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Alexander Railroad Company
relevant information
locomotive roster
notes
photographs
145 Second Avenue N.E.
P.O. Box 277
Taylorsville, NC 28681-0277
Phone: (704) 632-2103
Fax: (704) 585-6541
Reporting marks: ARC
Radio Frequency: 160.620
Location of engine house: Taylorsville, NC
The Alexander Railroad (the Junebug Line) operates freight service from Taylorsville to a connection with Norfolk Southern at Statesville, 18.59 miles. Traffic includes grain, pulpwood, sand, cement, fertilizer and lumber, 3,000 cars annually.
The Alexander was incorporated December 7, 1945 to acquire a Southern Railway branch that was being abandoned. It was built as the Statesville & Western Railroad, incorporated March 3, 1887 and opened in September of that year. The Richmond & Danville leased the line for 99 years starting October 27, 1888. On September 8, 1894, it was conveyed to Southern.
The line has never carried passengers.
| # | Engine | Builder | Obtained | Disposition |
| X | Steam | ? | Borrowed from Southern, 1946 | returned to Southern, 1946 |
| X | Steam | ? | Borrowed from Southern, 1946 | returned to Southern, 1946 |
| 1 | 45 ton | GE (1941) | Purchased March 1946 | Sold to La. Southern, 1946 |
| 2 | 45 ton | GE (1946) | Purchased August, 1946 | Sold to Coors Brewery |
| 3 | 45 ton | GE (1951) | Purchased, 1961 | ex-Hampton & Branchville, still on property |
| 4 | 115 ton | Alco S2 (1950) | Purchased, 1972 | Sold to Duval Corp, 1973 |
| 5 | 100 ton | Alco S1 (1944) | Purchased, 1973 | ex-Baltimore & Ohio, sold off and turned into a bug slug (decabbed and repowered with a small Cummins engine for a coal company) |
| 6 | 100 ton | Alco S3 (1953) | Purchased, 1976 | ex-Davenport, Rock Island & Northwestern, active |
| 7 | 100 ton | Alco S3 (1950) | Purchased, 1979 | ex-New York Central, ex-Penn Central, active |
| 8 | 128 ton | EMD SW9 (1952) | Purchased, 1990 | ex-Union Railroad, active |
Carolina Rails
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Hinson's
Railroad Photography: Shortlines of the Carolinas
The roster and logo at top of page came from Alexander Railroad Company. The relevant information on both sites seem to have come from the same place, American Shortline Guide by Ed Lewis. Aditional information comes from Carolina Rails own Larry Smoak. Thanks, Laryy! The photographs on this page are by Joseph C. Hinson. That would be me. Anyone with additional information or corrections are asked to find me at jchinson@chestertel.com.
This page is linked from Motive Power Roster.
