The Alabama and Florida Railroad was a

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which operated in

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and

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. The company operated a former Louisville and Nashville Railroad (L&N) line between Georgiana, Alabama and

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acquired the line in 1992 and created a new company, the Alabama and Florida Railway, to operate it.

History

The Alabama and Florida (A&F) owned two routes: Georgiana, Alabama–

and Crestview, Florida–

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. The Georgiana line was begun in 1898 by the Alabama and Florida Railroad and completed by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad in 1902. The Crestview line opened in 1894 under the

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, which was acquired by the L&N in 1906. Both lines passed to the

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, the L&N's successor, in 1982.

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purchased both lines in 1986 and created a new subsidiary, the Alabama and Florida Railroad, to operate them. The railroad began operating on July 28, 1986. The company abandoned the former Yellow River Railroad in December 1987. The A&F also leased a line from the Andalusia and Conecuh Railroad in the vicinity of

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. The Gulf and Ohio sold the railroad to A&F Inc. on August 12, 1990.

acquired the assets of the company on November 23, 1992, and organized a new railroad, the Alabama and Florida Railway, to operate the lines.

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* * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Alabama Florida Railroad Defunct Alabama railroads Defunct Florida railroads Spin-offs of CSX Transportation Gulf and Ohio Railways Railway companies established in 1986 Railway companies disestablished in 1992 1986 establishments in the United States 1992 disestablishments in the United States

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