A&R Westbound at Dundarrach
Later the same afternoon after shooting everything in Fayetteville that I've shared some of here we headed west following the route of the Aberdeen & Rockfish.
The A&R is the rarest of shortlines. It is neither a former Class 1 line spun off nor is it part of a large shortline holding company. It is still a locally owned and independent railroad headquartered out of a tidy historic two story Federal Style brick building built in 1904 in Aberdeen. Chartered in 1892 it was two decades later before the rails finally reached this point, their furthest extent, and they have remained in service since.
I will not go into too much more history here, but this road is worthy of more study. If you're interested check out the road's own web site: www.aberdeen-rockfish.com/html/a_r_history.html
We found a crew slowly spotting cars at the Tyton Biofuels plant located 20 rail miles from Fayetteville. When complete there they headed west with three cars for FCI Inc where they would tie up for the night. The short three mile chase yielded a few nice views and here is a top one. The are seen crossing North Old Wire Rd. in the unincorporated community of Dundarrach, a census designated place of 41 residents according to the last census. The weather beaten home and old freight house nicely frame up the elderly but spotless unit.
205 is a GP7 built September 1951 equipped with a steam generator for passenger service. It is reportedly this is the ONLY GP7 still owned and in service with its original purchaser.
Hoke County, North Carolina
Friday May 29, 2015
A&R Westbound at Dundarrach
Later the same afternoon after shooting everything in Fayetteville that I've shared some of here we headed west following the route of the Aberdeen & Rockfish.
The A&R is the rarest of shortlines. It is neither a former Class 1 line spun off nor is it part of a large shortline holding company. It is still a locally owned and independent railroad headquartered out of a tidy historic two story Federal Style brick building built in 1904 in Aberdeen. Chartered in 1892 it was two decades later before the rails finally reached this point, their furthest extent, and they have remained in service since.
I will not go into too much more history here, but this road is worthy of more study. If you're interested check out the road's own web site: www.aberdeen-rockfish.com/html/a_r_history.html
We found a crew slowly spotting cars at the Tyton Biofuels plant located 20 rail miles from Fayetteville. When complete there they headed west with three cars for FCI Inc where they would tie up for the night. The short three mile chase yielded a few nice views and here is a top one. The are seen crossing North Old Wire Rd. in the unincorporated community of Dundarrach, a census designated place of 41 residents according to the last census. The weather beaten home and old freight house nicely frame up the elderly but spotless unit.
205 is a GP7 built September 1951 equipped with a steam generator for passenger service. It is reportedly this is the ONLY GP7 still owned and in service with its original purchaser.
Hoke County, North Carolina
Friday May 29, 2015