(Goldsboro) NC
Built by Wilmington & Raleigh RR 1837-39
to Wilmington & Weldon RR 2-14-1855

Waynesboro (Goldsboro) NC to Enfield NC
Built by Wilmington & Raleigh RR 1838-40
to Wilmington & Weldon RR 2-14-1855

Enfield NC to Weldon NC

Goldsboro NC to Smithfield NC
Built by Midland North Carolina Ry 1881-83

Wilmington NC to Jacksonville NC
Built by Wilmington Onslow & East Carolina RR 1889-91
to Wilmington Newbern & Norfolk RR 6-12-1893
to Wilmington & Newbern RR 7-27-1897

Jacksonville NC to New Bern NC
Built by East Carolina Land & Railway 1890-93
to Wilmington Onslow & East Carolina RR
to Wilmington Newbern & Norfolk RR 6-12-1893
to Wilmington & Newbern RR 7-27-1897

N Wilmington to Belt Jct

Warsaw NC to Clinton NC
Built by Wilmington & Weldon RR 1887

Rocky Mount NC to Tarboro NC
Built by Wilmington & Weldon RR 1859-60

Pender NC to Scotland Neck NC

Scotland Neck NC to Parmele NC

Parmele NC to Kinston NC

Parmele NC to Washington NC

Rocky Mount NC to Spring Hope NC

Tarboro NC to Williamston NC
Construction started by Williamston & Tarboro RR 1872
completed by Albemarle & Raleigh RR 1883

Williamston Jct NC to Plymouth NC
Built by Albemarle & Raleigh RR 1888-89

Sumter SC to Wilmington NC
Built by Wilmington & Manchester RR 1849-53
to Wilmington & Carolina RR 4-26-1870
to Wilmington Columbia & Augusta RR 3-1-1870
to Atlantic Coast Line RR of South Carolina 7-18-1898

Cheraw SC to Wadesboro NC
Built by Cheraw & Salisbury RR 1870-80
to Cheraw & Darlington RR 11-30-1892
to Atlantic Coast Line RR of South Carolina 7-18-1898?

Chadbourn NC to SC/NC State Line
Built by Wilmington Chadbourn & Conwayboro RR 1884-85
to Wilmington Chadbourn & Conway RR 3-7-1887
to Wilmington & Conway RR 1-18-1895
to Wilmington Columbia & Augusta RR 6-1-1896
to Atlantic Coast Line RR of South Carolina 7-18-1898

Chadbourn to Boardman NC
Built by Wilmington Chadbourn & Conway RR 1889-91
to Wilmington & Conway RR 1-18-1895
to Wilmington Columbia & Augusta RR 6-1-1896
to Atlantic Coast Line RR of South Carolina 7-18-1898

Ashpole to Boardman NC
Built by Atlantic Coast Line RR 1900

Elrod NC to Ashpole NC
Built by Southeastern RR 1897-98

Wilmington to Leland

Washington NC to Vandemere NC
Built by Washington & Vandemere RR 1907-08
Leased to ACL 5-1-1927

Spring Hope NC to Rolesville NC
Built by Montgomery Lumber Co
to Atlantic Coast Line 12-10-1924

Tarboro NC to Aulander NC
Built by Norfolk & Carolina RR 1889-90

Aulander NC to Drivers VA
Construction started by Chowan & Southern RR 1889
completed by Norfolk & Carolina RR 1889

SC/NC State Line to Parkton NC

Hope Mills to McNatt NC
abandoned by ACL

Weldon NC to Emporia VA
Built by Petersburg RR 1831-33
to Richmond & Petersburg RR 11-21-1898
to Atlantic Coast Line RR Co of Virginia 11-21-1898

Hicksford VA to Gaston NC
Built by Greensburg & Roanoke RR 1834-37
to Petersburg RR 11-13-1855
abandoned 1874

Carolina Clinchfield & Ohio Ry

Marion NC to NC/SC State Line
Built by Carolina Clinchfield & Ohio Ry 1909
to Seaboard System RR 1-1-1983
to CSX Transportation 7-1-1986

Altapass NC to Marion NC
Built by Carolina Clinchfield & Ohio Ry 1908
to Seaboard System RR 1-1-1983
to CSX Transportation 7-1-1986

Spruce Pine NC to Altapass NC
Built by South & Western Ry 1905-06
to Carolina Clinchfield & Ohio Ry 4-16-1908
to Seaboard System RR 1-1-1983
to CSX Transportation 7-1-1986

5 mi S Huntdale NC to Spruce Pine NC
Built by South & Western Ry 1901-03
to Carolina Clinchfield & Ohio Ry 4-16-1908

Chestoa TN to pt 5 mi S Huntdale NC
Built by Ohio River & Charleston Ry 1899-1900
to South & Western Ry 7-1-1902
to Carolina Clinchfield & Ohio Ry 4-16-1908

Louisville & Nashville RR

L&N Knoxville & Atlanta Division

K&A Routes

GA/NC Line to Murphy
Built by Georgia & North Carolina RR 1877
to Marietta & North Georgia Ry 5-9-1887
to Atlanta Knoxville & Northern Ry 12-8-1895
to Louisville & Nashville

Norfolk & Western RR

NC

Picks NC to NC/VA State Line
Built by Lynchburg & Durham RR 1889-90
to Norfolk Lynchburg & Durham RR 9-24-1896
to Norfolk & Western RR 10-6-1896
to Norfolk & Western Ry 10-1-1896
to Norfolk Southern Corp control 1982
to Norfolk Southern Ry control 12-31-1990
officially merged into Norfolk Southern Ry 1997

Picks NC to Durham NC
Built by Lynchburg & Durham RR 1889-90
to Norfolk Lynchburg & Durham RR 9-24-1896
to Norfolk & Western RR 10-6-1896
to Norfolk & Western Ry 10-1-1896
to Norfolk Southern Corp control 1982
to Norfolk Southern Ry control 12-31-1990
officially merged into Norfolk Southern Ry 1997

Durham existing
Built by Lynchburg & Durham RR 1889-90
to Norfolk Lynchburg & Durham RR 9-24-1896
to Norfolk & Western RR 10-6-1896
to Norfolk & Western Ry 10-1-1896
to Norfolk Southern Corp control 1982
to Norfolk Southern Ry control 12-31-1990
officially merged into Norfolk Southern Ry 1997

Durham existing

Durham abandoned

Hyco Jct to Hyco Power Plant

Mayo Jct to Mayo Creek Power Plant

Winston-Salem NC to NC/VA State Line
Built by Roanoke & Southern Ry 1889-1892
to Norfolk Roanoke & Southern Ry 11-25-1896

VA/NC State Line to Elkland
Built by Virginia-Carolina Ry 1915
to Norfolk & Western Ry 1918
abandoned south of West Jefferson by 1940's
rest abandoned 1977

Norfolk Southern RR

Virginia Beach abandoned

Elizabeth City NC to Weeksville

Edenton existing
Construction started by Norfolk & Southern Ry 1908
to Norfolk Southern RR 5-3-1910
completed 1910
to Southern Ry 1-1-1974
to Norfolk Southern 6-1-1982

Mackey's Ferry to Plymouth NC
Built by Norfolk & Southern RR ca1904
to Norfolk & Southern Ry 11-23-1906
to Norfolk Southern RR 5-3-1910
to Southern Ry 1-1-1974
to Norfolk Southern 6-1-1982
appears out of service east of Plymouth

Elizabeth City & Norfolk RR

NC/VA State Line to Elizabeth City NC
Built by Elizabeth City & Norfolk RR 1880-81
to Norfolk Southern RR 1-1-1883
to Norfolk & Southern RR 6-1-1891
to Norfolk & Southern Ry 11-23-1906
to Southern Ry 1-1-1974
to Norfolk Southern 6-1-1982

Elizabeth City NC to Edenton NC
Built by Elizabeth City & Norfolk RR 1881
to Norfolk & Southern RR 6-1-1891
to Norfolk & Southern Ry 11-23-1906

Edenton abandoned
Built by Elizabeth City & Norfolk RR 1880-81
to Norfolk & Southern RR 6-1-1891
to Norfolk Southern 6-1-1982?

Suffolk & Carolina Ry

Ryland NC to Edenton NC
Built by Suffolk & Carolina Ry
to Virginia & Carolina Coast RR 11-26-1906

Suffolk VA to Ryland NC
Built by Nansemond Land Lumber & Narrow Gauge Ry
to Suffolk & Carolina Ry 1884
to Virginia & Carolina Coast RR 11-26-1906

Backford Jct to Elizabeth City NC
Built by Suffolk & Carolina Ry
to Virginia & Carolina Coast RR 11-26-1906

Ryland NC to Montrose Landing
Built by Suffolk & Carolina Ry ?
to Virginia & Carolina Coast RR 11-26-1906?
to Norfolk & Southern Ry 11-23-1906?

Albemarle & Pantego RR

Mackey's Ferry to Bishops Cross NC
Built by Albemarle & Pantego RR ca1887
controlled by John L. Roper Lumber Co

Bishops Cross NC to Belhaven NC
Built by Albemarle & Pantego RR ca1887
controlled by John L. Roper Lumber Co
to Carolina Coastal Ry 1989

Plymouth NC to Washington NC
Built by Roanoke RR & Lumber Co
to Washington & Plymouth RR 3-4-1901
to Norfolk & Southern RR 1-1904
leased to Carolina Coastal Ry 2007

Washington NC to New Bern NC
Built by Raleigh & Pamlico Sound RR

Raleigh NC to Zebulon NC
Built by Raleigh & Pamlico Sound RR
leased to Carolina Coastal Ry 2007

Zebulon NC to Chocowinity NC
Construction started by Raleigh & Pamlico Sound RR
completed 1906?
leased to Carolina Coastal Ry 2007

Bonsal NC to Duncan NC
Built by Durham & South Carolina RR 1913
to Norfolk Southern RR 1957

Bonsal existing
Built by Durham & South Carolina RR 1913
to Norfolk Southern RR 1957

Blands NC to New Hope
Built by Durham & South Carolina RR when lake built 1973-83
leased to Norfolk Southern RR

Durham NC to Blands
Built by Durham & South Carolina RR 1906
leased to Norfolk Southern RR 1920

original route
leased to Norfolk Southern RR 1920
abandoned when lake built 1973-83

Raleigh Charlotte & Southern Ry

Raleigh & Southport Ry

Varina NC to Raleigh NC
Built by Raleigh & Cape Fear Ry 1899-1905
to Raleigh & Southport Ry 1905
to Raleigh Charlotte & Southern Ry 1911
controlled by Norfolk Southern RR

Varina NC to Lillington NC
Built by Raleigh & Cape Fear Ry 1899-1905
to Raleigh & Southport Ry 1905
to Raleigh Charlotte & Southern Ry 1911
controlled by Norfolk Southern RR

Lillington NC to Fayetteville NC
Built by Raleigh & Southport Ry 1905
to Raleigh Charlotte & Southern Ry 1911
controlled by Norfolk Southern RR

Sanford & Troy RR

Cumnock NC to Colon NC
Built by Egypt Ry 1893
operated by Raleigh & Western Ry 1894 to 1908
to Sanford & Troy RR 4-1-1910
to Raleigh Charlotte & Southern Ry 11-1911

Durham & Charlotte Ry

Glendon NC to Troy NC
Built by Durham & Charlotte Ry ca1896-1910
to Raleigh Charlotte & Southern Ry 11-1911
leased to Aberdeen Carolina & Western Ry 1987

Gulf NC to Cumnock NC
Built by Durham & Charlotte Ry 1910
to Raleigh Charlotte & Southern Ry 11-1911

Gulf NC to Glendon NC
Built by Glendon & Gulf RR ca1894
to Durham & Charlotte Ry 7-15-1896
leased to Aberdeen Carolina & Western Ry 1987

Gulf NC abandoned
Built by Durham & Charlotte Ry ca1893

Aberdeen & Asheboro RR

Troy NC to Mt Gilead NC
Built by Aberdeen & Asheboro RR ca1897
leased to Aberdeen Carolina & Western Ry 1987

Troy NC to Biscoe NC
Built by Aberdeen & West End RR 1905
to Aberdeen & Asheboro RR 1907
abandoned 1914
route very approximate

Aberdeen NC to Pinehurst NC
Built by Aberdeen & West End RR 1887
controlled by lumber co
to Aberdeen & Asheboro RR 2-1897
to Aberdeen Carolina & Western Ry 1987

Pinehurst NC to West End NC
Built by Aberdeen & West End RR 1889
controlled by lumber co
to Aberdeen & Asheboro RR 2-1897
to Aberdeen Carolina & Western Ry 1987

West End NC to Star NC
Built by Aberdeen & Star RR (NCRRs website) or Aberdeen & West End RR 1888 (North Carolina RRs website) or 1905 (ICC Valuation)
controlled by Page Lumber Co
to Aberdeen & Asheboro RR 2-1897
to Aberdeen Carolina & Western Ry 1987

Star NC to Asheboro NC
Built by Asheboro & Montgomery RR 1896

Asheboro existing
Built by Asheboro & Montgomery RR 1896

Candor NC to Ellerbe NC
Built by Aberdeen & Asheboro RR after 1897

West End to Jackson Springs NC
Built by Jackson Springs RR 1901
to Aberdeen & Asheboro RR 1907

Pinehurst NC to Carthage NC
Built by Carthage & Pinehurst RR 1907
operated by Aberdeen & Asheboro RR 1907 to 1911
operated by Norfolk Southern RR 1911 to 1922
abandoned 1922

Colon NC to Varina NC
Built by Raleigh Charlotte & Southern Ry 1911?

Mt Gilead NC to Charlotte NC
Built by Raleigh Charlotte & Southern Ry ca1911

Bridgeton NC to Oriental NC
Built by Pamlico Oriental & Eastern Ry ca1906
to Virginia Carolina & Coast RR 11-26-1906

Pinetown NC to Bishops Cross NC
Built by Norfolk Southern RR 1907
to Carolina Coastal Ry 1989

Mackey's Ferry to Columbia NC
Built by Norfolk & Southern RR ca1904

Mackey's Ferry to Edenton
Construction started by Norfolk & Southern Ry 1908
completed 1910

Atlantic & North Carolina RR

Morehead City NC to Goldsboro NC
Built by Atlantic & North Carolina RR 1857-58
leased to Norfolk Southern RR 1904-1934
leased to Atlantic & East Carolina Ry 1939-1958
to Southern Ry 1958

Beaufort abandoned
Built by Atlantic & North Carolina RR 1857-58
leased to Norfolk Southern RR 1904-1934
leased to Atlantic & East Carolina Ry 1939-1958
to Southern Ry 1958

Camp Lejeune Branch

Plymouth old route

Plymouth spur

Piedmont & Northern Ry

Belmont Jct to Belmont NC
Built by Piedmont & Northern Ry 1916
to Seaboard Coast Line RR 1969

Gastonia NC to Paw Paw NC
Built by Piedmont Traction Co 1910-1911
to Piedmont & Northern Ry 6-30-1914
to Seaboard Coast Line RR 1969

Charlotte NC to Hoskins NC
Built by Charlotte ELectric Ry
leased to Piedmont Traction Co 4-1-1914
to Piedmont & Northern Ry 6-30-1914
to Seaboard Coast Line RR 1969

Paw Paw Rerouted section
Built by Piedmont Traction Co 1910-1911
to Piedmont & Northern Ry 6-30-1914

Paw Paw NC to Hoskins NC
Built by Piedmont Traction Co 1910-1911

Charlotte abandoned
Built by Charlotte ELectric Ry
leased to Piedmont Traction Co 4-1-1914

Seaboard Air Line

SAL Routes

Carolina Central RR

Rockingham NC to Hamlet NC
Built by Wilmington Charlotte & Rutherford RR 1861
to Carolina Central Ry 5-17-1873
to Carolina Central RR 6-25-1880
to Seaboard Air Line Ry 11-7-1901
to Seaboard Air Line RR 1946
to Seaboard Coast Line RR 7-1-1967
to Seaboard System 12-29-1982

Hamlet to Wilmington
Built by Wilmington Charlotte & Rutherford RR 1861
to Carolina Central Ry 5-17-1873
to Carolina Central RR 6-25-1880
to Seaboard Air Line Ry 11-7-1901
to Seaboard Air Line RR 1946
to Seaboard Coast Line RR 7-1-1967
to Seaboard System 12-29-1982

Monroe NC to Pee Dee NC
Built by Carolina Central Ry 1874
to Carolina Central RR 6-25-1880
to Seaboard Air Line Ry 11-7-1901
to Seaboard Air Line RR 1946
to Seaboard Coast Line RR 7-1-1967
to Seaboard System 12-29-1982

Rockingham NC to Pee Dee NC
Built by Wilmington Charlotte & Rutherford RR 1870
to Carolina Central Ry 5-17-1873

Monroe NC to Charlotte NC
Built by Carolina Central Ry 1874

Charlotte NC to Lincolnton NC

Lincolnton NC to Shelby NC
Built by Carolina Central Ry 1874

Shelby NC to Bostic NC
Built by Carolina Central RR 1887

Bostic NC to Forest City NC
Built by Carolina Central RR 1887
to Thermal Belt Ry 1990

Bostic CC&O connection

Forest City NC to Rutherfordton NC
Built by Carolina Central RR 1887

Ellenboro NC to Caroleen NC

Junction to Henrietta Mills NC

Georgia Carolina & Northern Ry

Monroe NC to NC/SC State Line
Built by Georgia Carolina & Northern Ry 1888

Hamlet Jct to Gibson NC
Built by Raleigh & Augusta Air Line RR 1884

Norlina NC to NC/VA State Line
Built by Seaboard Air Line Ry 1900

Norlina NC to Gaston NC
Built by Raleigh & Gaston RR 1838

Gaston NC to Roanoke Jct
Built by Raleigh & Gaston RR 1853

Weldon NC to Roanoke Jct
Built by Raleigh & Gaston RR 1853

Weldon abandoned
Built by Portsmouth & Roanoke RR 1835-36
rebuilt by Seaboard & Roanoke RR 1850

Roanoke Jct to Roanoke Rapids NC

Weldon NC to NC/VA State Line
Built by Portsmouth & Roanoke RR 1835-36
rebuilt by Seaboard & Roanoke RR 1850

Kelford NC to NC/VA State Line
Built by Roanoke & Tar River RR 1887
to North Carolina & Virginia RR 1987
to RailTex control
to RailAmerica control 2-2000
to Genesee & Wyoming control 12-28-2012

Lewiston NC to Kelford NC
Built by Roanoke & Tar River RR 1887

Henderson NC to Norlina NC

Raleigh NC to Franklinton NC

Franklinton NC to Henderson NC

Hamlet NC to Sanford NC
Built by Raleigh & Augusta Air Line RR 1887

Cheraw SC to Hamlet NC
Built by Palmetto RR 1887
to Palmetto Ry 11-16-1895

Sanford NC to Haw River NC
Built by Raleigh & Augusta Air Line RR 1872

Raleigh NC to Haw River
Built by Chatham RR 1871
to Raleigh & Augusta Air Line RR 12-13-1871

Durham abandoned
Built by Durham & Northern Ry 1889

Durham existing
Built by Durham & Northern Ry 1889

Durham NC to Henderson NC
Built by Durham & Northern Ry 1889

Dickerson NC to Oxford NC
Built by Oxford & Coast Line RR 1902

Northside NC to Butner NC

Franklinton NC to Louisburg NC
Built by Louisburg RR 1885
to Raleigh & Gaston RR 8-7-1901

Moncure NC to Pittsboro NC
Built by Pittsboro RR 1887
to Raleigh & Augusta Air Line RR 12-9-1899

Moncure old alignment

Moncure to power plant
Built by Seaboard Air Line ca 1923?

Gibson NC to NC/SC State Line

Pendleton NC to Murfreesboro NC
Built by Roanoke & Tar River RR
subsidiary of Seaboard & Roanoke RR
controlled by Seaboard Air Line Ry
abandoned 5-5-1897
route uncertain

Southern Railway

Danville & Western Ry

Leaksville Jct VA to Leaksville NC
Built by Danville Mocksville & Southwestern Ry as 36" gauge
to Danville & Western Ry 3-1-1899
to standard gauge 1900
to Southern Ry control

Untitled Path
Built by Southern Ry ?

Stokesland to Leaksville Jct VA
Built by Danville & New River RR as 36" gauge
to Danville & Western Ry 1-9-1891
to standard gauge 1900-02
to Southern Ry control

Untitled Path

Carolina & Tennessee Southern Ry

Bushnell NC to Fontana NC
Built by Carolina & Tennessee Southern Ry 1901
controlled by Southern Ry
filed for abandonment 7-31-1943
completely removed by 12-1-1944
route approximate

Extension to Fontana Dam
Built by Carolina & Tennessee Southern Ry 1942
abandoned 1944 upon completion of dam

Southern Ry

Southern Ry Routes

Charlotte to Statesville
Built by Atlantic, Tennessee & Ohio RR 1860
to Atlantic, Tennessee & Ohio RR Co. in NC 2-23-1861

Warrenville to Graniteville SC
Built by Columbia & Augusta RR 1869
to Charlotte Columbia & Augusta RR 7-8-1869

Hamburg SC to Augusta GA
Built by Charlotte Columbia & Augusta RR 1870

Columbia SC to Charlotte NC
Built by Charlotte & South Carolina RR 1852
dismantled during early part of Civil War
rebuilt 1865
to Charlotte Columbia & Augusta RR 7-8-1869

Pomona to Winston-Salem
Built by North Western North Carolina RR 1873
to Southern Ry

Danville VA to Greensboro NC
Built by Piedmont RR 1864

Arrowood Industrial Park spur

Griffith to Charlotte NC

Charlotte AT&O connection

Winston-Salem abandoned

Etna Spur-1
Appears on 1898 USGS topo map "Rome"
visible on aerial photos

Etna Spur-2

Oredell Spur-1
Appears on 1898 USGS topo map "Rome"
also visible aerial photos

Richmond & Danville

Richmond Spur
Built by Richmond & Danville
to Southern Ry 1894

Belle Isle Jct to Belle Isle
Built by Richmond & Danville RR

SC/NC State Line to Charlotte NC
Built by Atlanta & Richmond Air Line Ry 1872
controlled by Richmond & Danville RR
to North Carolina Air-Line Ry 2-15-1877
to Atlanta & Charlotte Air Line Ry 4-2-1877
leased to Richmond & Danville RR 1881

Riverton VA to Front Royal VA

Winston-Salem to Wilkesboro NC
Built by North Western North Carolina RR 1890
to Southern Ry

Salisbury wye

Salisbury NC to Morganton NC
Built by Western North Carolina RR 1858-66

Old Fort NC to Morganton NC
Built by Western North Carolina RR 1869

Azalea NC to Old Fort NC
Built by Western North Carolina RR 1879

Bryson City to Wesser new route
Built 1942-44 by TVA for Southern Ry due to construction of Fontana Dam

Asheville to Murphy NC
Built by Western North Carolina RR 1882-1890
to Southern Ry
rerouted Bryson City to Wesser in 1944

Azalea NC to Paint Rock NC
Built by Western North Carolina RR 1882

East Durham NC to VA/NC State Line
Built by Oxford & Clarksville RR ca1886

Lake Toxaway NC to Brevard NC
Built by Transylvania RR 1900-03
to Southern Ry control 5-29-1903
see

Hendersonville NC to Biltmore NC
Built by Asheville & Spartanburg RR 1886
to Southern Ry- Carolina Division 7-1-1902

Hendersonville NC to NC/SC State Line
Built by Spartanburg & Asheville RR 1879
to Asheville & Spartanburg RR 7-31-1884?
to Southern Ry- Carolina Division 7-1-1902

Brevard abandoned
Built by Hendersonville & Brevard Ry Telegraph & Telephone Co 1895
to Transylvania RR 4-12-1899
to Southern Ry control 5-29-1903
see

Brevard to Hendersonville NC
Built by Hendersonville & Brevard Ry Telegraph & Telephone Co 1895
to Transylvania RR 4-12-1899
to Southern Ry control 5-29-1903
see

Rutherfordton NC to Marion NC
Built by Charleston Cincinnati & Chicago RR 1890
to Ohio River & Charleston Ry of North Carolina 11-13-1894
to Ohio River & Charleston Ry 11-23-1894
to South Carolina & Georgia Extension RR Co of NC 12-14-1898
to South Carolina & Georgia Extension RR 2-27-1899
to Southern Ry- Carolina Division 7-1-1902

Rutherfordton abandoned
Built by Charleston Cincinnati & Chicago RR 1889
to Ohio River & Charleston Ry of North Carolina 11-13-1894
to Ohio River & Charleston Ry 11-23-1894
to South Carolina & Georgia Extension RR Co of NC 12-14-1898
to South Carolina & Georgia Extension RR 2-27-1899

Alexander Mills NC to Rutherfordton NC
Built by Charleston Cincinnati & Chicago RR 1889
to Ohio River & Charleston Ry of North Carolina 11-13-1894
to Ohio River & Charleston Ry 11-23-1894
to South Carolina & Georgia Extension RR Co of NC 12-14-1898
to South Carolina & Georgia Extension RR 2-27-1899
to Thermal Belt Ry 1990

Shelby NC to Alexander Mills NC

NC/SC State Line to Shelby NC

Salisbury NC to Albemarle NC
Built by Yadkin RR 1891
controlled by Southern Ry until 1916
back to Southern Ry control 1951

Albemarle NC to Norwood NC
Built by Yadkin RR 1891
controlled by Southern Ry until 1916
abandoned south of Albemarle 1938

Halls Ferry Jct to Badin
Built by Yadkin RR
controlled by Southern Ry until 1916
back to Southern Ry control 1951

Statesville NC to Taylorsville NC
Built by Statesville & Western RR 1887
to Alexander RR 1946

Chapel Hill NC to University SC
Built by State University RR ca1879
controlled by Southern Ry

Oxford NC to Henderson NC
Built by Oxford & Henderson RR 1881

High Point NC to Asheboro NC
Built by High Point Randleman Asheboro & Southern RR 1899
85.07 % controlled by Southern Ry

Randleman Branch
Built by High Point Randleman Asheboro & Southern RR
85.07 % controlled by Southern Ry

North Carolina RR

Charlotte NC to Greensboro NC
Built by North Carolina RR 1855
leased to Richmond & Danville RR 9-11-1871 to 6-30-1894
leased to Southern Ry 7-1-1894 to 1982
leased to Norfolk Southern 1982-present

Greensboro NC to Cary NC
Built by North Carolina RR 1856
leased to Richmond & Danville RR 9-11-1871 to 6-30-1894
leased to Southern Ry 7-1-1894 to 1982
leased to Norfolk Southern 1982-present

Cary (Vetner) to Raleigh (Boylan)
Built by North Carolina RR 1856
leased to Richmond & Danville RR 9-11-1871 to 6-30-1894
leased to Southern Ry 7-1-1894 to 1982
leased to Norfolk Southern 1982-present
operated jointly with Seaboard Air Line Ry Cary to Raleigh

Raleigh NC to Goldsboro NC

Goldsboro spur

Goldsboro abandoned
leased to Norfolk Southern 1982-

North Carolina Midland RR

Mocksville NC to Mooresville NC
Built by North Carolina Midland RR 1899
leased to Southern Ry
leased to Norfolk Southern 1982

Winston-Salem NC to Mocksville NC
Built by North Carolina Midland RR 1891
leased to Southern Ry
leased to Norfolk Southern 1982

Atlantic & Yadkin Ry

Rural Hall NC to Mt Airy NC
Built by Western RR 1888
to Atlantic & Yadkin Ry 2-23-1899
controlled by Southern Ry
merged into Southern Ry 1-1-1950
to Yadkin Valley RR

Mt Airy to Flat Rock

Rural Hall NC to Greensboro NC
Built by Western RR 1888
to Atlantic & Yadkin Ry 2-23-1899
merged into Southern Ry 1-1-1950

Stokesdale NC to Madison NC
Built by Western RR 1890
to Atlantic & Yadkin Ry 2-23-1899
merged into Southern Ry 1-1-1950
exact route uncertain but should be close based on soil survey map

Gulf NC to Greensboro NC

Sanford NC to Gulf NC
Built by Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley Ry 1860-79
to Western RR 4-3-1879

Climax existing

Climax NC to Ramseur NC

Asheville & Craggy Mountain Ry

Asheville & Craggy Mountain
Built by Asheville & Craggy Mountain Ry

New connection
Built by 1965

North Carolina Shortlines

Aberdeen & Rockfish RR

Aberdeen NC to Fayetteville NC
Built by Aberdeen & Rockfish RR 1892-1912

Fayetteville spur

S Fayetteville to River Terminal

Raeford NC to Wagram NC
Built by Aberdeen & Rockfish RR 1908

Hope Mills Jct to Driggers NC
Built by Aberdeen & Rockfish RR 1904
route uncertain

Driggers NC to Hope Mills
Built by Aberdeen & Rockfish RR 1904
route uncertain

Endon Jct to Juniper NC
Built by Aberdeen & Rockfish RR 1894-97
Route very approximate

Appalachian Ry
Controlled by William Whitmer & Sons
later Parsons Pulp & Lumber Co

Ela NC to Cherokee NC
Built by Appalachian Ry 1908-09

Cherokee NC to Ravensford
Built by Appalachian Ry 1917-18
route approximate

Atlantic & Carolina RR

Warsaw NC to Kenansville NC
Built by Rowland Lumber Co
to Atlantic & Carolina RR 4-12-1915

Atlantic & Western RR

Sanford NC to Broadway NC
Built by Atlantic & Western RR 1899-1903
to Atlantic & Western Ry 1927
Jonesboro Heights to Lillington abandoned 12-15-1961

Broadway NC to Lillington NC
Built by Atlantic & Western RR 1913
to Atlantic & Western Ry 1927
Jonesboro Heights to Lillington abandoned 12-15-1961

Black Mountain Ry

Kona NC to Micaville NC
Built by Black Mountain Ry 1910-11

Micaville NC to Bowditch NC
Built by Black Mountain Ry 1910-11
to Yancey RR

Micaville NC to Pensacola NC
Built by Black Mountain Ry 1912-13
Burnsville to Pensacola abandoned 1920s
to Yancey RR 4-1-1955

Pensacola NC to Burnsville NC
Burnsville to Pensacola abandoned 1920s
route very approximate
based on reports that road built on railroad grade but are not confirmed

Pensacola to Escota NC
2.98 miles??
Built by Black Mountain Ry 1913
abandoned 1920s
route approximate

Bonlee & Western Ry

Bonlee NC to Bennett NC
Built by Bonlee & Western Ry ca1908

Cape Fear Ry

Skibo NC to Cain's Station
Built by Cape Fear Ry 1926

Cain's Station to Camp Bragg
Built by Fayetteville Street Ry
to Cape Fear Ry 10-21-1921

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Fayetteville Street Ry trackage
Built by Fayetteville Street Ry & Power Co 1908-
to Consolidated Ry & Power Co 9-6-1908
to Fayetteville Traction & Power Co 9-6-1910
to Cape Fear Ry 10-21-1921
abandoned 1926-1930

Carolina & Northeastern RR

Jackson NC to Gumberry NC
Built by Gumberry & Jackson RR & Lumber Co 1887
to Northampton & Hertford RR 6-18-1896
to Northampton & Hertford Ry 6-1-1912
to Carolina & Northeastern RR 10-29-1917

Jackson to Rehobeth to Lasker
Rehobeth to Lasker built by Carolina & Northeastern RR 1918

Carolina RR
Controlled by Hines Brothers Lumber Co

Hines Jct to Snow Hill NC
Built by Hines Brothers Lumber Co 1906
to Kinston & Snow Hill RR 1-28-1908
to Carolina RR 12-11-1912

Carolina & Northwestern Ry

Hickory NC to Lenoir NC
Built by Chester & Lenoir Narrow Gauge RR 1884? as 36" gauge
to Carolina & Northwestern Ry 2-8-1897
converted to standard gauge 1902
to Caldwell County RR 1994

Lincolnton NC to Newton NC
Built by Chester & Lenoir Narrow Gauge RR 1884 as 36" gauge
to Carolina & Northwestern Ry 2-8-1897
converted to standard gauge 1902
abandoned ca1990

Newton NC to Hickory NC
Carolina & Northwestern Ry trackage rights on Southern Ry

Gebo NC to Lincolnton NC
Built by Chester & Lenoir Narrow Gauge RR 1880 as 36" gauge
to Carolina & Northwestern Ry 2-8-1897
converted to standard gauge 1902

Gastonia NC to CrowdersNC
Built by Chester & Lenoir Narrow Gauge RR 1880 as 36" gauge

Gebo NC to Gastonia NC
abandoned August 2003

Crowders NC to NC/SC State Line

Lenoir abandoned
Built by Chester & Lenoir Narrow Gauge RR 1884? as 36" gauge

Lenoir NC to Collettsville NC
Built by Lower Creek & Linville Valley Transportation Co 1893 as 36" gauge
to Caldwell & Northern RR 2-25-1893
converted to standard gauge 1902?

Collettsville NC to Edgemont NC
Built by Caldwell & Northern RR 1906 as 36" gauge
converted to standard gauge 1902?

SC

Cliffside RR

Cliffside Jct to Avondale

Cliffside Jct to MP 1.5
Built by Rutherford Power Co
to Cliffside RR 6-12-1905

MP 1.5 to Cliffside NC
Built by Cliffside RR 1905

Dover & South Bound RR

Dover to Richlands NC
Built by Dover & South Bound RR 1905
controlled by Goldsboro Lumber Co.

Durham & South Carolina RR

Durham NC to Bonsal
leased to Norfolk Southern RR 1920
new route when lake built 1973-83

old route

Durham & Southern RR

Angier to Apex NC
Built by Cape Fear & Northern Ry 1898-1899
to Durham & Southern Ry 1-13-1904

Durham NC to Apex NC
Built by Durham & Southern Ry 1905-06

Angier NC to Duke (now Dunn) NC
Built by Cape Fear & Northern Ry 1902-03
to Durham & Southern Ry 1-13-1904

Erwin Branch
Built by Cape Fear & Northern Ry 1903
to Durham & Southern Ry 1-13-1904

East Carolina Ry

Tarboro NC to Hookerton NC
Built by East Carolina Ry 1889-1907
to Atlantic Coast Line control 1935
Hookerton to Farmville abandoned 1933
remainder abandoned 1965

Elkin & Alleghany RR

Elkin NC to Veneer NC
Built by Elkin & Alleghany RR 1912-14

Graham County RR

Robbinsville NC to Graham County Jct
Built by Graham County RR 1925
controlled by Bemis Lumber Co.

High Point Thomasville & Denton RR

Denton NC to Thomasville NC
Built by Carolina Glenanna & Pee Dee Ry & Development 1905
to Carolina Valley Ry 3-5-1907
to Piedmont Ry 2-18-1909
to Carolina & Yadkin River Ry 3-31-1912
to High Point Thomasville & Denton RR 5-20-1924
to Winston-Salem Southbound Ry control 1960
merged into Winston-Salem Southbound Ry 2010

High Rock NC to Denton NC
Built by Carolina & Yadkin River Ry 1914
to High Point Thomasville & Denton RR 5-20-1924
to Winston-Salem Southbound Ry control 1960
merged into Winston-Salem Southbound Ry 2010

High Point NC to Thomasville NC
Built by Carolina Glenanna & Pee Dee Ry & Development 1906
to Carolina Valley Ry 3-5-1907
to Piedmont Ry 2-18-1909
to Carolina & Yadkin River Ry 3-31-1912
to High Point Thomasville & Denton RR 5-20-1924
to Winston-Salem Southbound Ry control 1960
merged into Winston-Salem Southbound Ry 2010

Jamestown & Washington RR

Jamestown NC to Washington NC
Built by Jamestown & Washington RR & Lumber Co 1869-85 as 36" gauge
to Norfolk & Southern RR 1894
abandoned by 1896

Kinston-Carolina RR

Kinston NC to Pink Hill NC
Built by Kinston & Carolina RR 1900 as 36" gauge
controlled by Gay Lumber Co. 1900-1904
Kinston Lumber Co. 1904-1909
John L. Roper Lumber Co. 1909-1910
to Kinston-Carolina RR & Lumber Co. 1-25-1910

Laurinburg & Southern RR

Johns NC to Wagram NC
Built by Laurinburg & Southern RR 1910

Lawndale Ry

Lawndale Jct to Lawndale NC
Built by Cleveland Cotton Mills 1899 as 36" gauge
to Lawndale Ry & Industrial Co 11-16-1903
see http://www.tarheelpress.com/Lawndale.html

Linville River RR

Cranberry NC to Pineola NC
Built by Linville River RR 1896 as 36" gauge
to Linville River Ry 9-22-1899
route south of Montezuma uncertain

Montezuma NC to Boone NC
Built by Linville River Ry 1915-17 as 36" gauge
route very approximate

Minneapolis branch
This appears to be most likely route of branch to Minneapolis

Madison County Ry

Runion NC to Allenstand NC
Built by Madison County Ry 1910
controlled by Laurel River Logging Co

Belva to Hickey's Fork
Built by Laurel River Logging Co
leased to Madison County Ry

Maxton Alma & Southbound RR

Alma NC to pt S of Midway
Built by Alma Lumber Co
to Maxton Alma & Southbound RR 1912

pt S of Midway to Rowland NC
Built by Alma Lumber Co
to Maxton Alma & Southbound RR 1912

Mount Airy & Eastern RR

Mt Airy NC to NC/VA State Line
Built by Mount Airy & Eastern RR 1899-1900 as 36" gauge

New Holland Higginsport & Mt Vernon RR

Wenona NC to New Holland
Built by New Holland Higginsport & Mt Vernon RR 1916-18

Raleigh & Charleston RR

Lumberton NC to Lakeview SC
Built by Carolina Northern RR 1900
to Raleigh & Charleston RR 12-1905
to Seaboard Air Line control 12-1911

Randolph & Cumberland RR

Cameron NC to Carthage NC
Built by Carthage RR 1886
to Randolph & Cumberland Ry 1920
to Moore Central Ry 1924
to Moore Central RR 1945

Carthage NC to Hallison NC
Built by Randolph & Cumberland RR 1906
to Randolph & Cumberland Ry 3-3-1911

Hallison NC to McConnell NC
Built by Randolph & Cumberland Ry 1912

Red Springs & Bowmore RR

Red Springs to Bowmore NC
Built by Red Springs & Bowmore RR 1896
logging railroad
based on 1908 soil survey map

Roanoke River Ry

Manson NC to Townsville NC
Built by Roanoke Valley RR 1855
destroyed during Civil War
rebuilt by Roanoke River Ry 1907-08
to Townsville RR 1919

Townsville NC to Clarksville VA
Built by Roanoke Valley RR 1855
destroyed during Civil War
rebuilt by Roanoke River Ry after 1907-08
abandoned 1919?

Rockingham RR

Rockingham NC to Gibson NC
Built by Rockingham RR 1910-12

Tallulah Falls Ry

GA/NC State Line to Franklin NC
Built by Blue Ridge & Atlantic Ry 1907
to Tallulah Falls Ry 2-27-1909
see http://railga.com/tallu.html

Tennessee & North Carolina RR

Andrews to Hayesville NC

Crestmont NC

West Canton NC to Spruce NC
Tennessee & North Carolina RR

Tuckasegee & Southeastern RR

Sylva NC to East Laport NC

Virginia & Carolina Southern RR

Tobermory NC to Elizabethtown NC
Built by Virginia & Carolina Southern RR 1909
controlled by Atlantic Coast Line RR

St Paul to Tobermory NC
Built by Virginia & Carolina Southern RR 1909
controlled by Atlantic Coast Line RR
to CSX

Lumberton NC to St Paul NC
Built by Virginia & Carolina Southern RR 1907-09
controlled by Atlantic Coast Line RR
to CSX

Lumberton spur

Duart Spur

St Paul NC to Hope Mills NC
Built by Virginia & Carolina Southern RR 1907-09

Warrenton RR

Warrenton NC to Warren Plains NC
Built by Warrenton RR 1884

Watauga & Yadkin River RR

North Wilkesboro NC to Elkville NC
Built by Yadkin River RR 1912
controlled by Grandin Lumber Co
to Watauga & Yadkin River RR 1913
to Watauga & Yadkin Valley RR 1913
out of service by 1918
to Wilkes & Western RR 1932

Elkville NC to Darby NC
Built by Watauga & Yadkin River RR 1913
controlled by Grandin Lumber Co
to Watauga & Yadkin Valley RR 1913
out of service by 1918
to Wilkes & Western RR 1932

Grandin to Elkville NC
Built by Watauga & Yadkin River RR 1913
controlled by Grandin Lumber Co
to Watauga & Yadkin Valley RR 1913
out of service by 1918
to Wilkes & Western RR 1932

Wellington & Powellsville RR

Ahoskie NC to Windsor NC
Built by Wellington & Powellsville RR 1896 as 36" gauge
to Carolina Southern Ry 1927
abandoned 1980s

Wilmington Brunswick & Southern RR

Bolivia NC to Southport NC
Built by Wilmington Brunswick & Southern RR 1912

Navassa NC to Bolivia NC
Built by Town Creek Railroad & Lumber Co
to Wilmington Brunswick & Southern RR 8-3-1910

Winston-Salem Southbound Ry

Whitney NC to Wadesboro NC
Built by Winston-Salem Southbound Ry 1911
controlled by Norfolk & Western and Atlantic Coast Line

Winston-Salem NC to Whitney NC
Built by Winston-Salem Southbound Ry 1910
controlled by Norfolk & Western and Atlantic Coast Line

South Winston-Salem to Liberty Street Station
Tar Branch
Built by Winston-Salem Southbound Ry 1912-13
controlled by Norfolk & Western and Atlantic Coast Line