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Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Defunct American Class I railroad / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad (reporting mark ACL) was a United States Class I railroad formed in 1900, though predecessor railroads had used the ACL brand since 1871. In 1967, it merged with long-time rival Seaboard Air Line Railroad to form the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad. Much of the original ACL network has been part of CSX Transportation since 1986.
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Overview | |
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Headquarters | Wilmington, North Carolina (1900–1960) Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Building, 500 Water Street, Jacksonville, Florida (1960–1967) |
Reporting mark | ACL |
Locale | Alabama Florida Georgia North Carolina South Carolina Virginia |
Dates of operation | 1900–1967 |
Successor | Seaboard Coast Line Railroad |
Technical | |
Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
Length | 5,155 miles (8,296 kilometres)[1] |
The Atlantic Coast Line served the Southeast, with a concentration of lines in Florida. Numerous named passenger trains were operated by the railroad for Florida-bound tourists, with the Atlantic Coast Line contributing significantly to Florida's economic development in the first half of the 20th century.[2]
At the end of 1925, ACL operated 4,924 miles of road, not including its flock of subsidiaries; after some merging, mileage at the end of 1960 was 5,570 not including A&WP, CN&L, East Carolina, Georgia, Rockingham, and V&CS. In 1960, ACL reported 10,623 million net ton-miles of revenue freight and 490 million passenger-miles.[citation needed]