Alexander Railroad Company

Welcome to the Alexander Railroad Company home page. The Junebug Line is an 18-mile shortline headquartered in Taylorsville, NC. It connects with the Norfolk Southern in Statesville, NC.

The ARC was incorporated in 1946, when Southern Railroad announced plans to abandon its line from Statesville to Taylorsville. The new corporation bought the line at scrap value, and has been running it at a profit ever since.

Here is a roster of the locomotives that have been used on the line since the company was founded.

Number	Engine	Built	Obtained	Disposition
x	Steam	?	Borrowed from Southern, 1946	Returned, 1946
x	Steam	?	Borrowed from Southern, 1946	Returned, 1946
1	45 ton GE	1941	Purchased March 1946	Sold to La. Southern, 1946
2	44 ton GE	1946	Purchased August 1946	Sold to Coors Brewery
x	44 ton GE	?	Leased from Southern, 1952	Returned, 1952
3	44 ton GE	1951	Purchased, 1961	Active
4	115 ton Alco S2	1950	Purchased, 1972	Sold to Duval Corp, 1973
5	100 ton Alco S1	1944	Purchased, 1973	Retired/scrapped, 1979
6	100 ton Alco S3	1953	Purchased, 1976	Active
7	100 ton Alco S3	1950	Purchased, 1979	Active
8	128 ton EMD S-9	1952	Purchased, 1990	Active

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