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History
The Atlantic & North Carolina (A&NC) Railroad was chartered in 1854 and organized at New Bern. Construction was completed in 1858. The state of North Carolina subscribed to two-thirds of the stock in the railroad. The road ran from Goldsboro, through New Bern to Beaufort. Since it ended
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Map of Railroad
History & Officers
At the first general stockholders meeting held during July 20-21, 1854, John Dalton Whitford was elected president of the railroad.
In 1904, the operation of the A&NC line was leased to the Norfolk & Southern Railroad. In 1932, the bankrupt N&S defaulted on the lease payments. The A&NC withdrew the lease in 1935 and began operating the line. In 1939, the operations were once again leased to the newly formed Atlantic & East Carolina (A&EC) Railway Company, headquartered in Kinston. During 1957 and 1958, the A&EC became a subsidiary of the Southern Railway.
Although merger talks began in 1866 with the North Carolina Railroad, the merger wasn't completed until 1989 — more than a century later.
Officers & Board
| Presidents | ||
| John Dalton Whitford | 1854 - 1867 | |
| Charles Randolph Thomas | 1867 | |
| Edward R. Stanley | - 1872 - | |
| Washington Bryan | 1886 - 1887 | |
| W. S. Chadwick | 1893 | |
| D. W. Patrick | 1898 | |
| John Augustus W. Bryan | 1899 - 1904 | |
| Samuel Mitchell Brinson | 1918 | |
| Superintendent & Chief Engineer | William H. Harvey | 1862 - 1867+ |
| S. L. Dill | 1893 | |
| Treasurer | J. Cicero Justice | 1861 - 1866 |
| Secretary-Treasurer | W. P. Metts | 1866 |
The
A&NC Railroad was
sometimes referred to as
"The Old Mullet Road"
because
of the huge quantities of mullet
fish shipped on this line.
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