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The Atlantic and Yadkin Railway was a short line railroad within North Carolina from 1899 to 1950. It ran from Mount Airy southeast to Sanford , primarily serving the Piedmont region. Some of the rails are still in use as of 2006 as parts of the Yadkin Valley Railroad .
The Atlantic and Yadkin Greenway now runs on the former right of way northwest of Greensboro. [6] From Greensboro to Gulf, the line is still operated by Norfolk Southern Railway. The segment from Cumnock to Sanford is now operated by the Atlantic and Western Railway. [7]
Ohlone Greenway; Orange Blossom Trail, runs approximately 1.3 miles on former Santa Fe "kite-shaped track" right-of-way in Redlands; Pacific Electric Trail, spans 19.5 miles from Claremont to Rialto, using a portion of Pacific Electric's former San Bernardino line; Richmond Greenway; Santa Clara River Trail; Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit
The Atlantic and Yadkin was incorporated in North Carolina under the general laws ratified March 1, 1873, for the purpose of acquiring the property, rights, and franchises formerly owned by the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Railway Company. The reorganization was approved by an act of legislature ratified February 23, 1899.
The Yadkin Valley Railroad (reporting mark YVRR) is the trade name of the Piedmont and Atlantic Railroad and is a shortline railroad operating two lines leased from the Norfolk Southern Railway (Then purchased outright in 2009) originating out of Rural Hall, North Carolina for a distance of 93 miles (150 km).
Between April 3–6, and August 23 - 24th, 1937, the locomotive was leased to the Atlantic and Yadkin Railway (A&Y), a subsidiary company of Southern Railroad. In June 1946, the A&Y requested No. 542 once more, this time in replacement of its sibling locomotive No. 531, a locomotive leased to the A&Y by Southern.
The Wil-Cox Bridge is a historic concrete arch pedestrian bridge spanning the Yadkin River between Rowan and Davidson counties in North Carolina.The bridge formerly carried two lanes of US 29/US 70/NC 150, but is now part of the Davidson County Greenway system and Yadkin River Park.
Weymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature Preserve is a North Carolina state park in Moore County, North Carolina in the United States.Located near Southern Pines, North Carolina, it covers 915 acres (3.70 km 2) [1] in the Sandhills region of the state.