| 词条 | Alexander Railroad |
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|railroad_name = Alexander Railroad |logo_filename = |logo_size = |marks = ARC |locale = North Carolina |start_year = 1946 |end_year = Present |predecessor_line = Southern Railway |old_gauge = |electrification = |length = {{convert|18|mi|abbr=off|sp=us}} |hq_city = Taylorsville, North Carolina |website = Alexander Railroad }} The Alexander Railroad Company {{reporting mark|ARC}} is a Class III shortline railroad operating in North Carolina. The railroad has {{convert|18|mi|abbr=off|sp=us}} of track that runs northwest from Statesville to Taylorsville, North Carolina. HistoryThe Alexander Railroad began operations in 1946. The line was marked for abandonment by the Southern Railway, so local investors and businessmen stepped in, purchasing the {{convert|18|mi|adj=on}} branch line from Statesville to Taylorsville. The railroad is named after Alexander County, North Carolina, although it serves both Alexander & Iredell Counties. The railroad was originally chartered and built in 1887 as the Statesville & Western, a subsidiary of Atlantic, Tennessee & Ohio which ran between Charlotte and Statesville North Carolina. The AT&O was purchased by the Richmond & Danville, and eventually came under the Southern Railway. OperationsThe Alexander Railroad serves 20 customers, handling approximately 2,500 carloads (200,000 tons) per year.[1] Principal commodities carried by the railroad are grain, pulpboard, plastics, lumber products,and scrap paper. The ARC has one connection with Norfolk Southern at Statesville, NC, which sees daily interchange. The ARC uses radio frequency 160.62000, under license KCP872 (AAR channel 34) for all of their operations.[2][3] RosterThe Alexander Railroad currently has five operating diesel-electric locomotives. The roster includes: #3 - GE 44 tonner, and four EMD SW1500's, #9 and #10 wearing an all over black livery. #11 and #12 wear a more eye catching black and green livery. ARC #11 was photographed working in Taylorsville in March 2013.[4] The ARC has a locomotive servicing shop in Taylorsville, which 4 of the railroad's 5 locomotives is keep at. There is one that is keep in Statesville for switching the yard. See also{{Portal|Trains|Railways}}
References1. ^Alexander Railroad, Railway Association of North Carolina (retrieved 18 June, 2014) 2. ^[https://www.radioreference.com/apps/db/?aid=1845 Railroads Scanner Frequencies], RadioReference.com (retrieved 18 June, 2014) 3. ^ULS License, Industrial/Business Pool, Conventional License - KCP872 - ALEXANDER RAILROAD COMPANY, Federal Communications Commission (retrieved 12 August, 2014) 4. ^http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=428883&nseq=40 General references
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