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Transportation Company - Dunn-Erwin - Railroad
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Company NameDunn-Erwin
CategoryRailroad
Year Founded1987
Final Year of Operation2000
TerminationDissolved
Successor/ParentAberdeen & Rockfish (Details)
CountryUnited States (Details)
Source of TextBluford Shops
Text Credit URLLink



Company History: The DER launched in 1987 as a spin-off of CSX operating a five and a half mile segment of the former Durham & Southern between Dunn and Erwin, North Carolina. The line’s single SW1200 served their only customer, a denim plant in Erwin. When the denim plant closed in 2000, so did the railroad. The DER was owned by the Aberdeen & Rockfish Railroad.
Successor/Parent History:
This venerable 47 mile line in North Carolina has been around since 1892. It was founded by the Blue family who were seeking rail service for their timber interests. 126 years later and the Blue family still own it. They also own the nearby Pee Dee River Railway and the Dunn-Erwin Railway (prior to its closure.)

The A&R runs from Fayetteville southwest to Rockfish and Dundarrach before swinging northwest toward Aberdeen. This area is just south of Fort Bragg Military Reservation. Connections on the west end are with the original Norfolk Southern and Seaboard Air Line (now CSX) and on the east end with the old Atlantic Coast Line (now CSX) and NS again. A&R also connects with shortlines Laurinburg & Southern and Cape Fear Railways. Traffic over the years has included pulpwood, sand, fertilizer, textiles, meat, oil, cement, and feed. One of the old local landmarks was a tuberculosis hospital that received coal for heating via the A&R. They run the line with a half dozen various EMD road switchers. The classy paint scheme for their diesels was introduced with their first diesel, a new EMD F3A, in 1947 and has been used ever since.
Brief History:
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Item created by: gdm on 2019-10-02 11:36:46

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