Atlanta, Birmingham and Coast Railroad
The Atlanta, Birmingham and Coast Railroad was organized in 1926 to replace the bankrupt Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic Railway. The AB&C was controlled by the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, which owned a majority of the stock. In 1944 it reported 763 million net ton-miles of revenue freight and 33 million passenger-miles; at the end of that year it operated 639 miles of road and 836 miles of track (the main trackage plus all sidings, spurs, terminal tracks, and shared tracks).
The railroad's Byromville, Georgia station in 1938 | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Reporting mark | AB&C |
| Locale | Alabama Georgia |
| Dates of operation | 1887–1945 |
| Successor | Atlantic Coast Line Railroad |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
| Length | 640 miles (1,030 kilometres) |
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