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Transportation Company - Fairmont & Western - Railroad
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Company NameFairmont & Western
CategoryRailroad
Year Founded1894
Final Year of Operation1988
TerminationSubsidiary
Successor/ParentLaurinburg & Southern (Details)
CountryUnited States (Details)
Source of TextBluford Shops
Text Credit URLLink



Company History: The FWRD was launched in the summer of 1984 as a subsidiary of fellow North Carolina shortline Laurinburg & Southern. It ran 13 miles of former Atlantic Coast Line route between Elrod and Fairmont, North Carolina. The locomotive fleet consisted of a single GE 70 ton switcher in the red and white scheme used on all of the lines affiliated with Laurinburg & Southern. Traffic included farm products, farm machinery and lumber. The line closed in 1988 and was removed the following year.
Successor/Parent History:
The LRS opened in 1909 with a line from Laurinburg to a connection with the Aberdeen & Rockfish in Wagram, North Carolina. In 1921, they bought the Aberdeen & Rockfish branch from Wagram to Raeford, resulting in the 28 mile line that they operate today. In 1982, LRS launched their own shortline group, taking over operation of some local routes no longer wanted by the owning Class One line. The Saltville Railroad was the first to appear followed by Fairmont & Western, Red Springs & Northern, Franklin County Railroad, Nash County Railroad and finally the Yadkin Valley. These lines shared LRS’s red and white paint scheme but used their own names on the locomotive flanks. The Laurinburg & Southern and their remaining subsidiary lines were sold to the Gulf & Ohio Railways shortline group in 1994. LRS continues to operate today as part of the G&O family. Traffic, which includes chemicals, feed, fertilizer, glass, lime and soda ash, averages about 112 cars per week.
Brief History:
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Item created by: gdm on 2019-12-18 11:22:30. Last edited by Lethe on 2020-05-07 00:00:00

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