Alabama Florida & Gulf

Company History: The AF&G was established in 1917 combining the Alabama Florida & Southern, the Geneva Lumber Company railroad and new construction to create a 29 mile line from Cowarts, Alabama to Greenwood, Florida. Within a few years, much of the old AF&S line had been abandoned and the company borrowed heavily to build two new branches, one to the rail hub at Dothan, Alabama and the other to Marianna, Florida. The branches were never completed and the company slipped into receivership in 1923. The railroad struggled on. There was a failed attempt to sell it to the Marianna & Blountstown in 1926. The AF&G was finally sold in 1936 for $10,000 and re-organized as the Alabama & Florida Railroad.

Successor/Parent History: This line was a 1986 spinoff of Seaboard System. The AFLR ran 86 miles of former Louisville & Nashville routes from Georgiana, Alabama south to Opp and Geneva. It was launched by Pete Clausen who would later found the Gulf & Ohio Railways shortline group to manage his various holdings. The diesel roster included three GP9’s and an SW7. All were painted a jaunty red with the geeps receiving the giant road numbers that would become a hallmark of the G&O group. In 1992, G&O sold the AFLR to another shortline group, Pioneer Railcorp. In 2001, Pioneer sold 36 miles of the AFLR back to G&O who used it to launch the Three Notch Railroad. The remaining 50 miles continued to run under the Alabama & Florida flag. In 2011, Pioneer applied to abandon the whole 50 miles of Alabama & Florida line.

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