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As Mr. Goolsby points out, repaints were needed every two years just to keep the colors brilliant. In 1925 the L&N and ACL jointly leased the Carolina, Clinchfield & Ohio (the "Clinchfield"); the CC&O was a small but rich 302-mile road that transported black diamonds from Elkhorn City, Kentucky to a connection with the ACL at Spartanburg. *   GP38's #200-204 were originally ordered by Maine Central but sold to DT&I. A Connecticut entrepreneur, Henry Bradley Plant, purchased several railroads in the South in the 1880s and 1890s. In addition, by the 1970's many interchange partners had been lost through mergers and bankruptcy. It ultimately managed to remain out of Conrail altogether while gaining trackage rights into Cincinnati. By the date of this photo the ACL had simplified its locomotive livery to a drab black with yellow pinstriping.

The legendary Detroit automaker, seeing potential in the DT&I, was able to turn the moribund property into a money-maker within only a few years. By then, the DT&I was largely a linear system-only, having lost its few branch lines. From the southern end-of-track at Wellston rails made it only as far as Cornelia (7 miles) by 1893. the West Point Route takeover In 1902, ACL gained control of the Louisville & Nashville, a prosperous road serving most of Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, the Florida Panhandle, and New Orleans. The moniker held no corporate power until December 29, 1982 when the group was formally merged into Seaboard System. For many years this system, built to Ohio's Broad Gauge of 4 feet, 10 inches, had no direct ties to the DT&I. That railroad was formed on July 1, 1986 when CSX Transportation (CSXT) was born. Visually, ACL held one of the most unique paint Its earliest predecessor was the Petersburg Railroad, chartered in 1830. Despite Coast Line's sound management and healthy business practices it recognized the industry was entering an uncertain era after World War II. Alas, in 2013 the site closed by thankfully Don Strack rescued the data and transferred it over to his © Copyright 2007-2020 American-Rails.com. The highway was pulling away increasing freight and passenger business while airlines were doing the same. All photos and videos, copyright individual owners/organizations. This collection of railroads connected with the ACL at Charleston and reached Savannah, Montgomery, Albany, Jacksonville, and other points throughout Florida.

After Plant gained controlled he renamed it as the Jacksonville & St. Johns River Railway. The ACL was quick to adopt the diesel locomotive, acquiring its first two examples, E3A's #500 and #501, in November of 1939.

In 1897, the ACL again expanded its portfolio, acquiring the Charleston & Western Carolina Railway. Warren Calloway photo.A popular pastime for many is studying and/or exploring abandoned rights-of-way. The Wilmington & Raleigh Railroad, chartered in 1834, opened between Wilmington and Weldon in 1840 (Wilmington became the ACL's headquarters until its move to Jacksonville in 1960). In what came down to simple economics, in 1957 under new president W. Thomas Rice the railroad changed to a simplified black design with accents of yellow and silver. Warren Calloway collection.Brand new Atlantic Coast Line F3's, wearing the road's beautiful original passenger livery, at Richmond, Virginia during the late 1940s. These attributes put the company on solid footing for the rest of its days. Ford's ownership lasted less than a decade but he brought much needed capital, stability, and vision. A decade passed before it picked up its first road-switchers in 1951, Electro-Motive's GP7.

Henry Ford inspecting a DT & I steam engine in 1921. The group subsequently reincorporated the property as the Iron Railway. Within just a few years the new ACL was again expanding and acquired its largest single interest in 1902 reaching an agreement that year with Henry B. After these rights were secured, a unified, north-south routing spanned western Ohio for the first time.As the Detroit Southern was attempting to secure dock facilities along Lake Erie for coal and iron ore yet another receivership occurred on July 6, 1903. It certainly was not as attractive but the company saved $100,000 annually by doing so.During the steam era the railroad had not needed big power thanks to its relatively easy grades.